additional safety instructions
CAUTION: Always disconnect the power cord before
removing the guard, changing the cutting tool, changing the
WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT POWER CORD UNTIL
THE FOLLOWINGSTEPS HAVE BEEN
SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED:
I.Assembly and alignment.
II. Examination and operating familiarity with
switch, elevation control, yoke index and lock bevel index and lock, carriage lock, guard clamp screw,
spreader and antikickback device, and miter index and lock.
III.Review and understanding of al! Safety Instructions and Operating Procedures
INSTAL LATION
1.Set carriage lock before moving the saw.
2.Bolt the saw to the floor if it tends to slip, walk, or slide during normal operation.
3.Mount the saw so the table is approximately 39" above the floor.
4.Mount the saw so the arm s!opes slightly downward to the rear so the carriage will not roll forward due to gravity.
5.If you attach any kind of table extensions over 24" wide to either end of the saw, make sure you either bolt
the saw to the bench or floor as appropriate, or support the outer end of the extension from the bench or floor, as appropriate.
MINIMIZE ACCIDENT POTENTIAL
Most accidents are caused by FAILURE TO FOLLOW setup and operating instructions:
(A) GENERAL
cutting tool. Never reach in back of or around the
cutting tool with either hand to hold down the
workpiece, or for any other reason; DO NOT place fingers or hands in the path of the sawblade.
Never saw, dado, mold, or rabbet unless the proper guard is installed and set up as instructed.
NOTE THE FOLLOWING DANGER LABELS WHICH APPEAR ON THE FRONT OF THE YOKE AND GUARD:
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-H any part of this radial saw is missing or should break, bend or fail in any way, or any electrical
component fail to perform properly, shut off power switch, remove cord from power supply and replace damaged, missing and/or failed parts before resuming operation.
-IF YOUR SAW MAKES AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE
OR IF IT VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY CEASE
OPERATING IMMEDIATELYUNTIL THE
SOURCE HAS BEEN LOCATED AND THE PROBLEM CORRECTED.
DO | NOT | ALLOW | FAMILIARITY | |||||
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SAW) | TO | BECOME | COMMONPLACE. | ALWAYS | ||||
REMEMBER | THAT | A | CARELESS | FRACTION | OF | |||
A SECOND IS SUFFICIENT | TO INFLICT SEVERE | |||||||
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for radial saws
between the column & column support, or in the carriage, and that arm, yoke, and bevel locks/clamps are tight.
-A large proportion of saw accidents is caused by use of the wrong type blade, dull, badly set, improperly sharpened cutting tools, by gum or resin adhering to
cutting tools, and by sawblade misalignment
cause the material to stick, jam (stall the saw) or
"KICKBACK" at the operator. NEVER ATTEMPT
TO FREE A STALLED SAW BLADE WITHOUT
FIRST TURNING THE SAW "OFF". If the
sawblade is stalled or jammed, shut saw "OFF",
remove workpiece, and check sawblade squareness to table surface and to the fence, and check for heel. Adjust as indicated.
DO | NOT | cycle the | motor | switch "ON" | ||
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to | loosen. | In the | event | this should ever occur, allow | ||
the | saw blade to come to a complete stop and | |||||
| the arbor nut | normally, | not | excessively. | ||
-Do not leave a long board unsupported so the spring of the board causes it to shift on the table. Provide
proper support for the workpiece, based on its size
and the type of operation to be performed. Hold the work firmly against the fence.
Never use a length stop on the free end or edge of the
workpiece whether crosscutting or ripping. Never
hang onto or touch the free end of workpiece when
crosscutting, or a free piece that is cut off while power is "ON" and/or the saw blade is rotating. In
short, the
operation must never be confined - it must be allowed to move laterally.
-Never climb on the saw, or climb near the saw when
power is "ON". Never leave the saw with power
"'ON", or before the cutting tool has come to a complete stop. Lock the motor switch and put away the key when leaving the saw.
and efficiency when ripping, use the maximum diameter blade for which the saw is designed, since
under these conditions the spreader is nearest the blade.
Never turn your saw "ON" before clearing the table or work surface of all objects (tools, scraps of wood,
etc.) except the workpiece and related feed or support devices for the operation planned.
-DO NOT perform layout, assembly, or setup work on the table while the cutting tool is rotating.
Never perform any operation "FREE HAND". This
term means feeding the sawblade into the workpiece
or feeding the workpiece into the sawblade or other
cutting tool without using the fence or some other
device which prevents rotation or twisting of the
workpiece during the operation. Never "RIP'" in the
crosscut position. Never make a miter cut with the arm in the 90 ° crosscut position.
Never lower a revol_ing cutting tool into the table or
a workpiece without first locking the Carriage Lock Knob. Release the knob only after grasping the Yoke
Handle. Otherwise the cutting too! may grab the workpiece and be propelled toward you.
The sawblade, dado, or other cutting tool must be
