Craftsman 113.299210 - Manual (Page 4)

Safety Instructions For Table Saws
Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands, Face
Dress for safety
• Do not wear loose clothing, gloves, neckties or jewelry
(rings, wrist watches) They can get caught and draw
you into moving parts
• Wear nonslip footwear
• Tie back long hair,
• Roll long sleeves above the elbow
• Noise levels vary widely To avoid possible hearing
damage, wear ear plugs or muffs when using fable
saw for hours at a time
• Any power saw can throw foreign objects into the
eyes. This can result in permanent eye damage. Wear
safety goggles (not glasses) that comply with ANSI
Z87 1 (shown on package). Everyday eyeglasses have
only impact resistant lenses They are not safety
glasses. Safety goggles are available at Sears retail
stores Glasses or goggles not In compliance with
ANSI Z87-1 could seriously hurt you when they break
For dusty operations, wear a dust mask along with
safety goggles
Whenever Sawblade is Spinning
WARNING: Don't allow familiarity (gained from fre­
quent use of your table saw) to cause a careless
mistake. Always remember that a careless fraction
of a second is enough to cause a severe injury.
and Ears
Plan the way you will push the workpiece through,
. Never pull the workpiece through. Start and finish
the cut from the front of the table saw.
• Never put your fingers or hands in the path of the
sawblade or other cutting tool.
• Never reach in back of the cutting tool with either
hand to hold down workpiece, support the workpiece,
remove wood scraps, or for any other reason
« Avoid hand positions where a sudden slip could cause
fingers or hand to move into a sawblade or other cut­
ting too!
« Don’t overreach,. Always keep good footing and balance
• Push the workpiece against the rotation of the blade,
never feed material into the cutting tool from the rear of
the saw,
»Always push the workpiece all the way past the saw-
blade
• As much as possible, keep your face and body to one
side of the sawblade, out of line with a possible kick­
back or throwback
• Set the cutting too! as low as possible for the cut you’re
planning
Avoid Accidental Starting.
<• Make sure switch is “OFF" before plugging saw into a
power outlet
• Before actually cutting with the saw, watch it while it
runs for a short while If it makes an unfamiliar noise or
vibrates a lot, stop immediatety Turn the saw off.
Unplug the saw Do not restart until finding and cor­
recting the problem ,
• Make sure the top of the arbor or cutting tool turns
toward the front of the saw
Keep Children Away
• Keep ail visitors a safe distance from the table saw.
• Make sure bystanders are dear of the table saw and
workpiece
Don’t Force Tool.
• Let the blade reach full speed before cutting
' It will do the Job better and safer at its designed rate.
' Feed the workpiece into the saw only last enough to let
the blade cut without bogging down or binding
Before freeing jammed material.
• Turn switch “OFF"
• Wait for all moving parts to stop
• Unplug the saw
• Check blade, spreader and fence for proper alignment
before starting again
To avoid throwback of cut off pieces,
« Use the guard assembly
To remove loose pieces beneath or trapped Inside
the guard.
«Turn saw "OFF",
• Remove switch key
« Wait for blade to stop before lifting the guard
Before Leaving The Saw.
• Turn the saw off
• Wait for blade to stop spinning.
• Unplug ths saw
• Make workshop child-proof Lock the shop Disconnect
master switches Remove the yellow switch key Store
it away from children and others not qualified to use
the tool