Grizzly G1023 instruction manual Additional Safety Instructions For Table Saws

12.SECURE WORK. Use clamps or a vise to hold work when practical. It’s safer than using your hand and frees both hands to operate tool.

13.DON’T OVERREACH. Keep proper footing and balance at all times.

14.MAINTAIN TOOLS WITH CARE. Keep tools sharp and clean for best and safest perfor- mance. Follow instructions for lubricating and changing accessories.

15.DISCONNECT TOOLS before servicing and changing accessories, such as blades, bits, cutters, and the like.

16.REDUCE THE RISK OF UNINTENTIONAL STARTING. Make sure switch is in off posi- tion before plugging in.

17.USE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES. Consult the owner’s manual for recommend- ed accessories. The use of improper acces- sories may cause risk of injury.

18.CHECK DAMAGED PARTS. Before further use of the tool, a guard or other part that is damaged should be carefully checked to determine that it will operate properly and perform its intended function - check for align- ment of moving parts, binding of moving parts, breakage of parts, mounting, and any other conditions that may affect its operation. A guard or other part that is damaged should be properly repaired or replaced.

19.DIRECTION OF FEED. Feed work into a blade or cutter against the direction of rota- tion of the blade or cutter only.

20.NEVER LEAVE TOOL RUNNING UNAT- TENDED. TURN POWER OFF. Don’t leave tool until it comes to a complete stop.

Additional Safety Instructions For Table Saws

1.ALWAYS use guard, splitter and anti-kick- back fingers on all ''through-sawing'' opera- tions. Through-sawing operations are those when the blade cuts completely through the work- piece as in ripping or cross cutting.

2.ALWAYS hold the work firmly against the miter gauge or fence.

3.ALWAYS use a push-stick for ripping nar- row stock. Refer to ripping applications on Page 23 of this manual, and Page 37 where push- stick use is covered in detail.

4.NEVER perform any operation ''free-hand'' which means using only your hands to sup- port or guide the workpiece. Always use either the fence or the miter gauge to posi- tion and guide the work.

5.NEVER stand or have any part of your body in line with the path of the saw blade.

6.NEVER reach behind or over the blade with either hand for any reason.

7.MOVE the rip fence out of the way when cross cutting.

8.NEVER use the fence as a cut-off gauge when cross cutting.

9.NEVER attempt to free a stalled saw blade without first turning the saw OFF.

10.PROVIDE adequate support to the rear and sides of the saw table for wide or long work- pieces.

11.AVOID KICKBACKS (work thrown back toward you) by keeping blade sharp, keep- ing rip fence parallel to the saw blade, keep- ing splitter and anti-kickback fingers and guard in place and operating, by not releas- ing work before it is pushed all the way past the saw blade, and by not ripping work that is twisted or warped or does not have a straight edge to guide along the fence.

12.AVOID awkward operations and hand posi- tions where a sudden slip could cause your hand to move into the blade.

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