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into the saw blade.
• Never use the mitre gauge to feed the
workpiece when ripping and do not use
the rip fence as a length stop when cross
cutting with the mitre gauge. Guiding the
workpiece with the rip fence and the mitre
gauge at the same time increases the
likelihood of saw blade binding and
kickback.
• When ripping, always apply the workpiece
feeding force between the fence and
thesaw blade. Use a push stick when the
distance between the fence and the saw
bladeis less than 150 mm, and use a push
block when this distance is less than 50
mm. “Work helping” devices will keep
your hand at a safe distance from the saw
blade.
• Use only the push stick provided by 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
damaged push stick may break causing
your hand to slip into the saw blade.
• Do not perform any operation “freehand”.
Always use either the rip fence or the
mitre 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 mitre gauge.
Freehand sawing leads to misalignment,
binding and kickback.
• Never reach around or over a rotating saw
blade. Reaching for a workpiece may lead
to accidental contact with the moving saw
blade.
• Provide auxiliary workpiece support to the
rear and/or sides of the saw table for long
and/or wide workpieces to keep them
level. A long and/or wide workpiece has a
tendency to pivot on the table’s edge,
causing loss of control, saw blade binding
and kickback.
• Feed workpiece at an even pace. Do not
bend or twist the workpiece. If jamming
after completing an operation (such as
rabbeting, dadoing or resawing cuts)
which requires removal of the guard,
riving knife and/or 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
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 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
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 antikickback
• Use the appropriate saw blade for the
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
• DANGER: Never place your fingers or
hands in the vicinity or 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
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
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