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20. Keep visitors a safe distance from the work area. Keep children away.
21. Make your workshop child proof with padlocks, master switches or by removing starter keys.
22. Give your work undivided attention. Looking around, carry ing on a conversation and “horse-play” are
careless acts that can result in serious injury.
23. Maintain a balanced st a nce at all times so that you do not fal l or lean against the cutterhead or ot her
moving parts. Do not overreach or use excessive force to perform any machine operation.
24. Use the right tool at t he correct speed and feed rate. Do not force a tool or at t ac hment to do a job for
which it was not de s ig ned. The right tool w ill do the job better a nd sa f er.
25. Use recommended accessories; improper accessor ies may be hazardous.
26. Maintain tools with care. Keep knives sharp and clean for the best and safest performance. Follow
instructions for lubricating and changing accessories.
27. Turn off the machine befor e clea ning. Use a br ush or co mpress ed air t o r emo ve c hips or debr is — do
not use your ha nds.
28. Do not stand on the machine. Serious injury could occur if the machine tips over.
29. Never leave the machine running unattended. Tur n the power of f and do not leave the machi ne until it
comes to a complete stop.
30. Before turning on machine, remove all extra equip ment such as keys, wr enches, scrap, stock, and
cleaning rags away from the machine.
31. Always use a hold-down or push block w hen surfaci ng stock less t han 12" i nches long, or 3 inches
wide, or 3 inches thick.
32. Do not perform jointing operations on material shorter than 8", narrower t han 3/4" or less than 1/4"
thick.
33. The hands must never be closer than 3 inches to
the cutterhead (see Figure).
34. Never apply pressure to stock directly over the
cutterhead. This may result in the stock tipping
into the cutterhead along with the operator's
fingers. Position hands away from extreme ends
of stock, and push through with a s mooth, e ven
motion. Never back workpiece toward the infeed
table.
35. To avoid kickback, the grain must run in t he
same direction you are cutting. Before
attempting to joint, or plane, each work piece
must be carefully examined for stock c ondition
and grain orientation.