
IMPORTANT
SAFETYRULES
Woodworkingcanbedangerousif safeandproperoperatingproceduresarenotfollowed.Aswithallmachinery,
therearecertainhazardsinvolvedwiththeoperationoftheproduct.Usingthemachinewithrespectandcautionwill
considerablylessenthepossibilityofpersonalinjury.However.ifnormalsafetyprecautionsareoverlookedorignored,
personalinjurytotheoperatormayresult.
Safetyequipmentsuchasguards,pushsticks, hold-downs,featherboards,goggles,dustmasksandhearing
protectioncanreduceyourpotentialforinjury.Buteventhebestguardwon'tmakeupforpoorjudgment,
carelessnessorinattention.Alwaysusecommonsenseandexercisecautionintheworkshop.Ifa procedurefeels
dangerous,don'ttryit.Figureoutanalternativeprocedurethatfeelssafer.REMEMBER:Yourpersonalsafetyis
yourresponsibility.
WARNING:FAILURE
TO
FOLLOW
THESERULES
MAY
RESULT
IN
SERIOUSPERSONAL
INJURY
1.
FORYOUROWNSAFETY,READINSTRUCTION
MANUALBEFOREOPERATINGTHETOOL.Learnthe
tool'sapplicationandlimitationsaswellasthespecific
hazardspeculiartoit.
2.
KEEPGUARDSINPLACEandinworkingorder.
3.ALWAYSWEAREYEPROTECTION.
4.
GROUNDALLTOOLS.
5.REMOVEADJUSTINGKEYSANDWRENCHES.
Formhabitofcheckingtoseethatkeysandadjusting
wrenchesareremovedfromtoolbeforeturningit"on".
6.KEEPWORKAREACLEAN.Clutteredareasand
benchesinviteaccidents.
7.DON'TUSEINDANGEROUSENVIRONMENT.Don't
usepowertoolsindamporwetlocations,orexpose
themto
rain.
Keepworkareawell-lighted.
8.KEEPCHILDRENANDVISITORSAWAY.Allchildren
andvisitorsshouldbekepta safedistancefromwork
area.
9.MAKEWORKSHOPCHILDPROOF- withpadlocks,
masterswitches,orbyremovingstarterkeys.
10.
DON'TFORCETOOL.Itwilldothejobbetterand
besaferattherateforwhichitwasdesigned.
11.
USERIGHTTOOL.Don'tforcetoolorattachmentto
doa jobforwhichitwasnotdesigned.
12.
WEARPROPERAPPAREL.Nolooseclothing,
gloves,neckties,rings,bracelets,orotherjewelrytoget
caughtinmovingparts.Nonslipfootwearisrecommend-
ed.
Wearprotectivehaircoveringtocontainlonghair.
13.
ALWAYSUSESAFETYGLASSES.Wearsafety
glasses.Everydayeyeglassesonlyhaveimpactresistant
lenses;theyarenotsafetyglasses.Alsousefaceordust
maskif cuttingoperationisdusty.
14.
SECUREWORK.Useclampsora visetoholdwork
whenpractical.It'ssaferthanusingyourhandandfrees
bothhandstooperate
tool.
15.
DON'TOVERREACH.Keepproperfootingand
balanceatalltimes.
16.
MAINTAINTOOLSINTOPCONDITION.Keep
toolssharpandcleanforbestandsafestperfor-
mance.Followinstructionsforlubricatingand
changingaccessories.
17.
DISCONNECTTOOLSbeforeservicingand
whenchangingaccessoriessuchasblades,bits,
cutters,etc.
18.
USERECOMMENDEDACCESSORIES.The
useofaccessoriesandattachmentsnorecom-
mendedbyusmaycausehazardsorriskofinjury
to persons.
19.
REDUCETHERISKOFUNINTENTIONAL
STARTING.Makesureswitchisin"OFF"position
beforeplugginginpower
cord.
20.
NEVERSTANDON.TOOL.Seriousinjury
couldoccurif thetoolistippedorifthecutting
toolisaccidentallycontacted.
21.
CHECKDAMAGEDPARTS.Beforefurtheruse
ofthe
tool,
a guardorotherpartthatisdamaged
shouldbecarefullycheckedtoensurethatitwill
operateproperlyandperformitsintendedfunction-
checkforalignmentofmovingparts,bindingof
movingparts,breakageofparts,mounting,and
anyotherconditionsthatmayaffectitsoperation.
Aguardorotherpartthatisdamagedshouldbe
properlyrepairedorreplaced.
22.
DIRECTIONOFFEED.Feedworkintoa blade
orcutteragainstthedirectionofrotationofthe
bladeorcutteronly.
23.
NEVERLEAVETOOLRUNNINGUNATTEND-
ED.
TURNPOWEROFF.Don'tleavetooluntilit
comestoa completestop.
24.
DRUGS,ALCOHOL,MEDICATION.Donot
operatetoolwhileundertheinfluenceofdrugs,
alcoholoranymedication.
25.
MAKESURETOOLISDISCONNECTED
FROMPOWERSUPPLYwhilemotorisbeing
mounted,
connectedorreconnected.
26.
WARNING: Thedustgeneratedbycertain
woodsandwoodproductscanbeinjurioustoyour
health.
Alwaysoperatemachineryinwellventilated
areasand-provideforproperdustremoval.Use
wooddustcollectionsystemswheneverpossible.