Tile Saw Safety Warnings

For Your Own Safety Read Instruction Manual Before Operating Saw

1.Wear eye protection.

2.Use saw-blade guard and spreader for every operation for which it can be used, including all through sawing.

3.Keep hands out of the line of saw blade.

4.Use an appropriate push-stick when required.

5.Know how to reduce risk of kickback.

6.Do not perform any operation freehand.

7.Never reach around or over saw blade.

8.Make sure the workpiece is supported at all times while sawing. Use a roller stand (not provided) with larger workpieces if necessary.

9.To properly understand all safety warnings, be familiar with the following safety terms and equipment:

a.Featherboard – A block with “fingers” that hold the workpiece against the fence while sawing.

b.Through-sawing – A cut made from one side of the workpiece to the opposite side, without stopping.

c.Push-stick – A narrow strip of wood or other soft material with a notch cut into one end and which is used to push short pieces of material through saws. It provides a safe distance between the hands and the cutting tool. Must be narrower than the cut width to prevent contact with the blade.

d.Freehand – Feeding a workpiece through the saw without using a fence or guided support to guide it. NOT A SAFE METHOD.

e.Kerf – The gap made by the saw in the workpiece.

f.Kickback – A sudden reaction to a pinched, bound, or misaligned blade, causing

an uncontrolled workpiece to lift up and out of the saw toward the operator.

g.Spreader – A metal plate that follows the saw blade to keep the kerf (gap) from closing on the saw blade. Spreaders, except riving knives, must be aligned to the blade after blade adjustment to prevent binding.

10.As noted previously, Kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched, bound, or misaligned blade, causing an uncontrolled workpiece to lift up and out of the saw toward the operator.

Kickback is usually a result of tool misuse and can be limited or avoided by following the precautions below:

•Fence must be completely parallel to the saw blade.

•Workpiece must be free from flaws and from foreign objects.

•Support large workpieces along their entire length. Large workpieces tend to bend, grabbing the blade.

•Maintain control of the workpiece. Do not allow the workpiece to rest against the moving blade without holding onto it.

•If the blade binds or a cut is interrupted, turn off the power switch and hold the workpiece still until the blade stops. Correct the cause of blade binding before proceeding.

11.Check guards for proper operation with saw disconnected from power before each use. Do not disable any guard. Do not operate saw if any movable guard does not move freely and close instantly. Make sure any movable guard does not touch the blade in all angles, depths of cut, and positions.

12.Keep the guard in place while through- sawing. Verify that the spreader lines up with the blade to prevent binding.

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