fromthenoseside(oppositethesawdustexhaust
chute)of the guard.Notethe warningon the
guard..
Toavoidinjuryfromthrownpieces,slips,orjams,
theworkpiecemustbehelddownonthetableand
againstthefence..Planyourhandplacementsto
safelyfeedthe workpieceinto the cuttingtool.
Featherboardscanalsohelpkeeptheworkagainst
thefence.A featherboardismadeofsolidlumher
persketch !._-_--A__ _,.
Toavoidaccidentalbladecontact,neverposition
the guard or anti-kickbackassemblywith the
power"ON"orthebladespinning.
-- Whenproperlyadjustedto just clearthe work-
piece,theguardnosewillhelpkeeptheworkpiece
down on the table.To preventinjury from the
workpiecerising from the table,thrown chips
fromthe workpieceor blade,or handslippage
towardsthefront oftheblade,positionthenose
guardtojustcleartheworkpiece..(Seepage39)
-- Tomaximizeprotectionfromtherearoftheblade
andavoidinjuryfromkickbacks,adjusttheanti-
kickbackand spreaderdevicesas instructed.
(Seepages24&32.)
-- Toavoidinjuryfromkickback,makesurebytrial
beforestarting the cut that the anti-kickback
pawlswill stopthe kickbackonceit hasstarted..
Makesurepointsofpawlsaresharp,(Seepages
32& 49°)Warning:Useextracarefor nomthru
cuts becausethe anti-kickbackpawls cannot
alwaysgrabtheirregularsurfacecreatedbythe
operation.
INSPECT YOUR WORKPIECE
-- Tokeepthesawbladefromrisingupontopofthe
workpieceandthrowingit backat theoperator,
whensawing1/4" or thinnermaterials,followall
normalrippingproceduresexceptsetsawblade
intothetabletopat least1/8",
Toavoidkickback,useextracarewhenripping
wood that hasa twistedgrain or is twistedor
bowed-it mayrockonthetableand/orpinchthe
sawblade,Iftheworkpiececannotbemadestable
againstthefenceandtabletop,donotcutitwitha
radialarmsaw
To avoidbladecontactand/orkickback,usea
pushstickwhenrippingshort (10to 12inches
long) or narrow(2 to 6-1/2incheswide)work-
pieces.Useapushblockasillustratedonpage36
for pieces3/8 to 2 incheswide or, wherever
possible,placethe widersection of the board
betweenthefenceandtheblade.
To avoid kickbacks never feed a workpiece
through the saw with another piece (butting _'_-_
second piece against trailing end of piece being '_ =
cut) even if of the same thickness, c,_
6O
To keep control of your workpiece, never rip work
shorter than the blade diameter
For rip or rip-type cuts, the trailing end of the
workpiece to which a push stick or push board is
applied must be square (perpendicular to the
fence and table top) so that feed pressure applied
to the workpiece by the push stick or push block
will not cause the workpiece to come away from
the fence or rise from the table and possibly cause
a kickback
Plastic and composition (like particle board)
materials may be cut on your saw. However, since
these are often quite hard and slippery, the anti-
kickback pawls may not stop a kickback To get
best performance, rip with the finished side down
(next to the table) and the roughest side up, and
be especially attentive to follow proper set up and
cutting procedures
WHILE DOING A RIP TYPE OPERATION
-- Never reach around the blade to the outfeed side
to touch the portion of workpiece beyond the
blade until the whole workpiece has been pushed
beyond and ctear of the blade Your touch could
cause a kickback which could strike someone or
pull your hand into the rear (outfeed side) of the
blade before you can let go or react
-- Position your body at the nose (in-feed) side of
the guard, Start and complete the cut from that
same side This will require added table support
for long or wide workpieces that extend beyond
the length or width of the saw table to prevent
workpiece from being thrown as it falls from the
table,,
Never apply the feed force to the section of the
workpiece that will become the cutoff (free)
piece. Feed force when ripping must always be
applied between the sawblade and the fence so
that the slot cut by the blade (kerf) will not be
pinched shut on the blade causing a kickback.
Never touch the piece that has been cut off until
the blade has come to a complete stop
--Keep pushing the section of the workpiece
between the blade and the fence until the piece
has been pushed completely past the blade, so
the blade wilt not grab the piece and throw it back
at the operator.
BEFORE DOING A CROSSCUT TYPE CUT
--To avoid blade contact, do not perform any
operation that requires the cutting tool to extend
beyond the edges of the table used for supporting
the workpiece
To maximize protection from accidental blade
contact and reduce risk of jamming objects into
the guard, place guard in a horizontal position
and adjust anti-kickback pawls to just clear the
top of the fence or the workpiece, whichever is
higher The anti-kickback pawl assembly will
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