Additional safety instructions, For radial saws

additional safety instructions

CAUTION: Always disconnect the power cord before

removing the guard, changing the cutting tool, changing the

set-up or making adjustments. Shut off motor before performing layout work on the saw table.

WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT POWER CORD UNTIL

THE FOLLOWINGSTEPS HAVE BEEN

SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED:

I.Assembly and alignment.

II. Examination and operating familiarity with ON-OFF

switch, elevation control, yoke index and lock bevel index and lock, carriage lock, guard clamp screw,

spreader and antikickback device, and miter index and lock.

III.Review and understanding of al! Safety Instructions and Operating Procedures thru-out manual.

INSTAL LATION

1.Set carriage lock before moving the saw.

2.Bolt the saw to the floor if it tends to slip, walk, or slide during normal operation.

3.Mount the saw so the table is approximately 39" above the floor.

4.Mount the saw so the arm s!opes slightly downward to the rear so the carriage will not roll forward due to gravity.

5.If you attach any kind of table extensions over 24" wide to either end of the saw, make sure you either bolt

the saw to the bench or floor as appropriate, or support the outer end of the extension from the bench or floor, as appropriate.

MINIMIZE ACCIDENT POTENTIAL

Most accidents are caused by FAILURE TO FOLLOW setup and operating instructions:

(A) GENERAL

-Avoid awkward hand positions, where a sudden slip cotfld cause a hand to move into a sawblade or other

cutting tool. Never reach in back of or around the

cutting tool with either hand to hold down the

workpiece, or for any other reason; DO NOT place fingers or hands in the path of the sawblade.

Never saw, dado, mold, or rabbet unless the proper guard is installed and set up as instructed.

NOTE THE FOLLOWING DANGER LABELS WHICH APPEAR ON THE FRONT OF THE YOKE AND GUARD:

							DANGER		I
							TO	AVOID
READ AND	UNDERSTAND	OWNER'S	MANUAL	BEFORE	OPERATING	MACHINE	_OT	FEED	"
_	rlANGE_;	FOR	YOUR	OWN	SAFETY	_LAOE	{NJUnYI_TODO
_	_A_E,v eO_CL[_		5	e[v_n nE_CH A_OUNO _E		_LAOE	MATE _+AL

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-H any part of this radial saw is missing or should break, bend or fail in any way, or any electrical

component fail to perform properly, shut off power switch, remove cord from power supply and replace damaged, missing and/or failed parts before resuming operation.

-IF YOUR SAW MAKES AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE

OR IF IT VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY CEASE

OPERATING IMMEDIATELYUNTIL THE

SOURCE HAS BEEN LOCATED AND THE PROBLEM CORRECTED.

-WARNING:		DO	NOT	ALLOW		FAMILIARITY
(GAINED		FROM	FREQUENT			USE	OF	YOUR
SAW)	TO	BECOME	COMMONPLACE.				ALWAYS
REMEMBER		THAT	A	CARELESS		FRACTION		OF
A SECOND IS SUFFICIENT					TO INFLICT SEVERE
INJURY.
Before	starting work,			verify	that	no	play	exists

for radial saws

between the column & column support, or in the carriage, and that arm, yoke, and bevel locks/clamps are tight.

-A large proportion of saw accidents is caused by use of the wrong type blade, dull, badly set, improperly sharpened cutting tools, by gum or resin adhering to

cutting tools, and by sawblade misalignment

out-of-parallel with the fence. Such conditions can

cause the material to stick, jam (stall the saw) or

"KICKBACK" at the operator. NEVER ATTEMPT

TO FREE A STALLED SAW BLADE WITHOUT

FIRST TURNING THE SAW "OFF". If the

sawblade is stalled or jammed, shut saw "OFF",

remove workpiece, and check sawblade squareness to table surface and to the fence, and check for heel. Adjust as indicated.

-CAUTION:		DO	NOT	cycle the	motor	switch "ON"
and	"'OFF" rapidly, as this might cause the sawblade
to	loosen.	In the	event	this should ever occur, allow
the	saw blade to come to a complete stop and
re-tighten		the arbor nut		normally,	not	excessively.

-Do not leave a long board unsupported so the spring of the board causes it to shift on the table. Provide

proper support for the workpiece, based on its size

and the type of operation to be performed. Hold the work firmly against the fence.

Never use a length stop on the free end or edge of the

workpiece whether crosscutting or ripping. Never

hang onto or touch the free end of workpiece when

crosscutting, or a free piece that is cut off while power is "ON" and/or the saw blade is rotating. In

short, the cut-off piece in any "thru-sawing"

operation must never be confined - it must be allowed to move laterally.

--Make sure your fingers do not contact the terminals when installing or removing the plug to or from a live power source.

-Never climb on the saw, or climb near the saw when

power is "ON". Never leave the saw with power

"'ON", or before the cutting tool has come to a complete stop. Lock the motor switch and put away the key when leaving the saw.

-Do not use any blade or other cutting tool marked for an operating speed lower than 3450 RPM. Never use a cuttlng tool larger in diameter than the diameter for which the saw was designed. For greatest safety

and efficiency when ripping, use the maximum diameter blade for which the saw is designed, since

under these conditions the spreader is nearest the blade.

Never turn your saw "ON" before clearing the table or work surface of all objects (tools, scraps of wood,

etc.) except the workpiece and related feed or support devices for the operation planned.

-DO NOT perform layout, assembly, or setup work on the table while the cutting tool is rotating.

Never perform any operation "FREE HAND". This

term means feeding the sawblade into the workpiece

or feeding the workpiece into the sawblade or other

cutting tool without using the fence or some other

device which prevents rotation or twisting of the

workpiece during the operation. Never "RIP'" in the

crosscut position. Never make a miter cut with the arm in the 90 ° crosscut position.

Never lower a revol_ing cutting tool into the table or

a workpiece without first locking the Carriage Lock Knob. Release the knob only after grasping the Yoke

Handle. Otherwise the cutting too! may grab the workpiece and be propelled toward you.

The sawblade, dado, or other cutting tool must be