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SAFETYOPERATIONMAINTENANCE SETUP
Tile Saw Safety Warnings
For Your Own Safety Read Instruction Manual Before Operating Saw
1. Wear eye protection.
2. Use saw-blade guard and spreader
for every operation for which it can be
used, including all through sawing.
3. Keep hands out of the line of saw blade.
4. Use an appropriate push-stick when required.
5. Know how to reduce risk of kickback.
6. Do not perform any operation freehand.
7. Never reach around or over saw blade.
8. Make sure the workpiece is supported at all
times while sawing. Use a roller stand (not
provided) with larger workpieces if necessary.
9. To properly understand all safety warnings, be familiar
with the following safety terms and equipment:
a. Featherboard – A block with “fingers” that hold
the workpiece against the fence while sawing.
b. Through-sawing – A cut made from one side of the
workpiece to the opposite side, without stopping.
c. Push-stick – A narrow strip of wood or other soft
material with a notch cut into one end and which
is used to push short pieces of material through
saws. It provides a safe distance between the
hands and the cutting tool. Must be narrower than
the cut width to prevent contact with the blade.
d. Freehand – Feeding a workpiece through the
saw without using a fence or guided support
to guide it. NOT A SAFE METHOD.
e. Kerf – The gap made by the saw in the workpiece.
f. Kickback – A sudden reaction to a pinched,
bound, or misaligned blade, causing
an uncontrolled workpiece to lift up and
out of the saw toward the operator.
g. Spreader – A metal plate that follows the
saw blade to keep the kerf (gap) from closing
on the saw blade. Spreaders, except riving
knives, must be aligned to the blade after
blade adjustment to prevent binding.
10. As noted previously, Kickback is a sudden reaction
to a pinched, bound, or misaligned blade, causing an
uncontrolled workpiece to lift up and out of the saw
toward the operator.
Kickback is usually a result of tool misuse and can be
limited or avoided by following the precautions below:
• Fence must be completely
parallel to the saw blade.
• Workpiece must be free from flaws
and from foreign objects.
• Support large workpieces along their
entire length. Large workpieces tend
to bend, grabbing the blade.
• Maintain control of the workpiece. Do not
allow the workpiece to rest against the
moving blade without holding onto it.
• If the blade binds or a cut is interrupted, turn
off the power switch and hold the workpiece
still until the blade stops. Correct the cause
of blade binding before proceeding.
11. Check guards for proper operation with saw
disconnected from power before each use.
Do not disable any guard. Do not operate
saw if any movable guard does not move
freely and close instantly. Make sure any
movable guard does not touch the blade in
all angles, depths of cut, and positions.
12. Keep the guard in place while through-
sawing. Verify that the spreader lines up
with the blade to prevent binding.