laguna Fusion 3, Owner'S Manual

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Fusion 3 Table Saw \ Safety \
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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 tabletop when ripping workpieces less than 2 mm thick. A thin workpiece may
wedge under the rip fence and create a kickback.
Kickback Causes and Related Warnings
Statistics show that most common accidents among table saw users can be linked to kickback.
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 feather-board to guide the workpiece against the table and fence when making non-through cuts such as
rabbeting, dadoing or resawing cuts. A feather-board 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, center 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.
k) Keep saw blades clean, sharp, and with sufficient set. Never use warped saw blades or saw blades with cracked or
broken teeth. Sharp and properly set saw blades minimize binding, stalling and kickback.