RIDGID WL1200LS1 manual Inspect Your Workpiece, Keep Children Away, Don’t Force Tool

Safety Instructions For Wood Turning Lathe (continued)

•Do not wear loose clothing, gloves, neckties or jewelry (rings, wrist watches). They can get caught and draw you into moving parts.

•Wear nonslip footwear.

•Tie back long hair.

•Roll long sleeves above the elbow.

•Noise levels vary widely. To reduce the risk of possible hearing damage, wear ear plugs or muffs when using lathe for hours at a time.

Inspect Your Workpiece

•Think Safety.

•Complete hand sanding of the work- piece before removing it from the faceplace. Never attempt to remove and then remount a faceplate turn- ing to the faceplace for any reason. It is not always possible to position the turning on the faceplace exactly the way it was originally and an out- of-balance condition could result.

•Never attempt to remount a between-centers turning if the origi- nal centers in the turning have been altered or removed. Be positive the lathe is set at the lowest speed if remounting a between-centers turn- ing with non-altered original centers.

•Use extra caution in mounting a between-centers or spindle turning to the faceplate, or a faceplate turn- ing to between- centers, for subse- quent operations. Be positive the lathe is set at the lowest speed before turning ON.

•Never mount a workpiece that con- tains any splits, checks, or loose knots to a faceplate or between cen- ters.

•Do not perform any operation when hand holding the workpiece. Do not mount a reamer, milling cutter, wire wheel, or a drill bit to the headstock spindle.

Whenever Lathe Is Running

WARNING: Don't allow familiar- ity (gained from frequent use of your lathe) to cause a careless mistake. Always remember that a careless fraction of a second is enough to cause a severe injury.

•Before actually turning with the lathe, let it run for a while. If it makes an unfamiliar noise or vibrates a lot, stop immediately. Turn the lathe off. Unplug the lathe. Do not restart until finding and correcting the problem.

Keep Children Away.

•Keep all visitors a safe distance from the lathe.

•Make sure bystanders are clear of the lathe and workpiece.

Don’t Force Tool.

•Feed the tool into the workpiece only fast enough to let the tool cut without bogging down or binding.

Before freeing jammed material.

•Turn switch “OFF”.

•Wait for all moving parts to stop.

•Unplug the lathe.

Before Leaving the Lathe

•Turn the lathe off.

•Wait for lathe to come to a complete stop.

•Unplug the lathe.

•Make workshop child-proof. Lock the shop. Disconnect master switches. Remove the yellow switch key. Store it away from children and others not qualified to use the tool.

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