RIDGID SP6263 manual Major Hazards, Safety Symbol and Signal Words, Outfeed Zone Hazard

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Safety

This manual has safety information and instructions to help users eliminate or reduce the risk of accidents and injuries, including:

1.Severe cuts, and loss of fingers or other body parts due to contact with the blade.

2.Eye impact injuries and blindness, from being hit by a thrown workpiece, workpiece chips or pieces of blade.

3.Bodily impact injuries, broken bones and internal organ damage from being hit by a thrown workpiece.

4.Shock or electrocution.

5.Burns.

Major Hazards

Three major hazards are associated with using the radial arm saw for ripping. They are outfeed zone hazard, kickback and wrong way feed.

This section only briefly explains these haz- ards. Read the ripping and crosscutting safety sections for more detailed explana- tions of these and other hazards.

Outfeed Zone Hazard

Safety Symbol and Signal Words

An exclamation mark inside a triangle is the safety alert symbol.

It is used to draw attention to safety infor- mation in the manual and on the saw. It is followed by a signal word, DANGER, WARNING or CAUTION, which tells the level of risk:

DANGER: means if the safety informa- tion is not followed someone will be seri- ously injured or killed.

WARNING: means if the safety informa- tion is not followed someone could be seri- ously injured or killed.

CAUTION: means if the safety informa- tion is not followed someone may be injured.

Read and follow all safety information and instructions.

If you reach around the blade to the outfeed side when ripping, and try to hold down or pull the workpiece through to complete a cut, the rotational force of the blade will pull your hand back into the blade.

Fingers will be cut off.

Read and follow the information and instructions under ripping safety.

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Contents RS1000 Table of Contents Major Hazards SafetySafety Symbol and Signal Words Read and follow all safety information and instructionsKickback Hazard Guard Function and Features Hazards Associated with Clear Por- tion of Guard Arsenic and chromium from chemi- cally-treated lumber Safety InstructionsPersonal Safety Instructions Work Area Safety InstructionsWorkpiece Safety Instructions Saw Safety InstructionsBlade Safety Instructions On-Product Safety Labels On the clear plastic guard is this Osha required label This model includes AssemblyIdentify Parts Introduction16-18 x 3/4 Long Diam. Hex Nut Tools Needed for Assembly and Alignment Assembling steel legs Mounting Saw Attach Elevation CrankElevate arm approximately 3 to 4 Inches Install arm cap Make certain power cord is unplugged Attaching Carriage Motor to ArmLock miter/arm lock before proceeding Attach Table Supports Remove saw bladeAdjustments Yoke Clamp Adjustment Bevel Lock Lever Arm to Column Adjustment Adjusting Column Tube in Column SupportAlignment Checks Alignment Adjustments Adjusting Carriage Bearings Lock Five Counterbored Holes Top Bottom Channel Clip Lnstalling Front TableTo lower center, tighten center 1-3/4 long pan head screw Make Front Table FlatSquaring cross cut travel Alignment and Adjustment StepsAlignment Square Crosscut TravelAlignment Front Table Fence Square Blade to Table for Crosscutting Square Blade to Fence Make Blade Parallel to Table Lnstalling and Adjusting Rip Scale Indica- tors Install Guard Raise riving knife and tighten pawls/riving knife knob Align Riving Knife to BladeBevel index lever must be unindexed before moving motor ControlsYoke Index Lever Table Clamp Elevation Crank Always Lock before ripping Controls Pawls/Riving Knife Knob Guard Tab Electrical Connections Motor SpecificationsExtension Cords Motor Protection & Reset ButtonTo Change Motor Voltage to 240 Volt A.C Crosscutting Safety CrosscuttingCrosscutting Defined Keep one hand on saw handle through step Crosscut KerfsMaking Crosscuts Repetitive Crosscutting Infeed and Outfeed Directions RippingRipping Defined In-Rip and Out-Rip PositionsRipping Kickback Tial barrier to outfeed side To reduce risk of kickbackPawls and Riving Knife Function Hold Down FunctionFollow these steps before ripping Ripping Set-up ProcedureMaking Rip Cuts Keep Hand Dado Blades, Molding Heads EdgingRipping Hints Cutting Aides Making the Handle Putting it togetherAuxiliary Fence Featherboard Molding/SandingH.A. Requirements Cutting AidsAccessories Accessories SafetyInformation for Edging Maintenance General InformationLubrication Blade Changing Lubricating Blade Guard AssemblyAdjusting the Trigger Replacing PawlsTroubleshooting Motor Problem Possible Causes What to Do Cutting Problem Possible Causes What to Do Possible Causes What to Do Saw ProblemPage Repair Always order by Part Number Not by Key Number Repair PartsRepair Parts Yoke Assembly44 45 Standard Hardware Item May Be Purchased Locally Location of Lower Guard Guard Parts List for Ridgid 10 Radial SAW Leg Set Always order by Part Number Not by Key Number What is not covered What is coveredHow can you get service What we will do to correct problems