Tool Description, Specific Safety Rules for Tenon Joiners

poorly maintained power tools.

►► Keep cutting tools sharp and clean. Properly maintained tools with sharp cutting edges are less likely to bind and are easier to control.

►► Use the power tool, accessories, and tool bits etc. in accor-

dance with these instructions, taking into account the working conditions and the work to be performed. Use of the power tool for operations different from those intended could result in a hazardous situation.

►► To reduce the risk of serious injury, never alter or misuse the power tool.

Service

►► Have your power tool serviced by a qualified repair person using only identical replacement parts. This will ensure that

the safety of the power tool is maintained.

Specific Safety Rules for Tenon Joiners

►► Mortising bits must be rated for at least the speed recom- mended on the tool. Mortising bits running over rated speed can fly apart and cause injury.

►► Always use the fence. The fence protects the operator from unintentional contact with the mortising bit. When the fence is removed from the joiner, the spinning and oscillating cutter is exposed and can cause serious injury.

►► Keep hands away from the cutting area. Never place your hand on the front face of the fence while the tool is running.

►► Use only Festool authorized mortising bits. Non-approved mortising bits can come loose during operation.

►► Never use dull or damaged mortising bits. Dull or damaged

mortising bits can cause the tool to lurch sideways unexpect- edly and lead to a loss of control of the power tool.

►► Do not operate the tool if the spring-loaded fence does not return to its forward rest position. The fence covers the mor- tising bit and prevents accidental contact. If the slides of the fence do not move freely, have the tool serviced immediately.

►► Wait for the cutter to stop before setting the tool down. An exposed cutter may engage the surface leading to possible loss of control and serious injury.

►► Use clamps or other practical way to secure and support the workpiece to a stable platform. Holding the work by hand or against your body is unstable and may lead to loss of control.

Respiratory Exposure Safety Warnings

►► Substantial or repeated inhalation of dust and other airborne contaminants, in particular those with a smaller particle size, may cause respiratory or other illnesses. Various dusts created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling and other construction activities contain chemicals or substances known (to the State of California and others) to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals/substances are:

►► lead from lead-based paints;

►► crystalline silica from bricks, cement, and other masonry products;

►► arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber; and

►► some wood dusts, especially from hardwoods, but also from some softwoods such as Western Red Cedar.

►► The risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure to these chemicals: work in a well ventilated area and use a properly functioning dust extraction system. When the inhala- tion of dust cannot be substantially controlled, i.e., kept at or near the ambient (background) level, the operator and any bystanders should wear a respirator approved by NIOSH for the type of dust encountered.