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6. Set of pawls to be lowered to the work-
piece surface for ripping. They allow the
workpiece to pass freely from infeed to out-
feed side, but help stop the kickback motion
from outfeed to infeed side by grabbing into
the workpiece surface. Pawls must be reset
each time a different thickness workpiece is
cut.
7. A guard tab to manually raise the plastic
guard at the start of ripping unusual work-
pieces whose size/shape do not cause the
guard to raise automatically.
Guard Tab
Safety
Hazards Associated with Clear Por-
tion of Guard
The following safety information applies to all
blades and accessories.
WARNING
Clear plastic portion of guard will not
provide any protection during cross-
cutting if blade is pulled over your
hand, or your hand enters blade path
from front or rear of blade. Fingers or
hand can be cut or cut off.
CAUTION
Clear plastic portion of guard can get
caught or jam in fence or table kerfs.
Read and follow the warning on the
guard:
WARNING:
TO AVOID INJURY
SHUT OFF POWER
BEFORE CLEARING A
JAMMED LOWER GUARD
WARNING
Clear plastic guard will increase risk of certain hazards:
• During rip and bevel cuts, narrow cut
off pieces can be pinched between
guard and blade. Cut-off pieces can
kickback.
• In bevel position blade teeth are fully
exposed. Fingers or hand can be cut
off.
• Cut-off pieces can jam between
guard and blade. Turn saw off and wait
for blade to stop before freeing
jammed guard or blade.
• Workpiece or cut-off pieces can be
violently thrown by blade. Wear safety
goggles. Stand out of workpiece path.