Use and Care Manual

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• 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 the saw blade by the workpiece
can cause kickback or stall the motor.
• Do not remove pieces of cut-off material while
the saw is running.
The material may become
trapped between the fence or inside the saw blade
guard and the saw blade pulling your fingers into
the saw blade. Turn the saw off and wait until the
saw blade stops before removing material.
• Use an auxiliary fence in contact with the table
top when ripping workpieces less than 2 mm
thick.
A thin workpiece may wedge under the rip
fence and create a kickback.
Kickback causes and related warnings
Kickback is a sudden reaction of the workpiece due to a
pinched, jammed saw blade or misaligned line of cut in
the workpiece with respect to the saw blade or when a
part of the workpiece binds between the saw blade and
the rip fence or other fixed object.
Most frequently during kickback, the workpiece is lifted
from the table by the rear portion of the saw blade and is
propelled towards the operator.
Kickback is the result of saw misuse and/or incorrect
operating procedures or conditions and can be avoided
by taking proper precautions as given below.
• Never stand directly in line with the saw blade.
Always position your body on the same side of
the saw blade as the fence.
Kickback may propel
the workpiece at high velocity towards anyone
standing in front and in line with the saw blade.
• Never reach over or in back of the saw blade to
pull or to support the workpiece.
Accidental
contact with the saw blade may occur or kickback
may drag your fingers into the saw blade.
• Never hold and press the workpiece that is
being cut off against the rotating saw blade.
Pressing the workpiece being cut off against the
saw blade will create a binding condition and
kickback.
• Align the fence to be parallel with the saw blade.
A misaligned fence will pinch the workpiece against
the saw blade and create kickback.
• Use a featherboard to guide the workpiece
against the table and fence when making non-
through cuts such as rabbeting, dadoing or
resawing cuts
. A featherboard helps to control the
workpiece in the event of a kickback.
• Use extra caution when making a cut into blind
areas of assembled workpieces. The protruding
saw blade may cut objects that can cause kickback.
• Support large panels to minimize the risk of saw
blade pinching and kickback.
Large panels tend
to sag under their own weight. Support(s) must be
placed under all portions of the panel overhanging
the table top.
• Use extra caution when cutting a workpiece that
is twisted, knotted, warped or does not have a
straight edge to guide it with a miter gauge or
along the fence.
A warped, knotted, or twisted
workpiece is unstable and causes misalignment of
the kerf with the saw blade, binding and kickback.
• Never cut more than one workpiece, stacked
vertically or horizontally.
The saw blade could
pick up one or more pieces and cause kickback.
• When restarting the saw with the saw blade in
the workpiece, center the saw blade in the kerf
so that the saw teeth are not engaged in the
material.
If the saw blade binds, it may lift up the
workpiece and cause kickback when the saw is
restarted.
• Keep saw blades clean, sharp, and with
sufficient set. Never use warped saw blades or
saw blades with cracked or broken teeth.
Sharp
and properly set saw blades minimize binding,
stalling and kickback.
Table saw operating procedure warnings
• Turn off the table saw and disconnect the power
cord when removing the table insert, changing
the saw blade or making adjustments to the
riving knife, anti-kickback pawls or saw blade
guard, and when the machine is left unattended.
Precautionary measures will avoid accidents.
• Never leave the table saw running unattended.
Turn it off and don’t leave the tool until it comes
to a complete stop.
An unattended running saw is
an uncontrolled hazard.
• Locate the table saw in a well-lit and level area
where you can maintain good footing and
balance. It should be installed in an area that
provides enough room to easily handle the size
of your workpiece.
Cramped, dark areas, and
uneven slippery floors invite accidents.
• Frequently clean and remove sawdust from
under the saw table and/or the dust collection
device.
Accumulated sawdust is combustible and
may self-ignite.
• The table saw must be secured. A table saw that
is not properly secured may move or tip over.
• Remove tools, wood scraps, etc. from the table
before the table saw is turned on.
Distraction or a
potential jam can be dangerous.