This document is an instruction manual for the WEN WA1300 and WA1300-2 1300-Pound Capacity Steel Sawhorse. It provides essential information for safe operation, assembly, usage, and maintenance of the sawhorse.
Function Description:
The WEN Sawhorse is designed to support various projects and workpieces, making it a versatile tool for jobsites and workshops. Its primary function is to provide a stable and sturdy platform for cutting, assembling, or storing materials. It can be used individually or in conjunction with other sawhorses and materials to create a temporary worktable. The sawhorse is engineered for dependability, ease of operation, and operator safety, aiming to provide years of rugged, trouble-free performance when properly cared for and used for its intended purpose.
Important Technical Specifications:
- Model Number: WA1300, WA1300-2
- Standing Dimensions: 42.9 inches (length) x 27.1 inches (width) x 32.2 inches (height)
- Folded Dimensions: 3 inches (length) x 5.75 inches (width) x 42.9 inches (height)
- Top Height Range: 24.3 inches to 32.2 inches
- Height Adjustment Positions: 9 positions
- Maximum Load per Unit: 1300 lbs
- Net Product Weight: 20.5 lbs
Usage Features:
The sawhorse offers several features to enhance its utility and adaptability:
- Unfolding and Folding: The manual provides clear, step-by-step instructions for unfolding the sawhorse for use and folding it back for storage. This involves releasing leg lock buttons, rotating legs out from the worktop body, pushing up on support beams to secure the legs, and reversing these steps for folding. A key note for folding is to fold the leg with the acorn nut closer to the top of the worktop body first.
- Height Adjustment: The sawhorse is equipped with 9 different height options, allowing users to adjust it to fit a wide range of workspaces and accommodate people of various heights. Adjustment involves flipping down a height adjustment latch, moving the leg to the desired position, ensuring the pin on the leg lock lever is securely engaged in one of the upper leg holes, and flipping the latch back up to lock the height. The upper leg holes are letter-associated to help ensure all legs are set to the same height.
- Material Support on Worktop: The sawhorse can support longer workpieces when used in pairs. Users are advised to ensure the workpiece is properly supported and to cut outside of where it is supported by the sawhorse, never in between them, to prevent poor cuts and potential injury.
- Material Support on Support Pegs: The sawhorse includes material support pegs that can fold out. These pegs are useful for supporting materials during cutting or for storage. Users should be careful to avoid cutting into the sawhorse's side brackets when using these pegs for cutting.
- Jobsite Table Creation: Two WA1300 sawhorses can be combined with two 2x4s and a sheet of plywood to create a quick and sturdy worktable. The 2x4s are inserted into the sawhorses' side brackets, and plywood is placed over them, ensuring full support on all sides. The plywood can be screwed or nailed to the 2x4s for added stability.
- Portability: The sawhorse's ability to fold into a compact size (3 in. x 5.75 in. x 42.9 in.) makes it easy to transport and store.
Maintenance Features:
The manual outlines routine inspection and cleaning procedures to ensure the longevity and safe operation of the sawhorse:
- Routine Inspection: Before each use, users should inspect the tool for loose hardware, improper mounting, misalignment, cracked or broken parts, or any other condition that might affect its safe operation. Any identified issues should be addressed by replacing parts before further use.
- Cleaning: After every operation, it is recommended to use a vacuum to remove sawdust or metal shavings from the tool surfaces, motor housing (if applicable, though this is a sawhorse), and work area. The tool surfaces should then be wiped clean with a soft cloth or brush.
- Storage: The sawhorse should be stored in a clean and dry place, out of the reach of children.
- Material Compatibility: A caution is provided regarding cleaning products: most plastics are susceptible to damage from commercial solvents such as gasoline, carbon tetrachloride, chlorinated cleaning solvents, and household detergents containing ammonia. Users should avoid these products to prevent damage to plastic parts.
- Product Disposal: Used power tools, especially those with electronic components, should not be disposed of with household waste. They should be recycled at a local recycling facility to minimize environmental impact. The packaging should also be recycled where facilities exist.
General Safety Rules:
The manual emphasizes the importance of reading and understanding all safety warnings and instructions to prevent electric shock, fire, and serious injury. Key safety points include:
- Work Area Safety: Keeping the work area clean, well-lit, and free from explosive atmospheres, and keeping children and bystanders away.
- Electrical Safety (if applicable to other tools used with sawhorse): Matching power tool plugs to outlets, avoiding body contact with earthed surfaces, protecting power tools from rain/wet conditions, proper cord handling, and using GFCI protection in damp locations.
- Personal Safety: Staying alert, using common sense, avoiding operation while tired or under influence, wearing personal protective equipment (eye protection, respiratory mask, non-skid safety shoes, hearing protection), preventing unintentional starting, removing adjusting keys/wrenches before operation, maintaining proper footing and balance, and dressing properly (avoiding loose clothing, jewelry, and keeping hair away from moving parts).
- Power Tool Use and Care: Not forcing the tool, using the correct tool for the application, not using a tool with a faulty switch, disconnecting from power source before adjustments/storage, storing idle tools out of reach of children, maintaining tools (checking for misalignment, binding, breakage), keeping cutting tools sharp and clean, using dust extraction/collection facilities, using the tool, accessories, and bits according to instructions, clamping workpieces, and keeping guards in place.
- Service: Having power tools serviced by qualified personnel using identical replacement parts to maintain safety.
- California Proposition 65 Warning: Information regarding exposure to chemicals (lead, crystalline silica, arsenic, chromium) from construction activities and recommendations for reducing exposure (well-ventilated areas, approved safety equipment).
The manual also includes a warranty statement, outlining the terms of the limited warranty for WEN products, including duration, conditions for claims, and exclusions.
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