SawStop JSS-120A60, Owner'S Manual, Page: 11 / 100

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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.
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Feed the workpiece into the saw blade 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 into the saw blade.
• Never use the miter gauge to feed the workpiece when ripping and do not use the rip
fence as a length stop when cross cutting with the miter gauge .
Guiding the workpiece with
the rip fence and the miter 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 the saw
blade . Use a push stick when the distance between the fence and the saw blade is 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.
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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 miter
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 miter 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
• Immediately reattach the guarding system after completing an operation (such as
rabbeting, Dadoing or re-sawing cuts) which requires removal of the guard, riving knife
and/or anti-kickback pawls .
The guard, riving knife, and anti-kickback pawls 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.
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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 pawls 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 anti-kickback pawls.
• 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
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