•Noise levels vary widely To avoid possible hear- ing damage, wear ear plugs or muffs when using your saw tot hours at a time
•For dusty operations, wear a dust mask along with the safety goggles
Inspect your workpiece,
Make sure there are no nails or toreign objects in the part of the workpiece to be cut
Use extra caution with large, very small or awkward workpieces:
•Use extra supports (tables, saw horses, blocks, etc ) for any workpiece large enough to tip when not held down to the table top
•NEVER use another person as a substitute for a table extension, or as additional support for a workpiece that is longer or wider then the basic saw table, or to help feed, support or pull the work- piece
•When cutting irregularly shaped workpieces, plan your work so it will not pinch the blade A piece of molding, for exampfe, must lay flat or be held by a fixture or jig that will not let it twist, rock or slip while being cut
Properly support round materiai such as dowel rods, or tubing They have a tendency to roll during a cut, causing the blade to "bite" To avoid this, atways use a 'V'block or clamp the work to the table
•Cut only one workpiece at a time
•Clear everything except the workpiece and retated support devices off the table before turning the
saw on
Plan the way you will hold the workpiece from start to finish.
Do not hand hold pieces so small that your fingers will
go under the blade guard Use jigs or fixtures to hold the work and keep your hands away from the blade
Avoid awkward operations and hand positiondwhere a
sudden slip could cause fingers or hand to move into the blade
DON T OVERREACH Keep good footing and balance
WHENEVER SAW iS RUNNING.
WARNING: Don't let familiarity (gained from frequent use of your band saw) cause a care- less mistake. A careless fraction of a second is enough to cause a severe injury.
Before starting your cut, watch the saw while it runs If it makes an unfamiliar noise or vibrates a lot, stop imme- diately, Turn the saw off Unplug the saw Do not restart unlit finding and correcting the problem
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY Keep all visitors a safe dis- tance from the saw Make sure bystanders are clear of the saw and workpiece
DONT FORCE TOOL It will do the job better and safer at its designed rate Feed the workpiece into the saw blade only fast enough to let it cut without bogging down or binding
Before freeing any jammed material:
•Turn switch "OFF"
•Remove switch key
•Unplug the saw
•Wait for all moving parts to stop
When backing up the workpiece, the blade may
bind in the kerf (cut). This is usually caused by sawdust clogging up the kerf or because the blade comes out of the guides. If this happens:
•Turn switch "OFF"
•Remove switch key , Unplug saw
•Wait for all moving parts to stop - Open band saw cover
•Stick flat blade screwdriver or wedge into the kerf,
•Turn the upper wheel by hand while backing up the workpiece
Before removing loose pieces from the table, turn saw off and wait for all moving parts to stop.
BEFORE LEAVING THE SAW:
Wait for all moving parts to stop
Make workshop
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