Additional Safety Instructions for Panel
No list of safety guidelines can be complete.
Saws Every shop environment is different. Always
consider safety first, as it applies to your
individual working conditions. Use this and
1. SAFETY ACCESSORIES. Always use the blade other machinery with caution and respect.
guard and riving knife on all ''through-sawing''
Failure to do so could result in serious
operations. Through-sawing operations are those
when the blade cuts completely through the work- personal injury, damage to equipment, or poor
piece. work results.
2. KICKBACK. Be familiar with kickback. Kickback
happens when the work-piece is thrown towards the
operator at a high rate of speed. Until you have a Statistics prove that most common accidents
clear understanding of kickback and how it occurs, among table saw users can be linked to
DO NOT operate this table saw!
kickback. Kickback is typically defined as the
3. WORKPIECE CONTROL. Make sure the work-piece high-speed expulsion of stock from the table
is placed in a stable position on the table and is saw toward its operator. In addition to the
either supported by the rip fence or the crosscut danger of the operator or others in the area
table during cutting operations. being struck by the flying stock, it is often the
case that the operator's hands are pulled into
4. PUSH STICK. Always use a push stick when ripping the blade during the kickback.
narrow stock.
5. OPERATOR POSITION. Never stand or have any
part of your body directly in-line with the cutting path Preventing Kickback
of the saw blade.
Never attempt freehand cuts. If the work-piece is not
6. REACHING OVER SAW BLADE. Never reach behind fed perfectly parallel with the blade, a kickback will
or over the blade with either hand while the saw is likely occur. Always use the rip fence or crosscut
running. If kickback occurs while reaching over the fence to support the work-piece.
blade, hands or arms could be pulled into the
spinning saw blade. Make sure the riving knife is always aligned with the
blade. A misaligned riving knife can cause the work-
7. USING THE RIP FENCE AND THE CROSSCUT piece to bind or stop the flow of the cut, resulting in
FENCE TOGETHER DURING A CUTTING an increased chance of kickback. If you think that
OPERATION. When using the crosscut fence, the your riving knife is not aligned with the blade, check
work-piece should never be contacting the rip fence it immediately!
while the saw blade is cutting.
Ensure that your table slides parallel with the blade;
8. STALLED BLADE. Turn the saw off before otherwise, the chances of kickback are extreme.
attempting to "free" a stalled saw blade. Take the time to check and adjust the sliding table.
9. COMFORTABLE CUTTING OPERATIONS. Avoid Use the riving knife during every cut. The riving
awkward operations and hand positions where a knife helps maintain the kerf in the work-piece after
sudden slip could cause your hand to move into the it is cut, therefore, reducing the chance of kickback.
spinning saw blade.
Feed cuts through to completion. Anytime you stop
10. EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES. If at any time you feeding a work-piece that is in the middle of a cut,
are experiencing difficulties performing the intended the chance of binding, resulting in kickback, is
operation, stop using the machine! Contact your greatly increased.
agent.
11. BLADE HEIGHT. Always adjust the blade to the
proper height above the work-piece. Protecting Yourself from Kickback
12. DAMAGED SAW BLADES. Never use blades that Even if you know how to prevent kickback, it may
have been dropped or otherwise damaged. still happen. Here are some tips to reduce the
likelihood of injury if kickback DOES occur:
13. RIVING KNIFE ALIGNMENT. Only operate the saw
if the riving knife is aligned with the main blade.Stand to the side of the blade during every cut. If a
kickback does occur, the thrown
Work-piece usually travels directly in front of the
blade.
Always wear safety glasses or a face shield. In the
Like all machines there is danger associated event of a kickback, your eyes and face are the most
with this Sliding Panel Saw. Accidents are vulnerable part of your body.
frequently caused by lack of familiarity or
failure to pay attention. Use this machine with Never, for any reason, place your hand behind the
respect and caution to lessen the possibility of blade. Should kickback occur, your hand will be
operator injury. If normal safety precautions pulled into the blade.
are overlooked or ignored, serious personal
Use a push stick to keep your hands farther away
injury may occur. from the moving blade. If a kickback occurs, the
push stick will most likely take the damage that your
hand would have received.
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