36
Preparing for Saw Operations
Body and Hand Position
Position your body and
hands properly to make
cutting easier and safer. Failure to follow
all instructions, identified below by bullet
(•) symbols, may result in serious personal
injury (see Fig. 32 below).
• Never place hands near cutting area.
Keep hands and arms outside the “NO
HANDS” zone.
The “No Hands Zone” is an area 6 inches
(152mm) wide on left and right side of the
blade cutting path. Portion of the Fence in
this are also is considered a part of the “No
Hands Zone”.
The “No Hands Zone” for zero miter and
zero bevel cuts is marked on the tool with
lines and “No Hands” symbols.
The “No Hands Zone” for all slide and miter
right cuts is defined in figure below.
The “No Hands Zone” for all slide and miter
left cuts is defined in figure below.
With all bevel cuts the “No Hands Zone” ex-
tends vertically up to the bottom of the
upper guard when the head assembly is in
the lowest cut position.