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WARNING:
To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn unit off and unplug the tool before making
any adjustments or removing/installing attachments
or accessories. An accidental start-up can cause injury.
WARNING:
Before using the saw, verify the following
each and every time:
•
ALWAYS wear proper eye, hearing and respiratory
equipment.
•
Blade is securely tightened.
•
Bevel locking lever is locked.
•
If ripping, ensure that rip fence locking handle is
locked and that the fence is parallel to the blade.
•
If crosscutting, miter gauge lock knob is securely
tightened.
•
The blade guard assembly is properly attached
and the anti-kickback assembly is functioning.
• Have push sticks available and accessible.
OPERATION
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, have push stick ready to use before starting
cut.
WARNING:
Feed the workpiece into the saw blade
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.
WARNING:
When the tool is in maintenance or
servicing or not in use, ALWAYS turn off saw and
unplug the saw. The saw will automatically shut
down when in a power failure, restart the machine by
pressing the green "I" button on the on/off switch.
WARNING:
ALWAYS make sure your workpiece is not
in contact with the blade before operating the switch
to start the saw. Blade contact could result in kickback
or thrown workpiece.
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of accidental starting,
ALWAYS make sure the switch is in the OFF position
before plugging saw into the power source.
WARNING:
DO NOT use blades rated less than the
speed of this tool. Failure to heed this warning could
result in serious personal injury.
WARNING:
Never operate the saw with the blade
guard removed except for dado and other non-
through cuts. Reinstall the blade guard immediately
after finishing any non-through cut operations which
require removal of the blade guard. Failure to heed
this instruction could result in serious personal injury.
WARNING:
The operation of any power tool can
result in foreign objects being thrown into the eyes,
which can result in severe eye damage. Always wear
safety goggles or standard safety glasses with side
shields complying with United States ANSI Z87.1
before commencing power tool operation.
Operating components
• The upper portion of the blade projects up through the
table and is surrounded by an insert called the table
insert. The height of the blade is set with a height
adjusting handle on the height/bevel adjusting
handwheel. Detailed instructions are provided in this
manual for the basic cut: cross cuts, miter cuts, bevel
cuts, and compound cuts.
• The rip fence is used to position workpiece for
lengthwise cuts.
• It’s very important to use the riving knife, anti-kickback
pawls, and blade guard for all through-cut sawing
operations.
Causes of kickback
Kickback can occur when the blade stalls or binds, causing
the workpiece to be kicked back toward the operator with
great force and speed. If your hands are near the saw blade,
they may be jerked loose from the workpiece and come into
contact with the blade. Obviously, kickback can cause
serious injury, and it is well worth using precautions to avoid
the risks. Kickback can be caused by any action that pinches
the blade in the wood, such as the following:
• Making a cut with incorrect blade depth.
• Sawing into knots or nails in the work piece.
• Twisting the wood while making a cut.
• Failing to support the workpiece.
• Forcing a cut.
• Cutting warped or wet lumber.
• Using the wrong blade for the type of cut.
• Not following correct operating procedures.
• Misusing the saw.
• Failing to use the anti-kickback pawls.
• Cutting with a dull, gummed-up, or improperly set
blade.
Avoiding kickback
NOTICE:
Kickback can be avoided by taking following
proper precautions:
• Always use the correct blade depth setting. The top of
the blade teeth should clear the workpiece by 1/8 in.
(3 mm) to 1/4 in. (6 mm). (See Fig. 15)
Applications
You can use this tool for the purposes listed below:
•
Straight-line cutting operations, such as crosscutting,
ripping, mitering, and compound cutting.
• Dado with optional accessories.
NOTICE:
This table saw is designed to cut wood and wood
composition products only. Never cut metals, cement
board, or masonry.
