Craftsman 509399 Saw User Manual


 
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Outfeed Zone Hazard
DANGER
Rotational force of blade can pull
hands and fingers back into blade.
Touching, holding, or pulling on out-
feed side of workpiece while blade is
still spinning will result in fingers,
hand or arm being cut off. To reduce
risk of outfeed hazard:
[Set pawls and riving knife; they act as par-
tial barrier to outfeed side.
[Start and finish cut from infeed side.
[Keep both hands on infeed side.
[Keep hands away from outfeed side.
[Push workpiece through to complete cut.
Do not reach around to pull it.
[If blade jams, turn saw off, remove yellow
key, then free blade.
Kickback
Kickback is the uncontrolled propelling of the
workpiece back toward the user.
WARNING
Kickback can happen when blade is
pinched or bound by workpiece.
Pinching or binding can happen when:
pawls and riving knife are not used or not
set correctly
riving knife is not aligned with blade
blade is not parallel to fence
workpiece is twisted or warped and rocks
on table top
pressure is put on outfeed side of work-
piece
workpiece is released before being
pushed past pawls
user touches or tries to pull workpiece
through outfeed side before blade has
stopped spinning.
Ripping