Use And Care Manual

1) Guarding related warnings
• Keep guards in place. Guards must be in working
order and be properly mounted. A guard that is loose,
damaged, or is not functioning correctly must be repaired
or replaced.
• Always use saw blade guard, riving knife and anti-
kickback device for every through-cutting operation.
For through-cutting operations where the saw blade cuts
completely through the thickness of the workpiece, the
guard and other safety devices help reduce the risk of
injury.
• Immediately reattach the guarding system after
completing an operation (such as rabbeting, dadoing
or resawing cuts) which requires removal of the guard,
riving knife and/or anti-kickback device. The guard,
riving knife, and anti-kickback device help to reduce the
risk of injury.
• Make sure the saw blade is not contacting the guard,
riving knife or the workpiece before the switch is turned
on. Inadvertent contact of these items with the saw blade
could cause a hazardous condition.
• Adjust the riving knife as described in this instruction
manual. Incorrect spacing, positioning and alignment can
make the riving knife ineffective in reducing the likelihood
of kickback.
• For the riving knife and anti-kickback device to work,
they must be engaged in the workpiece. The riving knife
and anti-kickback device are ineffective when cutting
workpieces that are too short to be engaged with the riving
knife and anti-kickback device. Under these conditions a
kickback cannot be prevented by the riving knife and anti-
kickback device.
• Use the appropriate saw blade for the riving knife. For
the riving knife to function properly, the saw blade diameter
must match the appropriate riving knife and the body of
the saw blade must be thinner than the thickness of the
riving knife and the cutting width of the saw blade must
be wider than the thickness of the riving knife.
2) Cutting procedures warnings
• DANGER: Never place your ngers or hands in the
vicinity or in line with the saw blade. A moment of
inattention or a slip could direct your hand towards the
saw blade and result in serious personal injury.
• Feed the workpiece into the saw blade or cutter only
against the direction of rotation. Feeding the workpiece
in the same direction that the saw blade is rotating above
the table may result in the workpiece, and your hand, being
pulled into the saw blade.
• Never use the miter gauge to feed the workpiece when
ripping and do not use the rip fence as a length stop
when cross cutting with the miter gauge. Guiding the
workpiece with rip fence and the miter guage at the same
time increases the likelihood of saw blade binding and
kickback.
• When ripping, always apply the workpiece feeding
force between the fence and the saw blade. Use a push
stick when the distance between the fence and the
saw blade is less than 6" (15 cm), and use a push block
when this distance is less than 2" (5 cm). “Work helping”
devices will keep your hand at a safe distance from the
saw blade.
• Use only the push stick provided by the manufacturer
or constructed in accordance with the instructions.
This push stick provides sufcient distance between the
hand and the saw blade.
• Never use a damaged or cut push stick. A damaged
push stick may break causing your hand to slip into the
saw blade.
• Do not perform any operation “freehand”. Always use
either the rip fence or the miter gauge to position
and guide the workpiece. “Freehand” means using your
hands to support or guide the workpiece, in lieu of a rip
fence or miter gauge. Freehand sawing leads to
misalignment, binding and kickback.
• Never reach around or over a rotating saw blade.
Reaching for a workpiece may lead to accidental contact
with the moving saw blade.
• Provide auxiliary workpiece support to the rear and/or
sides of the saw table for long and/or wide workpieces
to keep them level. A long and/or wide workpiece has a
tendency to pivot on the table’s edge causing loss
of control, saw blade binding and kickback.
• Feed workpiece at an even pace. Do not bend or twist
the workpiece. If jamming occurs, turn the tool off
immediately, unplug the tool then clear the jam. Jamming
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cause the risk of personal injury. Instructions for safe use
of accessories are included with the accessory.
• Double check all setups. Make sure blade is tight and
not making contact with saw or workpiece before connecting
to power supply.
• Do not allow familiarity (gained from frequent use of your
saw) to cause a careless mistake. Always remember that
a careless fraction of a second is sufcient to inict serious
injury. Use extra caution and keep your attention on your
operation when making repetitive cuts. Reduce the
monotony of operations by frequently taking breaks,
cleaning up saw dust, or checking the tool's condition.
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