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27. Do not stand on the machine. Serious injury could occur if the machine tips over.
28. Never leave the machine running unattended. Turn the power off and do not leave the machine until it
comes to a complete stop.
29. When working a piece of wood on the jointer, follow the 3-inch radius rule: The hands must never be closer
than 3 inches to the cutterhead.
30. Always use a hold-down or push block when surfacing stock less than 12 inches long, or 3 inches wide, or
3 inches thick.
31. Do not perform jointing operations on material shorter than 8 inches in length, narrower than 3/4 inches, or
less than 1/4 inch thick.
32. Do not make cuts deeper than 1/8 inch to avoid overloading the machine and to minimize chance of
kickback.
33. Never apply pressure to stock directly over the cutterhead. This may result in the stock tipping into the
cutterhead along with the operator’s fingers. Position hands away from extreme ends of stock, and push
through with a smooth, even motion. Never back workpiece toward the infeed table.
34. “Pull-out” and the danger of kicked back stock can occur when the workpiece has knots, holes or foreign
materials such as nails. It can also occur when the stock is fed against the grain. The grain should run in
the same direction you are cutting. Before attempting to joint or plane, each workpiece must be carefully
examined for stock condition and grain orientation.
NOTE: At certain times it may be necessary to plane against the grain when working with a swirl grain
wood or burl. With this type of work the operator must use a lesser depth of cut and a slow rate of feed.
35. Do not use jointer in a dangerous environment, do not use in damp or wet locations, or expose the
machine to rain. Keep work area well lighted.
36. Maintain the proper relationships of infeed and outfeed table surfaces and cutterhead knife path.
37. Support the workpiece adequately at all times during operation; maintain control of work at all times.
38. Do not back the workpiece toward the infeed table.
39. Always keep cutterhead and drive guards in place and in proper operation.
Familiarize yourself with the following safety notices used in this manual:
This means that if precautions are not heeded, it may result in minor injury and/or
possible machine damage.
This means that if precautions are not heeded, it may result in serious or possibly even
fatal injury.
WARNING: Drilling, sawing, sanding or machining wood products generates wood dust and other
substances known to the State of California to cause cancer. Avoid inhaling dust generated from wood
products or use a dust mask or other safeguards for personal protection.
Wood products emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive
harm. For more information go to http://www.p65warnings.ca.gov/wood.
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead which is known to the State of
California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to
http://www.p65warnings.ca.gov.