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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR TABLE SAW
GUARDING RELATED WARNINGS
Keep guards in place. Guards must be in
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working order and be properly mounted.
A guard that is loose, damaged, or is not
functioning correctly must be repaired or
replaced.
Always use saw blade guard, riving
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knife and anti-kickback device for every
through-cutting operation. For through-
cutting operations where the saw blade cuts
completely through the thickness of the
workpiece, the guard and other safety devices
help reduce the risk of injury.
After completing a non-through cut such
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as rabbeting, resawing, or dadoing, restore
the riving knife to the extended-up position.
With the riving knife in the extended-up
position, reattach the blade guard and the
anti-kickback device. The guard, riving knife,
and anti-kickback device help to reduce the
risk of injury.
Make sure the saw blade is not contacting
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the guard, riving knife or the workpiece
before the switch is turned on. Inadvertent
contact of these items with the saw blade
could cause a hazardous condition.
Adjust the riving knife as described in
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this instruction manual. Incorrect spacing,
positioning and alignment can make the riving
knife ineffective in reducing the likelihood of
kickback.
For the riving knife and anti-kickback
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device to work, they must be engaged in
the workpiece. The riving knife and anti-
kickback device are ineffective when cutting
workpieces that are too short to be engaged
with the riving knife and anti-kickback device.
Under these conditions a kickback cannot
be prevented by the riving knife and anti-
kickback device.
Use the appropriate saw blade for the
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riving knife. For the riving knife to function
properly, the saw blade diameter must match
the appropriate riving knife and the body
of the saw blade must be thinner than the
thickness of the riving knife and the cutting
width of the saw blade must be wider than the
thickness of the riving knife.
CUTTING PROCEDURES WARNINGS
WARNING
in line with the saw blade. A moment of
inattention or a slip could direct your hand
towards the saw blade and result in serious
personal injury.
Feed the workpiece into the saw blade or
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cutter only against the direction of rotation.
Feeding the workpiece in the same direction
that the saw blade is rotating above the table
may result in the workpiece, and your hand,
being pulled into the saw blade.
Never use the miter gauge to feed the
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workpiece when ripping and do not use
the rip fence as a length stop when cross
cutting with the miter gauge. Guiding
the workpiece with the rip fence and the
miter gauge at the same time increases the
likelihood of saw blade binding and kickback.
When ripping, always keep the workpiece
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in full contact with the fence and always
apply the workpiece feeding force between
the fence and the saw blade. Use a push
stick when the distance between the fence
and the saw blade is less than 150 mm
(6 in.), and use a push block when this
distance is less than 50 mm (2 in.). "Work
helping" devices will keep your hand at a safe
distance from the saw blade.
Use only the push stick provided by
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the manufacturer or constructed in
accordance with the instructions. This push
stick provides sufficient distance of the hand
from the saw blade.
Never use a damaged or cut push stick. A
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damaged or cut push stick may break causing
your hand to slip into the saw blade.
Do not perform any operation "freehand".
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Always use either the rip fence or the miter
gauge to position and guide the workpiece.
"Freehand" means using your hands to
support or guide the workpiece, in lieu of a
rip fence or miter gauge. Freehand sawing
leads to misalignment, binding and kickback.
Never reach around or over a rotating saw
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blade. Reaching for a workpiece may lead
to accidental contact with the moving saw
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Never place your fingers
or hands in the vicinity or