Chicago Electric 42933 operating instructions Not a safe method

2.The torque developed during brak- ing may loosen the blade-retaining nut/bolt. The blade retaining nut/ bolt should be checked periodically and tightened if necessary, especially after braking.

3.Wear eye protection.

4.Keep hands out of path of saw blade.

5.Know how to reduce risk of kickback.

6.Use an appropriate push-stick for narrow work.

7.Do not perform any operation free- hand.

8.Never reach around saw blade.

9.Return carriage to the full rear posi- tion after each crosscut operation.

10.Turn off tool and wait for saw blade to stop before moving workpiece or changing settings.

11.Disconnect power before changing blade or servicing.

12.To properly understand all safety warnings, be familiar with the follow- ing safety terms and equipment:

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

b.Ripcut or Ripping - A cut made paral- lel to (along with) the grain of the wood.

c.Crosscut or Crosscutting - A cut made perpendicular (at a 90° angle) to the grain of the wood.

d.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.

e. Freehand – Feeding a workpiece through the saw without using a fence or guided support to guide it.

Not a safe method.

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

g.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.

h.Spreader – A metal plate that fol- lows 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.

13.Construct a Push Stick out of Wood according to the guidelines on the fol- lowing page.

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