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Plan the way you will hold the workplece
from start to finish:
Do not hand hold pieces so small that your
fingers will go under the blade guard. Keep your
hands away from the blade.
Avoid awkward operations and hand positions
where a sudden slip could cause serious injury
from contact with the blade. Never place hands
in path of blade.
WARNING: Do not allow familiarity with your
saw make you careless. Remember that a
careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict
severe injury.
• When saw Is running:
• Before starting your cut, watch the saw while it
runs. If you experience excessive vibration or
unusual noise, stop immediately. Tum the saw
off, and remove switch key. Unplug the saw. Do
not restart until locating and correcting problem.
• Before freeing any jammed materlah
• Turn switch OFF.
• Wait for all moving parts to stop.
• Remove switch key.
• Unplug the saw.
When backing up the workplece, 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.
• Wait for all moving parts to stop.
• Remove switch key.
• Unplug the saw.
• Open band saw cover.
• Wedge the kerf open with a flat blade screw-
driver or wooden wedge.
• Turn the upper wheel by hand while backing up
the workpiece.
Before removing loose pieces from the table,
turn saw off and walt for all moving parts to
stop.
Before leaving the saw:
Wait for all moving parts to stop.
Remove the switch key. Store it away from
children and others not qualified to use the tool.
• Unplug the saw.
• Make workshop child-proof. Lock the shop.
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