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KICKBACK
See Figure 7.
BLADESETTOODEEP
KICKBACK
Fig. 7
The best guard against kickback Is to avoid
dangerous Idractlces.
Kickbackoccurs when the blade stalls rapidly and the
saw is driven back towards you, Blade stalling is
caused by any action which pinches the blade in the
wood.
_k DANGER: Release switch immediately ifblade
binds or saw stalls. Kickback could cause you to
lose control of your saw. Loss of controlcan lead j,,
to serious injury.
KICKBACK IS CAUSED BY:
• Incorrect blade depth setting. See Figure 7.
• Sawing into knots or nails in workpiece.
• Twisting blade while making a cut.
• Making a cut with a dull, gummed up, or impropedy
set blade.
• Incorrectly supporting workpiece. See Figure 8.
TO LESSEN THE CHANCE OF KICKBACK:
• Always keep the correct blade depth setting - the
correct blade depth setting for all cuts should not
exceed 1/4 in. below the material to be cut. See
Figure 9. One blade tooth below the matedal to be
cut works best for most efficient cutting action.
CORRECTBLADEDEPTHSETTING=
BLADEEXPOSEDONEBLADETOOTH
BELOWTHEMATERIALTOBEcur Fig. 9
• Inspect the workpiece for knots or nails before
beginning a cut. Never saw intoa knot or nail.
• Make straight cuts. Always use a straight edge
gulch,when ripcutting. This helps prevent twisting
the'btade in the cut.
• Always use clean, sharp and properly set blades.
Never make cuts with,dull blades.
• To avoid pinching the blade, supportthe workpiece
propedy before beginning a cut, The dght and
wrong ways to support large pieces of work are
shown in figures 8 and_lO.
WRONG
Fig. 8
• Forcing a cut.
• Cutting warped or wet lumber.
• Tool misuse or incorrect operating procedures.
RIGHT Fig.lO
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