Sears 113.235501 - Manual (Page 16)

basic saw operations
• Make sure the bevel lock knob is light and no parts
have excessive play.
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• To avoid accidental blade contact; minimize blade
breakage and provide maximum blade support,
always adjust the blade hold down and blade guard
to just clear the workpiece.
• KEEP WORK AREA CLEAN. Cluttered areas and
benches invite accidents. Floor must not be
slippery.
To avoid burns or other fire damage, never use the saw
near fiarnmable liquids, vapors or gases.
plan ahead to protect your
EYES, HANDS, FACE, EARS
KNOW YOUR SAW Read and understand the owner's
rhahUEil and labels affixed to the toot. Learn its
application and limitations as well as the specific
potential hazanfs peculiar to this tool.
To avoid injury from accidental contact with moving
parts, don’t do layout, assembly or setup work on the
saw vi/hi!e any parts are moving.
AVOID AGCIDENTAL STARTING. Make sure switch is
*Gt"P“ before plugging saw into a power outlet.
Plan your work.
• USE THE RIGHT TOOL, Don't force tool or
attachment to do a job it was not designed to do.
• Use this scroll saw to cut only wood, wood-like
products, plastics and non-ferrous metals.
CAUTION: This saw is WOT designed for
cutting ferrous ntetals like iron or steel.
When cutting non- ferrous metals (brass,
copper and aluminutn, etc.), metal
shavings can react with wood dust and
start a fire. To avoid this:
• Disconnect any dust collecting Hose
from the saw.
• Remove all traces of wood dust from
Inside the saw.
• Remove all traces of metal dust from on
or around the saw before sawing wood
again.
Dress for safety.
Arty power saw can throw foreign objects into the eyes.
This can cause permanent eye damage. Wear safely
goggles (not glasses) that comply with ANSI Z87.1
(shown on package). Everyday eyeglasses have only
irinpact resistant lenses, They are not safety giasses.
Safety goggles are available at Sears Retail or Catalog
Stores, Glasses or goggles not incompliance with ANSI
Z87.1 could seriously hurl you when they break.
• Do not wear loose clothing, gloves, neckties or
jewelry (rinigs, wristwatches). They can get caught
and draw you intomoving parts.
• Wear non-slip 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 saw
for hours at a time.
» For dusty operations, wear a dust mask along with
the safety goggles.
Inspect your workpiece
Make sure there are no nails or foreign objects in the
part of the workpiece to be cut.
Usé extra caution with large, very small or
awkward workpieces:
• Never use this tool to finish pieces too small to
hold by hand.
• Use extra supports (tables, saw horses, blocks,
etc.) for any workpiece large enough to tip when
not held down to the table top,
• NEVER use another person as a substitute for
table extension, or as additional support for a
workpiece or to help feed, support or pull the
workpiece.
• When cutting irregularly shaped workpieces, plan
your Work so it will not pinch the blade. A piece of
molding, for example, must lay flat or be held 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 roil during a
cut, causing the blade to “bite *.
• Cut only one workpiece at a time.
• Clear everything except the workpiece and related
support devices off the table before turning the saw
on.
Plan the way you will hold the workpiece from
start to finish.
Do not hand hold pieces so small that your fingers vflil
go under the blade guard. Use jigs or fixtures to hold
the work and keep your hands away from the blade,
SECURE WORK. Use clamps to hold work whe*
practical. It's often safer than using your hand and____ „
both hands to operate the tool.
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Avoid awkward operations and hand positions where a
sudden slip could cause fingers or hand to move into
the blade.
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