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G0612 6" Jointer
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Additional Safety for Jointers
No list of safety guidelines can be complete.
Every shop environment is different. Always
consider safety first, as it applies to your
individual working conditions. Use this and
other machinery with caution and respect.
Failure to do so could result in serious per-
sonal injury, damage to equipment, or poor
work results.
Like all machines there is danger associ-
ated with the Model G0612. Accidents are
frequently caused by lack of familiarity or
failure to pay attention. Use this machine
with respect and caution to lessen the pos
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sibility of operator injury. If normal safety
precautions are overlooked or ignored, seri
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ous personal injury may occur.
1. JOINTER KICKBACK. "Kickback" is when
the workpiece is thrown off the jointer table
by the force of the cutterhead. Always use
push blocks and safety glasses to reduce
the likelihood of injury from kickback. If you
do not understand what kickback is, or how
it occurs, DO NOT operate this machine.
2. OUTFEED TABLE ALIGNMENT. Keep the
knives alingned at top dead center (the
highest point during rotation) with the sur
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face of the outfeed table to avoid kickback
and personal injuries.
3. PUSH BLOCKS. Always use push blocks
whenever surface planing. Never pass your
hands directly over the cutterhead without a
push block.
4. WORKPIECE SUPPORT. Supporting the
workpiece adequately at all times while
cutting is crucial for making safe cuts and
avoiding injury. Never attempt to make a cut
with an unstable workpiece.
5. USING GOOD STOCK. Jointing safety
begins
with your lumber. Inspect your
stock carefully before you feed it over the
cutterhead. Never joint a board that has
loose knots, nails, or staples. If you have
any doubts about the stability or structural
integrity of your stock,
DO NOT joint it!
6. KICKBACK ZONE. The "kickback zone"
is the path directly through the end of the
infeed table. Never stand or allow others to
stand in this area during operation.
7. MAXIMUM CUTTING DEPTH. The maxi
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mum cutting depth for one pass is
1
⁄8".
Never attempt any single cut deeper
!
8. JOINTING WITH THE GRAIN. Jointing
against the grain or jointing end grain is
dangerous and could produce chatter or
excessive chip out. Always joint with the
grain.
9. GUARDS IN PLACE. All operations must
be performed with the guard in place.
10. PROPER CUTTING. When cutting, always
keep the workpiece moving toward the
outfeed table until the workpiece has passed
completely over the cutterhead.
Never back
the work toward the infeed table.
11. SAFE KNIFE PROJECTION. Knives should
never be set in the cutterhead so they pr
oj-
ect more than 0.125" (
1
⁄8"). Incorrectly set
knives may come loose during operation,
may become damaged, or may damage the
cutterhead.
12. MOUNTING. Keep the jointer firmly mount-
ed to your workbench or jointer stand.