Skil 3600 manual PRoTecTioN Eyes, hands, face, ears and body, KNoW YoUR cUTTiNG ToolS

Safety

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	BELOW and other safety precautions, may result in serious personal injury.

f. Using a Push Stick for ripping widths of 1-3/4" to 6" and using a piece of scrap wood to push the workpiece to complete the ripping operations when ripping width is too narrow (less than 1-3/4”) to allow the use of a push stick.

g.NOT confining the cut-off piece when ripping or cross- cutting.

h.When ripping, apply the feed force to the section of the workpiece between the sawblade and the rip fence. Use Push Stick or scrap wood when appropriate (See item f. above).

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a. If any part of your saw is missing, malfunctioning, has been damaged or broken … such as the motor switch, or other operating control, a safety device or the power cord … cease operating immediately until the particular part is properly repaired or replaced.

b. Wear safety goggles and a face shield if operation is dusty. Wear ear plugs or muffs during extended periods of operation. Small loose pieces of wood or other objects that contact the rear of the revolving blade can be thrown back at the operator at excessive speed. This can usually be avoided by keeping the guard and spreader in place for all “THRU-SAWING” operations (sawing entirely thru the work) AND by removing all loose pieces from the table with a long stick of wood IMMEDIATELY after they are cut off.

c. NEVER turn the saw “ON” before clearing the table of all tools, wood scraps, etc., except the workpiece and related feed or support devices for the operation planned.

d. NEVER place your face or body in line with the cutting tool.

•NEVER place your fingers and 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 or support the workpiece, remove wood scraps, or for any other reason. Avoid awkward operations and hand positions where sudden slip could cause fingers or hand to move into a sawblade or other cutting tool.

•DO NOT perform any operation “FREEHAND” — always use the fence to position and guide the work for both rip cuts and crosscuts.

•NEVER hold onto or touch the “free end” of the workpiece or a “free piece” that is cut off, while power is “ON” and/or the sawblade is rotating.

•Shut “OFF” the saw and disconnect the power cord when removing the table insert, changing the cutting tool, or making adjustments.

•Provide adequate support to the rear and sides of the saw table for wider or long workpieces.

•Plastic and composition (like hardboard) materials may be cut on your saw. However, since these are usually quite hard and slippery, the anti-kickback pawls may not stop a kick back. Therefore, be especially attentive to following proper set-up and cutting procedures for ripping. Do not stand, or permit anyone else to stand, in line with a potential kickback.

f. If you stall or jam the sawblade in the workpiece, turn saw “OFF”, remove the workpiece from the sawblade, and check to see if the sawblade is parallel to the table slots or grooves and if the spreader is in proper alignment with the sawblade. If ripping at the time, check to see if rip fence is parallel with the sawblade. Readjust as indicated.

g. NEVER gang crosscut — lining up more than one work- piece in front of the blade (stacked vertically, or horizontally outward on the table) and then pushing thru sawblade. The blade could pick up one or more pieces and cause a binding or loss of control and possible injury.

h. DO NOT remove small pieces of cut-off material that may become trapped inside the blade guard while the saw is running. This could endanger your hands or cause a kick back. Turn saw “OFF” and wait until blade stops.

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Dull, gummy or improperly sharpened or set cutting tools can cause material to stick, jam, stall the saw, or kickback at the operator. Minimize potential injury by proper cutting tool and machine maintenance. NEVER ATTEMPT TO FREE A STALLED SAWBLADE WITHOUT FIRST TURNING THE SAW OFF.

a. NEVER use grinding wheels, abrasive cut-off wheels, fric- tion wheels (metal slitting blades) wire wheels or buffing wheels.

b. USE ONLY RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES.

d. Make sure the cutting tool rotates in the same direction as the rotation arrow on the upper guard. Also make sure the cutting tool, arbor collars and arbor nut are installed pro perly. Keep the cutting tool as low as possible for the oper ation being performed. Keep all guards in place whenever possible.

•Do not use any blade or other cutting tool marked for an operating speed less than 11,000 R.P.M. Never use a cutting tool larger in diameter than the diameter for which the saw was designed. For greatest safety and efficiency when rip ping, use the maximum diameter blade for which the saw is designed, since under these conditions the spreader is near- est the blade.

e. Make sure the table insert is flush or slightly below the table surface on all sides except for rear side. NEVER oper ate the saw unless the proper insert is installed.

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