SAFETY
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1. JOINTING SAFETY BEGINS WITH YOUR LUMBER. Inspect your workpiece carefully before you feed
it over the cutterhead. If you have any doubts about the stability or structural integrity of your
workpiece, DO NOT JOINT IT! Unstable workpieces can result in kickback.
2. MAINTAIN THE PROPER ALIGNMENT of the outfeed table with the cutterhead knife.
3. ALWAYS USE PUSH BLOCKS WHEN JOINTING. Never allow your hands to get near the cutterhead.
4. SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER THE WORKPIECE at all times during operation.
5. WHEN JOINTING, DO NOT STAND DIRECTLY BEHIND THE WORKPIECE. Position yourself just to the
side of the infeed table to avoid possible kickbacks.
6. NEVER MAKE CUTS deeper than 1⁄8".
7. NEVER JOINT A WORKPIECE THAT HAS LOOSE KNOTS, NAILS, STAPLES, OR EMBEDDED
DIRT/STONES. All defects and foreign objects should be removed before use.
8. NEVER JOINT END GRAIN.
9. ALL OPERATIONS MUST BE PERFORMED WITH THE GUARD IN PLACE.
10. NEVER CHANGE FEEDING DIRECTIONS DURING A CUT. Any time the workpiece moves backwards,
the chances of kickback and injury are greatly increased.
11. “KICKBACK” is when the workpiece is thrown off the jointer table from the force of the cutterhead.
Always use push blocks and safety glasses to reduce the likelihood of injury from “kickback.” If you
do not understand what kickback is, or how it occurs, DO NOT operate this machine.
12. BE AWARE THAT CERTAIN WOODS MAY CAUSE AN ALLERGIC REACTION in people and animals,
especially when exposed to fine dust. Make sure you know what type of wood dust you will be
exposed to and always wear an approved respirator.
READ and understand this
entire instruction manual
before using this machine.
Serious personal injury
may occur if safety and
operational information is
not understood and fol-
lowed. DO NOT risk your
safety by not reading!
Use this and other machinery with caution
and respect. Always consider safety first, as
it applies to your individual working condi-
tions. No list of safety guidelines can be com-
plete—every shop environment is different.
Failure to follow guidelines could result in
serious personal injury, damage to equip-
ment or poor work results.
Safety Instructions for Your Jointer