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ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES FOR WOOD SHAPERS
1.
WARNING: DO NOT OPERATE YOUR WOOD
SHAPER UNTIL IT IS COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED AND
INSTALLED ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS.
2.
IF YOU ARE NOT
thoroughly familiar with the opera-
tion of Wood Shapers, obtain advice from your super-
visor, instructor or other qualified person.
3.
MAKE SURE
wiring codes and recommended elec-
trical connections are followed and that machine is
properly grounded.
4.
NEVER
turn the shaper “ON” before clearing the
table of all objects (tools, scraps of wood, etc.).
5.
DO NOT
process materials less than 12 in length or
4 in width without special supporting fixtures. Use push
sticks, featherboards or holddowns whenever possible.
6.
ALWAYS
use a miter gage and clamp attachment
when edge shaping work less than 6 wide. The fence
should be removed during this operation.
7.
AVOID
awkward hand positions where a sudden slip
could allow your hand to contact the cutter.
8.
KEEP
hands away from cutting tool.
9.
NEVER
run the stock between the fence and the
cutter.
10.
DO NOT
feed material that is warped, contains knots
or is embedded with foreign objects, such as nails or
staples.
11.
NEVER
start the shaper with the stock in contact
with the cutter.
12.
NEVER
reach under the table while the machine is
running.
13.
NEVER
perform layout, assembly or set-up work on
the table while the shaper is operating.
14.
KEEP
cutters sharp and free from rust and pitch.
15.
THE FENCE
halves should be adjusted so that the
cutter opening is never more than is required to clear the
cutter.
16.
ALWAYS
lock fence hardware after making fence
adjustments.
17.
MAKE CERTAIN
cutters are properly secured before
starting machine.
18.
DO NOT
perform any operation freehand.
ALWAYS
use fence for straight shaping; miter gage for edge shap-
ing; and starting pin and rub collars for curve shaping.
19.
ALWAYS
keep front motor access panel closed
while operating shaper.
20.
ALWAYS
feed against the cutter rotation, as shown
in Fig. A.
21.
WHEN SHAPING
with collars and starting pin, the
collar
MUST
have sufficient bearing surface, as shown in
Fig. B. Fig. C, illustrates the wrong way for this operation
as the collar
DOES NOT
have sufficient bearing surface.
Fig. A
Fig. B
Fig. C
22.
WHEN SHAPING
with collars and starting pin, the
work must be fairly heavy in proportion to the cut being
made as shown in Fig. D.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
should short work of light body be shaped against the
collars as shown in Fig. E.
Fig. D
Fig. E
