W1701 1HP Shaper
Additional Safety Instructions for Shapers
READ and understand this entire instruction manual before using this machine. Serious personal injury may occur if safety and operational information is not understood and followed. DO NOT risk your safety by not reading!
USE this and other machinery with caution and respect, and always consider safety first, as it applies to your individual working conditions. Remember, no list of safety guidelines can be complete, and every shop environment is different. Failure to follow guidelines can result in serious personal injury, damage to equipment and/or poor work results.
SAFETY
1.KEEPING HANDS SAFE: Never pass your hands near or directly over or in front of the cutter. As one hand approaches the
2.HOLDING AND UNSAFE WORKPIECE: DO NOT shape stock shorter than 12 inches without special fixtures or jigs. Where practical, shape longer stock and cut to size.
3.CUTTER POSITIONING: Keep the cutters on the underside of the workpiece whenever possible to reduce operator exposure to the moving cutter.
4.TESTING FOR CLEARANCE: Unplug the shaper, and always rotate the spindle by hand to test any new setup to ensure proper cutter clearance before starting the shaper.
5.SAFELY STARTING AND FEEDING WORKPIECE: When shaping contoured work and using a rub collar, NEVER start shaping at a corner. See the rub collar section further on in the manual. The danger of
6.PREPARING A WORKPIECE: Always run warped stock through a jointer before you run it through the shaper. An warped workpiece is difficult to process, which increases the risk of an accident.
7.CUTTER EXPOSURE: Keep any unused portion of the cutter below the table surface.
8.AVOIDING AN OVERLOAD: Never attempt to remove too much material in one pass. Several light passes are safer and give a cleaner finish.
9.SAFELY FEEDING A WORKPIECE: In most applications it is advisable to use a push stick as a safety device; in others it can be quite dangerous. If the push stick comes in contact with the cutter on the end grain, it can be violently propelled from your
10.AVOIDING CUTTER AND WORKPIECE GRAB: Always make sure cutter is positioned in the correct direction before starting shaper, and always feed against the rotation of the cutter.
11.SAFELY USING ALTERNATE TABLE CONFIGURATIONS: Always use overhead guard when the fence is not in place. The overhead guard reduces the risk of contacting the cutterhead.
12.SAFE CUTTER INSTALLATION: Never operate the shaper without verifying that the spindle nut is tight. A tight spindle nut reduces the risk of the cutter or rub collars flying off during operation.