Woodstock W1821 owner manual Additional Safety for Router Tables

Model W1821 (For Machines Mfg. Since 3/10)

Additional Safety for Router Tables

READ and understand this entire manual AND the router owner's manual before using this attach- ment. Serious personal injury may occur if safety and operational informa- tion is not understood and followed. 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 conditions. No list of safety guidelines can be complete—every shop environment is different. Failure to follow guidelines could result in serious personal injury, damage to equipment or poor work results.

SAFETY

1.AVOIDING AMPUTATION. Never place hands directly over or in front of the cutter. As one hand approaches the cutter, move it away. Always keep hand at least 6" away from the spinning cutter.

2.SECURING LEVERS AND KNOBS. Never operate the router table without first making sure that all lock levers and knobs are tight, and that all fence hardware and guide rails are secure. Otherwise, the workpiece can slip out of alignment during cutting and cause injury from kickback.

3.PREVENTING WORKPIECE DRAW-IN OR KICKBACK. Always feed the workpiece against the rotation of the cutter. Never force materials past the router. Let the cutter do the work. Excessive force is likely to result in poor cutting results and will cause kickback conditions that could cause serious personal injury.

4.APPROPRIATE WORKPIECES. The danger of kickback and injury is increased when the workpiece has knots, holes, or foreign objects in it. Warped stock should be run through a jointer before you run it through the router table.

5.BLIND CUTTING. Keep the cutter on the underside of the workpiece when making blind cuts, which decreases risk of accidental contact with the cutter.

6.TESTING ROTATION. With the machine disconnected from power, rotate the router spindle to test­ any new setup to ensure proper cutter clearance before starting the machine.

7.CUTTING SUPPORT. NEVER cut a workpiece without using a fence, jig, or miter. Otherwise, the workpiece can be grabbed by the cutter and pull your hands into the cutter.

8.WORKPIECE SIZING. NEVER use a workpiece shorter than six inches without special fixtures or jigs. Otherwise, the workpiece can become trapped between the fence and cutter, which could draw your hands into the spinning cutter.

9.CUTTER HEIGHT. Keep any unused portion of the cutter below the table surface, or a workpiece can be grabbed by the cutter causing kickback and serious injury.

10.USING SAFETY GUARDS. To prevent amputation or other injuries, NEVER remove any guards or 10 when machine is operating. Fabricate additional guards or jigs for special circumstances. Use an overhead guard if the fence is removed.

11.TRIPPING HAZARD. To prevent tripping over the router power cord when operating the table saw, always disconnect it and safely store it out of the way.

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