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SAFETY INFORMATION
i)
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.
j)
Feed workpiece at an even pace. Do not bend or twist the workpiece. If jamming occurs,
turn the tool off immediately, unplug the tool then clear the jam.
Jamming the saw blade by the
workpiece can cause kickback or stall the motor.
k)
Do not remove pieces of cut-off material while the saw is running.
The material may become
trapped between the fence or inside the saw blade guard and the saw blade pulling your fingers into
the saw blade. Turn the saw off and wait until the saw blade stops before removing material.
l)
Use an auxiliary fence in contact with the table top when ripping workpieces less than 2 mm
thick.
A thin workpiece may wedge under the rip fence and create a kickback.
3) Kickback causes and related warnings
Kickback is a sudden reaction of the workpiece due to a pinched, jammed saw blade or misaligned
line of cut in the workpiece with respect to the saw blade or when a part of the workpiece binds
between the saw blade and the rip fence or other fixed object. Most frequently during
kickback
, the
workpiece is lifted from the table by the rear portion of the saw blade and is propelled towards the
operator. Kickback is the result of saw misuse and/or incorrect operating procedures or conditions
and can be avoided by taking proper precautions as given below.
a)
Never stand directly in line with the saw blade. Always position your body on the same side
of the saw blade as the fence.
Kickback may propel the workpiece at high velocity towards anyone
standing in front and in line with the saw blade.
b)
Never reach over or in back of the saw blade to pull or to support the workpiece.
Accidental
contact with the saw blade may occur or kickback may drag your fingers into the saw blade.
c)
Never hold and press the workpiece that is being cut off against the rotating saw blade.
Pressing the workpiece being cut off against the saw blade will create a binding condition and
kickback.
d)
Align the fence to be parallel with the saw blade.
A misaligned fence will pinch the workpiece
against the saw blade and create kickback.
e)
Use a featherboard to guide the workpiece against the table and fence when making non-
through cuts such as rabbeting, dadoing or resawing cuts.
A featherboard helps to control the
workpiece in the event of a kickback.
f)
Use extra caution when making a cut into blind areas of assembled workpieces.
The
protruding saw blade may cut objects that can cause kickback.
g)
Support large panels to minimize the risk of saw blade pinching and kickback.
Large
panels tend to sag under their own weight. Support(s) must be placed under all portions of the panel
overhanging the table top.
h)
Use extra caution when cutting a workpiece that is twisted, knotted, warped or does not
have a straight edge to guide it with a miter gauge or along the fence.
A warped, knotted, or
twisted workpiece is unstable and causes misalignment of the kerf with the saw blade, binding and
kickback.
i)
Never cut more than one workpiece, stacked vertically or horizontally.
The saw blade could
pick up one or more pieces and cause kickback.
j)
When restarting the saw with the saw blade in the workpiece, centre the saw blade in the
kerf so that the saw teeth are not engaged in the material.
If the saw blade binds, it may lift up the
workpiece and cause kickback when the saw is restarted.
