Craftsman 25481 - GENERAL SAFETY FOR ROUTER TABLE USE; Eye Protection and Work Area Safety; Router Table Operation Guidelines; Electrical Safety and Guard Function

ENERALSAFETYI UCTI THE
LEWITHUNITIZEDFENCE.
1. ALWAYSUSEEYEPROTECTION
Theoperationof anypowertoo!can result inforeignobjectsbeing
thrownintotheeyes,which can result in severeeyedamage.
Alwayswear safetygoggles beforecommencingpower tool
operation,Safetygoggles areavailableat Searsretailor catalog
stores,
2. KEEPHANDSCLEAROF BITSANDWORKINGAREA
3. MAKEANOUSEA PUSHSTICKTOMOVESMALL
WORKPIECESACROSSTHECUTTINGAREA.
4, KEEPROUTERCLEANAFTEREVERYUSE,CLEANSAWDUST
OFFTHEROUTER.
5. YOURROUTERTABLEiS PROVIDEDWITHADUST
COLLECTINGATTACHMENTALWAYSUSESHOPVACFORALL
ROUTINGOPERATIONSREQUIRINGUSEOFFRONTSIDEOF
UNITIZEDFENCE.(FRONTSiDEtS THESIDEWITHTHE
CRAFTSMANLABEL).
NOTE:Motors usedon wood-working tools areparticularly
susceptibleto theaccumulationof sawdustandwood chips and
should be"vacuumed"frequently to preventinterferencewith
normal motor ventilation.
6. CHECKFUNCTIONOFGUARDBEFOREEACHUSE.REMOVE
ALLDUSTANDCHIPSFROMGUARDAREAASNEEDEDTO
MAINTAINGUARDFUNCTION.
7. NEVERPUTYOURFINGERSUNDERTHEGUARDWHENTHE
ROUTERISPLUGGEDIN.
8, ALWAYSUSETHEROUTERTABLEFENCETO GUIDETHE
WORK.DONOTWORKFREEHAND.
Whenusingpilottype bits,keepthe fences as closeto the pilotas
possibleto provideadditional backupand additionalguidanceand
to avoidchancesof an accidentandpossiLllepersonalinjury, ,
9. ALWAYSFEEDAGAINSTTHEROTATIONOFTHECUTTER
WHENROUTINGON THEROUTERTABLE.FEEDWORKPIECESIN
THEDIRECTIONOFTHEARROWASSHOWNONTHELABELON
THESIDEOFTHEFENCEBEINGUSED(WHENFACINGTHE
TABLEFRONT).
10. FORALLEDGECUTTINGANDENDCUTrlNGOPERATIONS,
USEFRONTSIDEOF UNITIZEDFENCE.USEBACKSIDEOF
FENCEONLYFORROUTINGOPERATIONSAWAYFROMEDGEON
THEUNDERSIDEOFWORKPtECESUCHAS GROOVING,
FLUTING,VEINING,CROWNMOLDING,ETC.
11. WHENENDCUTTINGONWORKPIECES'4"WIDEORLESS,
CLAMPAND HOLDANDFEEDTHEWORKPIECEWITHTHEPUSH
BLOCKUSINGBOTHHANDS,AS SHOWNiN FIG. #23. KEEP
FINGERSCLEAROFBITWHENMOVINGWORKPIECEACROSS
THECUTTINGAREA.NEVERPLACEYOURHANDSLOWERTHAN
THETOPOFRETRACTABLEGUARD.
12. ROUTERBITSARE_:_rREMELYSHARP.
Beextracarefulwhenworking around them.
13, SOMEROUTERS,WHENUSEDIN AN UPSIDEDOWN
POSITION(SUCHAS ONAROUTERTABLE),WILLFALL(OR
DROP)OUTOFTHEROUTERBASEWHENTHEBASECLAMPIS
LOOSENED+IT IS THEREFOREABSOLUTELYNECESSARYTO
SUPPORTTHEROUTERMOTORFROMBELOWWHENTHEBASE
CLAMPIS LOOSENEDTOMAKEADJUSTMENTS,ORFORANY
OTHERREASON.
t4. ALWAYSLOOKUNDERTHETABLEATTHESWITCHWHEN
TURNINGTHEROUTERON!OFFANDTOUCHNOTHINGBUTTHE
SWITCH,NEVERREACHUNDERTHETABLEWHENROUTERtS
RUNNINGFORANYOTHERREASON.
NOTE:It is far more safeand convenientto usea "Craftsman
+25183 RouterTableSwitchpackage".This switch providesa key
o 1
peratedON/OFFbutton-whichallowsfast andeasyaccesswhen
and if it becomesnecessaryto turn the router "OFF"quickly,The
keycan beremovedto renderthe switch inoperableto
unauthorizedpeople.
15. MOUNTROUTERTABLEFIRMLYANDSECURELYTOA
WORKSURFACEBEFOREUSE.FAILURETO DOSOCOULD
CAUSETABLETOTiP OVERORSLIDEDURINGOPERATION
RESULTINGIN PROPERTYDAMAGEAND/ORSERIOUSBOOILY
INJURY.
16. BEFOREMAKINGANYCUT,UNPLUG
ROUTERANDRETRACTGUARDTO
MAKEABSOLUTELYSURETHATRETRACTABLEGUARDCLEARS
THEROUTERBIT,ANDTHEGUARDIS FUNCTIONING
NORMALLY.SEEFIG. #16.
17. WARNING:ROUTERVIBRATIONS
SOMETIMESCANCAUSEFASTENERS
FORTHETABLE,THEROUTERANDTHEUNITIZEDFENCETO
GETLOOSErPERIODICALLYCHECKFASTENERSTOMAKESURE
THEYARETIGHTAND SECURE,