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Like all power tools, there is danger asso-
ciated with jointers. Accidents are fre-
quently caused by lack of familiarity or fail-
ure to pay attention. Use this tool with
respect and caution to lessen the possibil-
ity of operator injury. If normal safety pre-
cautions are overlooked or ignored, serious
personal injury may occur.
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.
Additional Safety Instructions For Jointers
1. JOINTING SAFETY BEGINS with your
lumber. Inspect your stock carefully before
you feed it over the cutterhead. If you have
any doubts about the stability or structural
integrity of your stock, DO NOT JOINT IT!
2. MAINTAIN PROPER RELATIONSHIPS of
infeed and outfeed table surfaces and cut-
terhead knife path.
3. ALWAYS USE A PUSH BLOCK when
jointing. Never place your hands directly
over the cutterhead.
4. SUPPORT THE WORKPIECE adequately
at all times during operation, maintain con-
trol over the work at all times.
5. WHEN JOINTING, do not stand directly at
the end of either table. Position yourself
just to the side of the infeed table to avoid
possible kickbacks.
6. NEVER JOINT A BOARD that has loose
knots. All defects should be cut out of the
board before it is planed or jointed.
7. NEVER JOINT end grain.
8. NEVER MAKE JOINTING CUTS deeper
than
1
⁄8".
9. JOINT WITH THE GRAIN. Jointing against
the grain is dangerous and could produce
chatter or excessive chip out.
11. NEVER BACK THE WORK toward the
infeed table.
12. HABITS – GOOD AND BAD – are hard to
break. Develop good habits in your shop
and safety will become second-nature to
you.
13. “KICKBACK” is when the workpiece is
thrown off the jointer table by the force of
the cutterheads. Always use pushblocks
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.
14. BE AWARE THAT CERTAIN WOODS
MAY CAUSE AN ALLERGIC REACTION
in people and animals, especially when
exposed to fine dust. Make sure you know
what type of wood dust you will be exposed
to and always wear an approved respirator.
H2801 4" Jointer