Craftsman 113.29461 Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 18)

safety instructions to operator

1. Be sure to read the following instructions carefully

before operating the saw.

WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT POWER

CORD UNTIL THE FOLLOWING STEPS

HAVE BEEN SATISFACTORILY COM-

PLETED.

a. Assembly and installation.

b. Examination and operating familiarity with ON-

OFF switch, elevation control, bevel control, rip

control, and miter control.

c. Review and understanding of the operating proce-

dures which follow.

CAUTION: Always disconnect the power when

changing the sat-up, or making adjustments.

Shut off motor before performing layout work

on the saw table. ALWAYS return the carriage

to the full rear position after each crosscut Wpe

operation.

2. The saw should be bolted down.

3. Set carriage lock before moving machine.

4. Position your entire saw (or saw and bench) to slope

slightly rearward, so the carriage will not roll forward

due to gravity.

5. Kickbacks can cause serious injury. A kickback occurs

when a part of the workpiece binds on the saw blade

and the rip fence or other fixed object, rises from the

table, and is thrown toward the operator. Kickbacks

are usually caused by one or more of the following

conditions:

a. Failure to use a spreader when ripping, or failure to

maintain the spreader in alignment with the saw

blade.

b. Improperly conditioned (dull) saw that permits the

material to pinch on the out-feed edge of the saw

and rise from the table.

c, Failure to determine that the rip fence and the saw

blade are parallel to each other.

d. Ripping wood that has a twisted grain, does not

have a straight edge to guide along the fence, or

wood that is twisted or not fiat (which may rock on

the table and pinch the blade).

e. Confining the cut-off piece when ripping.

10.

11.

Ripping by applying the feed force to the section of

the workpiece that will become the cut-off (free)

piece (feed force when ripping should always be

applied between the saw blade and the fence.., use

a push stick for narrow or short work),

g. Releasing workpiece before operation is complete...

not pushing the workpiece all the way past the saw

blade.

NOTE: Injury from kickbacks may be pre-

vented or minimized by:

Avoiding any of the causes noted above...

Making sure (by trial) before starting the cut

that the anti-kickback pawls will stop the kick-

back once it has started...

Keeping your face and body always out of line

of possible kickbacks, including turning the

switch ON and OFF ...

Always wearing safety goggles...

Whenever possible, perform rip, bevel rip, and plough

cuts with the saw in the out-rip position. This provides

the most stable setup (carriage bearings nearest the

column) and the greatest visibility of the sawblade.

The saw should be positioned when ripping so neither

the operator nor a casual observer is forced to stand in

line with the saw blade.

Before starting work, verify that no play exists in the

carriage and that arm, yoke, and bevel locks/clamps are

tight.

Use only accessories that are designed for this machine.

The saw work area should have adequate overhead,

non-glare light and adequate surrounding work space.

A large proportion of saw accidents is caused by dull,

badly set, improperly filed cutting tools, by gum or

resin adhering to cutting tools, and by fence misalign-

ment (out-of-parallel) with the sawblade. Such condi-

tions cause the material to stick, jam, stall the saw, or

kick-back at the operator. Cracked saw blades should

be discarded immediately. A sawblade can become

cracked if it wobbles or if it is not in balance. Never

attempt to free a statled saw blade without turning the

saw "OFF". Avoid potential injury by proper cutting

tool and machine maintenance."

CAUTION: DO NOT cycle the motor switch

ON and OFF rapidly, as this might cause the

saw blade to loosen. In the event this should

ever occur, allow the saw blade to come to a

complete stop and re-tighten the arbor nut nor-

mally, not excessively.

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