Woodstock W1824 manual When to Use the Blade Guard, When Not to Use the Blade Guard

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Disabling Pawls

You might disable the pawls if you are concerned about them scratching a delicate workpiece, or if you believe that they will obstruct a narrow workpiece and cause feeding difficulty or loss of control. Use your best judgment before retracting the pawls, as they are provided for your safety.

To disable the pawls, do these steps:

1.DISCONNECT SAW FROM POWER!

2.Rotate one or both arresting hooks downward, then place the pawls on each of the hooks (see Figure 42).

Enabling Pawls

To enable the pawls, lift up on each pawl and move them outward and down until they both touch the table surface in the resting position, as shown in Figure 41 on the previous page.

When to Use the Blade Guard

The blade guard assembly MUST always be installed on the saw for all normal through cuts (those where the blade cuts all the way through the thickness of the workpiece). If the blade guard is removed for specific operations, always immediately replace it after those operations are complete.

When Not to Use the Blade Guard

We do not recommend disabling the pawls during normal operations unless absolutely necessary. In most situations, disabling the pawls will increase your risk of serious personal injury in the event of a kickback.

The pawls are sharp and can quickly cut fingers and hands. Use caution, and wear leather gloves when handling the pawls to reduce the risk of injury.

Arresting Hook	Pawl
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The blade guard cannot be used on any non-through cuts (those in which the blade does not cut all the way through the thickness of the workpiece).

Sometimes the blade guard or its components can get in the way when cutting very narrow workpieces or other specialized cuts. Because the blade guard is provided to decrease your risk of injury, it should not be used if it gets in the way of making a safe cut. Use good judgment!

Figure 42. Pawl disabled.

Whenever the blade guard and spreader cannot be used, the riving knife must be used to avoid the risk of the kerf binding on the blade and causing kickback.

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