laguna 506601, Owner'S Manual

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7 JX|6 & JX|8 Quadtec:I Jointers \ Safety
3. PUSH BLOCKS
THE CUTTER HEADS ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND YOU MUST NEVER PASS YOUR HANDS OVER THE CUTTER
HEAD. ALWAYS USE PUSH BLOCKS WHENEVER SURFACE PLANNING. HAND SAFETY. IT IS GOOD PRACTICE TO MOVE
THE HANDS IN AN ALTERNATE MOTION FROM BACK TO FRONT AS THE WORK CONTINUES THROUGH THE CUT. NEVER
PASS YOUR HANDS DIRECTLY OVER THE CUTTERHEAD. AS ONE HAND APPROACHES THE CUTTERHEAD REMOVE IT
FROM THE STOCK IN AN ARC MOTION AND PLACE IT BACK ON THE STOCK IN A POSITION BEYOND THE CUTTERHEAD.
YOUR HANDS MUST NEVER BE CLOSER THAN 3 INCHES TO THE CUTTER HEAD.
4. SUPPORTING THE WORK
ONLY MAKE CUTS IF THE WORK PIECE IS STABLE AND NEVER ATTEMPT TO CUT UNSTABLE PLANKS, OR INJURY MAY
OCCUR.
5. CUTTING DEPTH
NEVER EXCEED THE MAXIMUM CUTTING DEPTH AS STATED IN THE SPECIFICATION FOR YOUR MACHINE. IT IS FAR
BETTER TO TAKE SEVERAL SMALL CUTS RATHER THAN LARGE CUTS.
6. DIRECTION OF CUT
JOINTING AGAINST THE GRAIN OR JOINTING END GRAIN IS DANGEROUS AND COULD PRODUCE CHATTER OR
EXCESSIVE CHIP OUT. ALWAYS JOINT WITH THE GRAIN.
7. GUARDS
GUARDS ARE DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY. ALWAYS USE THE GUARDS. IF IT IS IMPERATIVE TO USE
THE MACHINE WITHOUT THE GUARDS, [RABBETING] ALWAYS REPLACE THE GUARDS.
8. CUTTING DIRECTION
ONLY CUT FROM THE IN FEED TABLE TO THE OUT FEED TABLE, AND ALWAYS COMPLETE THE CUT. DO NOT STOP THE
WOOD PROGRESS UNTIL THE JOB HAS CLEARED THE CUTTER HEAD COMPLETELY. ONLY CUT WITH THE GRAIN OR AT
A SLIGHT ANGLE TO THE GRAIN.
9. STOCK
YOUR SAFETY WILL BE GREATLY ENHANCED IF YOU ONLY USE GOOD LUMBER. ONLY WORK WITH LUMBER AFTER YOU
HAVE INSPECTED IT COMPLETELY. STAPLES, NAILS LOOSE KNOTS AND ANY OTHER METAL IN THE PLANK WILL
DAMAGE YOUR CUTTER HEAD AND COULD CAUSE INJURY AND OR FIRE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION ABOUT A PIECE
OF LUMBER, DO NOT USE IT.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
Refer to them often and use them to instruct others.