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Safety Instructions For Jointer/Planer (continued)
Major Hazards
All of the safety information and cutting steps are critical
to the safe operation of the jointer/planer.
1. Workpiece kickback
Kickback is the uncontrolled grabbing and throwing of the
workpiece during jointing or planing. If kickback occurs,
the workpiece can hit you or a bystander hard enough to
cause broken bones, internal organ injury or death. To
reduce or prevent kickback, read and follow the safety
information in the Jointing and Planing sections of the
manual.
2. Kickback followed by blade contact
Your fingers or hand can contact the blade following kick-
back if your hands are unprotected or too near the cutter
blades. Your fingers can be cut off. To reduce the risk of
contacting the cutting blades, read and follow the safety
information in the Jointing and Planing sections of the
manual.
3. Wrong way feed
Wrong way feed is feeding the workpiece into the cutter
blades in the direction of blade rotation. The workpiece
can be grabbed by the blades and pull your hands into
the blades before you can let go or pull back. Fingers can
be cut off. To reduce the risk of wrong way feed, always
feed the workpiece against the direction of blade rotation.
Cutter blade rotation is shown on the sliding fence guard
(behind the center of the fence).
4. Thrown workpiece, chips and cutter blade pieces
The jointer/planer can throw the workpiece, workpiece
chips, or pieces of loose or broken cutter blades. You can
be blinded. Wear safety goggles labelled “ANSI Z87.1”
(or in Canada CSA Z94.3-99) on the package.
DANGER: Follow the steps listed below to reduce
or eliminate the risk of being injured when using the
jointer/planer. Failure to do so can result in a life
threatening injury or death.
1. Lock the fence lock knob.
2. Set the depth of cut per pass to less than 1/8" for
jointing and less than 1/32" for planing.
3. Check the blade guard for proper position and
smooth operation.
4. Keep hands as far away from the cutters as possible
when jointing or planing.
5. Use push blocks or push sticks whenever possible.
6. Complete the cut without stopping or backing up the
workpiece.
7. Read and follow the safety information and safety
instructions in the operator’s manual and in the
safety labels on the jointer/planer.
8. Know location and function of all controls before
using tool. See “Getting to know your Jointer/Planer”
section of this manual.
Before Using the Jointer/Planer
WARNING: Some dust created by power sanding,
sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activi-
ties contains chemicals known (to the State of Califor-
nia) to cause cancer, birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemi-
cals are:
• Lead from lead-bases paints,
• Crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other
masonry products, and
• Arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lum-
ber.
Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on
how often you do this type of work. To reduce your
exposure to these chemicals: work in a well ventilated
area, and work with approved safety equipment, such
as those dust masks that are specially designed to fil-
ter out microscopic particles.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of mistakes that
could cause serious, permanent injury, do not plug the
jointer/planer in until the following steps have been
satisfactorily completed.
Know and Understand the Jointer/Planer
• Completely assemble and align jointer/planer.
• Learn the use and function of the ON-OFF switch,
fence slide locking handle, cutter guard, depth of cut
hand wheel, locks and stops, fence bevel lock handle,
outfeed table, infeed table and hold-down/push-blocks.
• Review and understand all safety instructions and
operating procedures in this manual.
• Review the maintenance methods for this jointer/
planer.
WARNING: Do not attempt to use the tool until you have read thoroughly and understand completely the oper-
ator’s manual. Pay close attention to the safety rules, including Dangers, Warnings, and Cautions. If you use this tool
properly and only for what it is intended, you will enjoy years of safe, reliable service.