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damage. The young and unborn children are
particularly vulnerable. You are advised to
consider the risks associated with the materials
you are working with and to reduce the risk
of exposure. As some materials can produce
dust that may be hazardous to your health,
we recommend the use of an approved face
mask with replaceable filters when using this
machine.
You should always:
• Work in a well-ventilated area.
• Work with approved safety equipment,
such as dust masks that are specially
designed to filter microscopic particles.
(2.8)
WARNING:
the operation of any power
tool can result in foreign objects being thrown
towards your eyes, which could result in
severe eye damage. Before beginning power
tool operation, always wear safety goggles
or safety glasses with side shield or a full face
shield where necessary.
ADDITIONAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS -
TABLE SAWS
1) Guarding related warnings
a) Keep guards in place.
Guards must be in
working order and be properly mounted.
A guard that is loose, damaged, or is
not functioning correctly must be
repaired or replaced.
b) Always use saw blade guard, riving
knife and anti-kickback device for
every through–cutting operation.
For
through-cutting operations where the
saw blade cuts completely through the
thickness of the workpiece, the guard and
other safety devices help reduce the risk
of injury.
c) Immediately reattach the guarding
system after completing an operation
(such as rabbeting, dadoing or
resawing cuts) which requires removal
of the guard, riving knife and/or anti-
kickback device.
The guard, riving knife,
and anti-kickback device help to reduce
the risk of injury.
d) 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.
e) 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.
f) For the riving knife and anti-kickback
device 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 device.
g) 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.
2) Cutting procedures warnings
a)
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.
b) 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.
c) Never use the mitre gauge to feed
the workpiece when ripping and do
not use the rip fence as a length stop
when cross cutting with the mitre
gauge.
Guiding the workpiece with the
rip fence and the mitre gauge at the same
time increases the likelihood of saw blade
binding and kickback.
d) When ripping, always apply the
