additional safety instructions for radial saws
CAUTION: Always disconnect the power cord before
removing the guard, changing the cutting tool, changing
the set-up or making adjustments. Shut off motor before
performing layout work on the saw table.
WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT POWER CORD UNTIL
THE FOLLOWING STEPS HAVE BEEN SATISFACTORILY
COMPLETED:
I. Assembly and alignment.
II. Examination and operating familiarity with ON-OFF
switch, elevation control, yoke index and lock, bevel
index and lock, carriage lock, guard clamp screw,
spreader and antikickback device, and miter index
and lock.
III. Review and understanding of all Safety Instructions
and Operating Procedures thru-out manual.
INSTALLATION
1. Set carriage lock before moving the saw.
2. Bolt the saw to the floor if it tends to slip. walk, or slide
during normal operation.
3. Mount the saw so the table is approximately 39"
above the floor.
4. Mount the saw so that arm slopes slightly downward
to the rear so the carrige will not roll forward due to
gravity.
5. If you attach any kind of table extensions over 24"
wide to either end of the saw, make sure you either
bolt the saw to the bench or floor as appropriate, or
support the outer end of the extension from the bench
or floor, as appropriate.
MINIMIZE ACCIDENT POTENTIAL
Most accidents are caused by FAILURE TO FOLLOW
setup and operating instructions:
(A) GENERAL
--Avoid awkward hand positions, where a sudden
slip could cause a hand to move intoa sawbladeor
other cutting tool. Never reach in back of or
around the cutting tool with either hand to hold
down the workpiece, or for any other reason; DO
NOT place fingers or hands in the path of the
sawblade.
-- Never saw, dado, mold, or rabbet unless the proper
•guard (complete with all its parts)is installed and
set up as instructed.
- NOTE THE FOLLOWING DANGER LABELS
WHICH APPEAR ON THE FRONT OF THE YOKE
AND GUARD:
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If any part of this radial saw is missing or should
break, bend or fail in any way. or any electrical
component fail to perform properly, shut off power
switch, remove cord from power supply and
replace damaged, missing and/or failed parts
before resuming operation.
tF YOUR SAW MAKES AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE
OR IF IT VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY CEASE
OPERATING IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THE
SOURCE HAS BEEN LOCATED AND THE
PROBLEM CORRECTED
-- WARNING: DO NOT ALLOW FAMILIARITY
(GAINED FROM FREQUENT USE OF YOUR
SAW) TO BECOME COMMONPLACE. ALWAYS
REMEMBER THAT A CARELESS FRACTION OF
A SECOND IS SUFFICIENT TO INFLICT SEVERE
INJURY.
-- Before starting work, verify that no play exists
between the column & column support, or in the
carriage, and that arm. yoke. and bevel
locks!clamps are tight.
-- A large proportion of saw accidents is caused by
use of the wrong type blade, dull, badly set,
improperly sharpened cutting tools, by gum or
resin adhering to cutting tools, and by sawblade
misalignment out of parallel with the fence. Such
conditions can cause the material to stick, jam
(stall the saw) or "KICKBACK" at the operator.
NEVER ATTEMPT TO FREE A STALLED SAW
BLADE WITHOUT FIRST TURNING THE SAW
"OFF". tf the sawblade is stalled or jammed, shut
saw "OFF", remove workpiece, and check
sawblade squareness to table surface and to the
fence, and check for heel. Adjust as indicated.
-- CAUTION: DO NOT cycle the motor switch "ON"
and "OFF" rapidly, as this might cause the
sawblade to loosen. In the event this should ever
occur, allow the saw blade to come to a complete
stop and re-tighten the arbor nut normally, not
excessively.
-- Do not leave a long board unsupported so the
spring of the board causes it to shift on the table
Provide proper support for the workpiece, base. 4
on its size and the type of operation to be
performed. Hold the work firmly against the fence.
-- Never use a length stop on the free end or edge of
the workpiece whether crosscutting or ripping.
Never hang onto or touch the free-end of
workpiece when crosscutting, or a free piece that
is cut off while power is "ON" and/or the sawblade
is rotating. In short, the cut-off piece in any
"thru-sawing" operation must never be confined
-- it must be allowed to move laterally.
--Make sure your fingers do not contact the
terminals when installing or-removing the plug to
or from a live power source.
-- Never climb on the saw, or climb near the saw
when power is "ON". Never leave the saw with
power "ON", or before the cutting tool has come to
a complete stop. Lock the motor switch and put
away the key when leaving the saw.
-- Do not use any blade or other cutting tool marked
for an operating speed lower than 3450 RPM
Never use a cutting tool larger in diameter than the
diameter for which the saw was designed. For
greatest safety and efficiency when ripping, use
the maximum diameter blade for which the saw is
designed, since under these conditions the
spreader is nearest the blade.
-- Never turn your saw "ON" before clearing the table
or work surface of all objects (tools, scraps of
wood, etc.) except the workpiece and related feed
or support devices for the operation planned.
-- Do not perform layout, assembly, or setup work on
the table while the cutting tool is rotating