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Plan the way you will hold the workplece
from start to finish:
Do not hand hold pieces so smallthat your
fingers will go underthe blade guard. Keep your
hands away from the blade.
Avoid awkward operations and hand positions
where a sudden slipcould cause seriousinjury
from contact with the blade. Never place hands
in path of blade.
WARNING: Do notallow familiarity with your
saw make youcareless. Remember that a
careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict
severe injury.
•When saw Is running:
• Before starting your cut,watch the saw while it
runs. If youexperience excessive vibration or
unusual noise, stop immediately. Tum the saw
off, and remove switchkey. Unplugthe saw. Do
not restart untillocating and correcting problem.
•Before freeing any jammed materlah
•Turn switch OFF.
• Wait forall movingparts to stop.
•Remove switch key.
•Unplug the saw.
When backing up the workplece, the blade
may bind Inthe kerf (cut), This is usually
caused by sawdust clogging up the kerf or
because the blade comes out of the guides. If
this happens:
• Turn switch OFF.
•Wait for all movingparts to stop.
•Remove switch key.
• Unplug the saw.
•Open band saw cover.
•Wedge the kerfopen with aflat blade screw-
driver or wooden wedge.
• Turn the upper wheel by handwhile backing up
theworkpiece.
Before removing loose pieces from the table,
turn saw off and walt for all moving parts to
stop.
Before leaving the saw:
Wait for all moving parts to stop.
Remove the switch key.Store itaway from
children and others not qualified touse the tool.
•Unplug the saw.
•Make workshop child-proof. Lock the shop.
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