Plan the way you will hold the workpiece from start to finish.
Do not hand hold pieces so small that your fingers will go under the blade guard. Use jigs or fixtures to hold the work and keep your hands away from the blade.
Avoid awkward operations and hand positions where
a sudden slip could cause fingers or hand to move into the blade.
DON'TOVERREACH. Keep good footing and balance.
WARNING: Don't let familiarity (gained from fre- quent use of your band saw) cause a careless mistake. A careless fraction of a second is
enough to cause a severe injury.
Before freeing any jammed material:
•Push switch "OFF".
•Lock the switch.
•Unplug the saw.
•Wait for all moving parts to stop.
When backing up the workpiece, the blade may bind in the kerf (cut). This is usually caused by sawdust clogging up the kerf or because the blade comes out of the guides. If this happens:
•Push switch "OFF". ° Lock the switch.
•Unplug saw.
•Wait for all moving parts to stop.
•Open band saw cover.
•Stick flat blade screwdriver or wedge into the kerf.
Before starting your cut, watch the saw while it runs. If it
makes an unfamiliar noise or vibrates a lot, stop imme- diately. Turn the saw off. Unplug the saw. Do not restart until finding and correcting the problem.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY. Keep all visitors a safe dis-
tance from the saw. Make sure bystanders are clear of the saw and workpiece.
DON'TFORCE TOOL. It will do the job better and safer at its designed rate. Feed the workpiece into the saw blade only fast enough to let it cut without bogging down or binding.
•Turn the upper wheel by hand while backing up the workpiece.
Before removing loose pieces from the table, turn saw off and wait for all moving parts to stop.
BEFORE LEAVING THE SAW:
Wait for all moving parts to stop.
Make workshop
padlock. Store it away from children and others not qualified to use the tool.
glossary of terms
Beveling
An angle cutting operation through the face of the board.
Crosscut
Acutting operation made across the width of the workpiece.
Compound Cutting
Asimultaneous bevel and miter cutting operation. Ferrous Metal
Metal that contains iron; such as steel.
FPM
Feet per minute. Used in reference to surface speed of blade.
Freehand (as used for band saw)
Performing a cut without the workpiece properly sup-
ported on the work table.
Gum
A sticky,
The material removed by the blade in a through cut or the slot produced by the blade in a
Leading End
The end of the workpiece which is pushed into the cutting tool first.
Nonferrous Metal
Metal that does not contain iron; such as brass, alu- minum, copper.
Mitering
An angle cutting operation made across the width of 4 the workpiece.
Push Stick
A device used to feed the workpiece through the saw during narrow ripping type operations so the opera- tor'shands are kept well away from the blade.
Resaw
A cutting operation to reduce the thickness of the
workpiece to make thinner pieces. Resin
Asticky,
A cutting operation along the length of the workpiece.
Sawblade Path
The area of the worktable or workpiece directly in line with the saw blade.
Set
The distance the tip of the saw blade tooth is bent outward from the face of the blade.
Tracking
Adjusting the upper wheel so the bandsaw blade runs in the center of the wheels.
Trailing End
The workpiece end last cut by the saw blade. Workpiece
The item on which the cutting operation is being per- formed. The surfaces of a workpiece are commonly referred to as faces, ends, and edges.
Worktable
The surface on which the workpiece rests while per- forming a cutting operation.