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d.
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 150mm, and use a push
block when this distance is less than 50mm.
“Work helping” devices will keep your hand
at a safe distance from the saw blade.
e.
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.
f.
never use a damaged or cut push stick.
A damaged push stick may break causing
your hand to slip into the saw blade.
g.
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.
h.
never reach around or over a rotating saw
blade.
Reaching for a workpiece may lead to
accidental contact with the moving saw blade.
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 2mm thick.
A thin workpiece may wedge
under the rip fence and create a kickback.
8.
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 minimise 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.
