glasses. Safety goggles are available
at many local retail stores. Glasses or
goggles not in compliance with ANSI
or CSAcould seriously hurt you when
they break.
• For dusty operations, wear a dust
mask along with safety goggles.
Plan the way you will push the
workpiece through.
•Never pull the workpiece through.
Start and finish the cut from the front
of the table saw.
• Never put your fingers or hands in the
path of the sawblade or other cutting
tool.
•Never reach in back of the cutting
tool with either hand to hold down
workpiece, support the workpiece,
remove wood scraps, or for any other
reason.
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FORESIGHT IS
BETTER THAN
NO SIGHT
WEAR YOUR
• To reduce the risk of hand positions
where a sudden slip could cause
fingers or hand to move into a saw-
blade or other cutting tool.
• Don’t overreach. Always keep good
footing and balance.
• Push the workpiece against the
rotation of the blade, never feed
material into the cutting tool from the
rear of the saw.
• Always push the workpiece all the
way past the sawblade.
• As much as possible, keep your face
and body to one side of the sawblade,
out of line with a possible kickback or
throwback.
• Set the cutting tool as low as possible
for the cut you’re planning.
Reduce the Risk of Accidental
Starting
• Make sure switch is “OFF” before
plugging saw into a power outlet.
Whenever Sawblade Is Spinning
• Before actually cutting with the
saw, watch it while it runs for a
short while. If it makes an
unfamiliar noise or vibrates a lot,
stop immediately. Turn the saw off.
Unplug the saw. Do not restart until
finding and correcting the problem.
• Make sure the top of the arbor or
cutting tool turns toward the front of
the saw.
Keep Children Away.
• Keep all visitors a safe distance
from the table saw.
WARNING: Don't allow familiarity
(gained from frequent use of your
table saw) to cause a careless
mistake. Always remember that a
careless fraction of a second is
enough to cause a severe injury.
• Make sure bystanders are clear of
the table saw and workpiece.
Don’t Force Tool.
• Let the blade reach full speed
before cutting.
• It will do the job better and safer at
its designed rate.
• Feed the workpiece into the saw
only fast enough to let the blade cut
without bogging down or binding.
Before freeing jammed material.
• Turn switch “OFF”.
• Wait for all moving parts to stop.
• Unplug the saw.
• Check blade, spreader and fence
for proper alignment before starting
again.
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