Craftsman 113.234940 Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 17)

• Rolllongsleevesabovetheelbow.

• Noise levels vary widely. To avoid possible hearing

damage, wear ear plugs or muffs when using miter

saw for hours at a time.

• For dusty operations, wear a dust mask along with

safety goggles.

Inspect your workpiece.

• Make sure there are no nails or foreign objects in the

part of the workpiece to be cut.

Plan your work to avoid thrown pieces, when the

w0rkpiece binds on the blade and is torn from your

hands.

Plan how you will make the cut. Always:

• Make sure the blade is not spinning.

• Raise the blade.

• Slide the saw out above the lronl edge of the work-

piece before starting saw, and

• Push the sawblade down on top of the wood and back

toward the rear of the saw to make the cut.

I DANGER: NEVER pull the saw toward you during a

cut. The blade can suddenly climb up on top of the

workpiece and force itself toward you.

Plan how you will hold the workpiece from start to

finish:

• Avoid awkward operations and hand positions where a

sudden slip could cause fingers or hand to move into

the blade.

• Don't Overreach. Keep good footing and balance.

• Keep your face and body to one side of sawblade, out

of line wilh a possible throwback.

• Never cut Freehand:

- Brace your workpiece solidly against the fence and

table top so it will not rock or twist during the cut.

- Make sure there's no debris between the workpiece

and its supports.

- Make sure no gaps between the workpiece, fence

and table will let the workpiece shift after it is cut in

two.

• Cut only one workpiece at a time.

• Keep the cut off piece free to move sideways after it's

cut off. Otherwise, it could get wedged against the

blade and thrown violently

• Clear everything except the workpiece and related

support devises off the table before turning the miter

saw on.

• Secure Work. Use clamps or a vise to help hold the

work when it's practical.

Use extra caution with large, very small or awkward

workpieces:

° Use extra supports (tables, saw horses, blocks, etc.)

for any workpieces large enough to tip when not held

down to the table top.

• Never use another person as a substitute for a table

extension, or as additional support for a workpiece that

is longer or wider than the basic miter saw table or to

help feed, support or pull the work'piece.

• Do not use this saw to cut pieces too small to let you

easily hold the work while you keep the thumb side of

your index (pointer) finger against the outside edge of

the fence.

• When cutting irregularly shaped workpieces, plan your

work so it will not slip and pinch the blade and be tom

from your hands. A piece of molding, for example,

must lie flat or be he!d by a fixture or jig that will not let

it twist, rock or slip while being cut.

• Properly support round material such as dowel rods, or

tubing. They have a tendency to roll while being cut,

causing the blade to "bite." To avoid this, always use a

fixture designed to properly hold your workpiece.

Whenever Saw Is Running

WARNING: Don't allow familiarity (gained from fre-

quent use of your miter saw) cause a careless mis-

take. A careless fraction of a second is enough to

cause a severe injury.

Before starting your cut, watch the miter saw while it

runs. If it makes an unfamiliar noise or vibrates a lot, stop

immediately. Turn the saw off. Unplug the saw. Do not

restart until finding and correcting the problem.

Keep Children Away, Keep all visitors a safe distance

from the miter saw. Make sure bystanders are clear of

the miter saw and workpiece.

Never confine the piece being cut off. Never hold it,

clamp it, touch it, or use length stops against it while the

blade is spinning. It must be free to move sideways on its

own. If confined, it could get wedged against the blade

and be thrown violently.

Let the blade reach full speed before cutting. This will

help avoid thrown workpieces.

Don't Force Tool. It will do the job better and safer at its

designed rate. Feed the saw into the workpiece only fast

enough to let the blade cut without bogging down or binding.

Before freeing jammed material:

• Turn miter saw "OFF" by releasing trigger switch.

• Wait for all moving parts to stop.

• Unplug the miter saw.

After finishing a cut:

• Keep holding the power head down.

• Release the switch, keeping the powerhead down and

wait for all moving parts to stop before moving your

hands.

• If blade doesn't stop within 6 seconds, unplug the saw

and follow the instructions in the Trouble Shooting sec-

tion for fixing the blade brake before using the saw

again.

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