additional safety instructions for band saw
Safety _s a combination of common sense _taym(,j
alert ar, dknow,ng how your band saw works
BEFORE USIF'G THE SAW:
WARNING' TO AVC'O MIS ,AKE$ THAT COULD
RESULT IN SERIOUS. PERMANENT INJURY, DO
NOT PLUG THE SAW IN UNTIL THE FOLLOWING
STEPS HAVE EEEN SATISFACTORILY
COMPLETED
Asser_h,y and ahgnment
._ LPa,r_ th_ tun('hl)n arid proper use of the on (Jtt
Sw,t(h table lurk wr'ob upper blade gLJ,des
QtJt(aPbar Io(W s(rew nower hladegu[des tens,or
adlL_sf,nQ k,,,)t arid tPr%,On Setpng St ale and
hna(3_, thrtjSl roller adluStmet_t c,
'_ea d arr_ Ljt,rJetslai_ d all satll_t V ,t1_ttljC h ,'icj rlf" d
,pe,ai,r, L1 pr )(-Pd.J,es tr ,,)Light)or thp ,narl_jai
4PlP,Id th_ t,jllO_,r+g labpis wh,(h appear r_ th e
fr ,, t _,l trn_ hand Saw and blad_ Q,Jard
[DANGER] FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY
WHEN INSTALLING OR MOVING THE
SAW
I'% r_crj,d ,r_ ury ff,)m unexpp(.Ied saw n_)vprnt_nt
a Plate thP saw u n ,1 f,rl_ level s_rfa(e where
there ,S plant f "jr roQm tO_ teednng the Wr)_k
p_e(. e
b Adp}s{ the S_IW %,_ t hp table ,c, level a¢_d the SriW
does t_r)t r_k
(I_Oltth_S;:l_,'l_thehL_or:f,tte_'1StOShp slldp
,)r hedge{ L,_,_gl)pprahl)r_shke• _Jttmqh)nq
hea_y board _,
dTu_ saw ,_fl ,u ,1 .,_pq,g r, npLtr,( (_,_d bef,_rp
nnO_'l_ thP saw f,) ..1PeW a_)a
2 _t,)re and _JS_ th_ ba_rJ saw ,r'd+,_rs
BEFORE EACH USE
IInspect y,)ur Saw If arw part ,)t th,s band saw ,s
m,SS,,,g or b_,rt or ta_led ,n any way t_r any
_'lectr,(:a'componentsdonotworkproperly turn
the saw oft remOvP SWd(h key and unplug th_
Saw laeplace damaged m,ss,n(_ i)+ ta_lPd paris
b+.t<]rp using the _aW aga,r,
2 Plan your wotk to protect your eyes hands face
ears and body
aDO hot do layout assembly or setupworkon
the table wh,le the Saw iS running
bWear safety goggles qrot glasses, that COmply
wdh ANSI za? 1{shown on packagel (_s0ng
any power toot can result mforeign o ,)acts
be,ng thrown into the eyes which can result m
permanent eye damage Safety goggles are
avadable at Sears retad or catalog stores Use
of glasses Or use of goggles Pot in ("omphan(_ P
wdh AN_I Z87 1could result in severe urhtjry
from breakage of thP eye protPcbon
£for duMy operations wear afa(.e shlPld a_+)pq
wan safety g{)ggles
•1LJSh eXIra Laut.}n with large VPfy sma'l .+l
awk ward wor k p,_( (-,S
Use extra Supports +tables saw b+_,sP.,
pt( .lot ac y wofkp_e(.es large enough t,, t,p
wrier, r_)l held down tO the tabIP lop
[_' _ _Tr_t teed Srt all p,el.P'-, that reql_,r+, _,,t,r
f_, _}_r h_,Id,r'q lhe w_rkp,+'(_ It) g() _i' I_Jr
the q_+ard _tr++a t)SP i,q% +jr t,xtureS t(J _ _nI
the _,_rk ,I(,'1 k_e|_ y'j_r hands awcIy tr j+_
the' hlad+'
WhP_ (uttmq ,rregularly shaped work
pieces plan you rwork SO _t wd, not p[r_L h
tnPbladP A p,eLeo!moldmg forPxamplP
rntjSt lay flal orbe herd by a f,xture or I'g I hat
will not Ipt ,1 tWiSt rock Orshe while be,riLl
(,+t
4 properly Support round mater,al sHrh _1_
dowel rods or tubing Theyhaveater,J+.n(y
to rollwh,lebP'ng(tJl caus,ngthe bladPttJ
b,tP Toavo,dth,s aiw_ysusea V blu(.k
Or(.lamp the w<)rkple( e to a miter gage
_* T,) av<+_d r_sk 0 + neat,ng darnaqe wpat _,a+
pldg_ ,;r muffs durmQ _xlended pPr,+_d _, ,a
o"_rat,r)r,
IT ) av,),(J being SLJddPplly <aright m th* + hla,t_
1 D() nl)t wear 01r)_eS
_) _emlj+p all leWPlcy at_d h)r)sP ! Iothmq
l'_p ba£k h)pq ha,r
4_OIn e)rlg sleeves abt}VP the plb(_w
lltavuvj.qurf froma(.(.,dentalstarllng alway..
