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your hand into the blade, resulting in serious personal injury. Stay out of
the blade path, and turn the switch off immediately if the blade binds or
stalls.
2. USE RIP FENCE. Always use a fence or straight edge guide when ripping.
3. SUPPORT LARGE PANELS. To minimize the risk of blade pinching and
kickback, always support large panels.
4. ALWAYS USE THE BLADE GUARD, SPREADER, AND ANTI-KICKBACK
PAWLS on all “through-sawing” operations. Through-sawing operations
are those in which the blade cuts completely through the workpiece, as in
ripping or crosscutting. Keep the blade guard and the anti-kick-back pawls
down, and keep the riving knife/spreader/splitter properly aligned with the
saw blade.
5. ALWAYS SECURE THE WORK firmly against the rip fence, mitre fence, or
mitre gauge.
6. ALWAYS USE A PUSH STICK FOR RIPPING NARROW STOCK. A push
stick is a device that is used to push a workpiece through the blade
instead of using your hands. Size and shape can vary, but the push stick
must always be narrower than the workpiece in order to prevent the push
stick from contacting the saw blade. When ripping narrow stock, always
use a push stick so that your hand does not come within 3” (7.6 cm) of
the saw blade. Use a feather board and push blocks for all non-through
cuts.
7. NEVER perform any operation “freehand.” Freehand means using only
your hands to support or guide the workpiece, which is dangerous.
Always use either the rip fence or mitre fence to position and guide the
work.
8. NEVER stand or have any part of your body in line with the path of the saw
blade.
9. NEVER reach behind, over, or within 3” (7.6 cm) of the blade or cutter
with either hand for any reason.
10. ALWAYS REMOVE THE RIP FENCE from the saw when crosscutting.
11. DO NOT USE THE MITRE GAUGE AND RIP FENCE during the same
operation. NEVER use the rip fence as a cut-off gauge when crosscutting.
12. NEVER attempt to free a stalled saw blade without first turning the saw
OFF and disconnecting the saw from the power source.
13. PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPORT to the rear and sides of the saw table for
wide or long workpieces. Use a sturdy “outrigger” support if an extension
table of more than 24” (61 cm) long is attached to the saw.
14. AVOID KICKBACKS (work thrown back toward you) by:
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