Safety
Guard Function and Features
The guard is a very important safety feature, designed to reduce the risk of injury associ- ated with blade contact. Install the guard correctly. Follow the specific instructions in the ripping and crosscutting sections to set and use the guard correctly for each type of cut.
Guard Features Include:
1.A
2.A moveable clear plastic portion, (Plas- tic Lower Guard) which partially covers the lower half of the blade. It protects against contact with the side of the blade during crosscutting when blade is in its rearmost position and the guard is resting on the table, so the leading and trailing teeth of the blade are not exposed. It also protects against contact with the outfeed side of the blade during ripping, and acts as a barrier to prevent wrong way feed.
3.A squeeze trigger in the saw handle to fully raise the clear plastic guard at the start of a crosscut. Note: This is necessary because the guard will not automatically raise to clear the fence.
4.A hold down to be lowered to just clear the top of the workpiece for ripping. It acts as a barrier to the infeed side of the blade, keeps the workpiece from fluttering, and acts as a sawdust deflector. It is locked/unlocked by the hold down knob.
5.A riving knife to be lowered to the table for ripping. It keeps the workpiece kerf open, thereby reducing blade pinching and the risk of kickback. It also acts as a barrier to the hazardous outfeed side and prevents wrong way feed. It is locked/unlocked by the riving knife/pawls knob. When lowered for cross- cutting, it acts as a barrier to the leading edge of the blade.
Handle/Squeeze
Trigger
Upper Guard
Pawls, Riving
Knife Knob
Plastic Lower
Guard
Hold Down
Knob
Riving
Knife
Pawls
Hold Down
Workpiece
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