unplug saw turnSwlt(.hoffandremovPsWd(.h
key betorP r_movlng the guard rnStalhng {Jr
remov,nganyblade ac(.e_;sory Jratta(tlr_)p_l
(jr mak+r,g a_.y adluStmpnt _,
additional satety instructions for band saw
TO avoid Slips and lares causing mlury
IChoose the _,ght size and style blade for the
mater0al and the type of cutbng yOu plan to
do Use th_s band saw to cut and sand only
wood wood hke pro'_ucIS and plashc
2Make sure the blade teeth point downward
toward thP taule
3 Make sure the blade teack_ng gu+des and
thrust bear0ngs are properly adlusted
4 Atways check and correctly adlust b,ade or
sanding bell tension
iTO avo,d ac(.,denlal blade contact mlnlrn,;e
blade breakage and provtde max,mum blade
s,Jpport
t Always adjust the _pper blade 9d[de and
blade guard to lUS_ _lear the workp_ece
2Plan yuur hand placement so your t,ngers
Will not be where asudden shp Cot+ld ( arise
them tO h+t the blade
Mak_ surp all £ lamps and locks are t,cjhl and
there +s no Px_eSslve play _n any paris
It. avoid an ele(t,,(alshock make Sure your
fingers (.1o no! touLh Ihe metal prohgS on the
plug when,nstalhng (jr ,an rv,nq the plbg tr).)r
from aI,v+, _)ullet
e-Jever IU r r_yt++ur bal,d saw ON before c leafing
+,veryIh,ng ex_epl the wo kpIe+.e and related
feed or Support dev[(es ,)ft the taDl_
BEFORE SANDING
IKeep the table aPd Sand,ng belt adluSted su the
gad br, twee._ them _S no mote It,an I16 nn(,h
Wldp
T() avoid t_re Shock tJ+ [dOSe eleCtrKal shorts
do not sand melal It Ct)tJld ,gr'de the Sawdusl
ms,de the saw
ACCESSORIES
rIv J,+J ,r, ,,r¥ tr hi+, j++t+,'_t+ '1 +'+ .,t,p+ +pl++ ,1 t+%
,' tt,+ _' I + %%,,r v|,,!(_' r+t _f •[e,+l+" +a'
WHENEVER SAW IS RUNNING
WARNING: DON'T LET FAMILIARITY (GAINED
fROM FREOUENT USE OF YOUR BAND SAW)
CAUSE A CARELE':IS MISTAKE ALWAYS
REMEMBER THAT A CARELESS FRACTION
OF A SECOND IS SUFFICIENT TO INFLICT
SEVERE INJURY
If your saw makes an unfam,l_ar noise or rf )t
wbrates excessively stop immediately Turn
the saw oft Remove sw_tch key and unplug
the saw Oo not restart until finding and
correcting the problem
bAvoid awk ward hand positions where a sudden
shp could cause a hand to move onto the blade
or the sanding be1!
CFeed the workple(.POhly fast enough to let the
bladP Cut without bogging down Or binding
dBeforefreemg_amrnedmaler_ai turnsawoff
Remove switch key Removeplug from Iwar
source outlet Walt for all moving parts, lop
When backing Up the workp_e(.e the blade
may b_nd 0p the karl (cub */his is uSually
caused by sawdust £1oqqlng up lhe kerr ,)r
because the blade comes out ot the guides It
this happens
1Turn saw Oil
2Unplug saw
3Remove SW'IL h key
4Wad for all mov.lg pads to slop
_) Remov_ band saw cover
6Stick a fiat blade S_rewdr=ver _r wedge ant()
!he kerr
7Turn the upper wh_,e I by hand while bacwmg
up the workp.ece
Before re-=ovrng loose p=ece_ from the table
turn '=dW Oft ard wait for all moving parts tq
st_,p