Use and Care Manual

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27. Keep visitors a safe distance from work area.
Keep children away.
28. Make your workshop child proof with padlocks,
master switches or by removing starter keys.
29. Give your work undivided attention. Looking
around, carrying on a conversation and “horse-
play” are careless acts that can result in serious
injury.
30. Maintain a balanced stance at all times so that
you do not fall into blade or other moving parts.
Do not overreach or use excessive force to
perform any machine operation.
31. Use the right tool at the correct speed and feed
rate. Do not force a tool or attachment to do a
job for which it was not designed. The right tool
will do the job better and more safely.
32. Use recommended accessories; improper
accessories may be hazardous.
33. Maintain tools with care. Keep blades sharp and
clean for best and safest performance. Follow
instructions for lubricating and changing
accessories.
34. Turn off machine before cleaning. Use a brush
or compressed air to remove chips or debris —
not your hands.
35. Do not stand on machine. Serious injury could
occur if machine tips over.
36. Never leave machine running unattended. Turn
power off and do not leave band saw until blade
comes to a complete stop.
37. Remove loose items and unnecessary work
pieces from area before starting machine.
38. Keep hands out of line of saw blade.
39. Don’t use in dangerous environment. Do not
expose machine to rain or use in wet or damp
locations. Keep work area well lighted.
40. Remove safety key from switch whenever band
saw is turned “OFF”, and keep safety key out of
reach of unauthorized persons or children.
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 injury or possibly even
death.
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.
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.