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CUTTING OPERATIONS
To
assure safe cutting operations, familiarize yourself thoroughly with the following
safety rules and the cautions indicated
at
the beginning.
1. switch on the saw only after making sure that nothing (wood, material, etc.)
is
con-
tacting the saw blade.
2.
Wait
until the blade attains top speed before feeding the material.
3.
Feed
as
slow
as
possible when cutting hard material.
4. Avoid abrupt, fast feeds.
5.
Do
not bend or twist material while feeding.
6.
Never perform any operation "free-hand" using only your hands to support or guide
the workpiece. Use either the rip fence or the miter gauge to position or guide work
at
all
times.
7.
Always replace the blade guard with spreader after removing them for some reason.
8.
Do
not stand or have any part of your body in line with the path of the saw blade.
9.
Never place your fingers or hand in the path of the sawblade, dado head or other cut-
ting tool.
10. Switch off saw immediately and disconnect if the blade stops or
stalls.
11.
Do
not reach over or behind the moving blade for any reason.
12.
Do
not remove cut-off material while the saw
is
running.
Do
not hold, touch or remove free end until blade has stopped.
13.
Do
not attempt to remove scraps or small pieces of wood by hand from between
guard/blade. First, switch off, then use
a
stick to remove them.
14. Never wear gloves when operating the tool.
WORK
HELPERS
Push sticks, push blocks or auxiliary fence are types of "work helpers."Use them to make
safe, sure cuts without the need for the operator to contact the blade with any part of
the bodv.
Push Stick
A push stick can be easily made from
a
piece of plywood 3/4" to
1"
thick.
(38
mml
Cut out the hatched area on the stick and smooth edges with
a
file.
H
dimension should
be
less
than 1/2" (12.7 mm)
so
as
to be thinner than workpiece.
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