Fusion 3 Table Saw \ Safety \
Guarding
Related
Warnings
a) Keep guards in place. Guards must be in working order and be properly mounted. A guard that
isloose, damaged, oris not functioning correctly must be repaired orreplaced.
b)
Always use saw blade guard, riving knife and anti-kickback device for every through-cutting operation. Forthrough-
cutting operations where the saw blade cuts completely through the thickness of the workpiece, the guard and other
safety devices help reduce the risk of injury.
c) Immediately reattach the guarding system after completing an operation (such as rabbeting, dadoing or resawing cuts)
which requires removal of the guard, riving knife and/or anti-kickback device. The guard, riving knife, and anti-kickback
device help to reduce the risk of injury.
d)
Make sure the saw blade is not contacting the guard, riving knife or the workpiece before the switch is turnedon.
Inadvertent contact of these items with the saw blade could cause a hazardous condition.
e)
Adjustthe riving knife as describedinthis instruction manual.Incorrect spacing, positioning and alignment can make
the riving knife ineffective in reducing the likelihood of kickback.
f)
Forthe riving knife and anti-kickback device towork, they must be engagedin the workpiece. The riving knife and anti-
kickback device are ineffective when cutting workpieces that are too shorttobe engaged with the riving knife and anti-
kickback device. Under these conditions a kickback cannot be prevented by the riving knife and antikickback device.
g)
Use the appropriate saw blade for the riving knife.For the riving knife to function properly, the saw blade diameter must
match the appropriate riving knife and the body of the saw blade must be thinner than the thickness of the riving knife
andthe cutting width of the saw blade must be wider than the thickness of the riving knife.
Cutting
Procedures
Warnings
a) Never place your fingers or hands in the vicinity or in line with the saw blade. A
moment of inattention or a slip could direct your hand towards the saw blade and result in serious personal injury.
b)
Feedthe workpiece intothe saw blade or cutteronly against the direction of rotation.Feeding the workpiece in the same
direction that the saw blade is rotating above the table may result inthe workpiece, andyourhand, beingpulledintothe
saw blade.
c) Never use the miter gauge to feed the workpiece when ripping and do not use the rip fence as a length stop when cross
cutting with the miter gauge. Guiding the workpiece with the ripfence and the miter gauge at the same time increases
the likelihood of saw blade binding and kickback.
d) When ripping, always apply the workpiece feeding force between the fence and the saw blade. Use a push stick when
the distance between the fence and the saw blade is less than 150 mm and use a push block when this distance is
less than 50 mm."Work helping" devices will keep your hand at a safe distance from the saw blade.
e)
Use only the push stick provided by the manufacturer orconstructedin accordance with the instructions. This push
stick provides sufficient distance of the hand from the saw blade.
f) Never use a damaged or cut push stick. A damaged push stick may break causing your hand to slip into the saw blade.
g)
Donot perform any operation "freehand". Always use either the rip fence or the miter gauge to position and guide the
workpiece. "Freehand" means using your hands to support or guide the workpiece, in lieu of a rip fence or miter gauge.
Freehand sawing leads tomisalignment, binding and kickback.
h) Never reach around or over a rotating saw blade. Reaching for a workpiece may lead to accidental contact with the
moving saw blade.
i)
Provide auxiliary workpiece support tothe rear and/or sides ofthe saw table for long and/or wide workpieces tokeep
them level. Along and/or wide workpiece has a tendency topivot on the table’s edge, causing loss of control, saw blade
binding and kickback.
j)
Feed workpiece at an even pace. Donot bend ortwist the workpiece.If jamming occurs, turn the tool off immediately,
unplug the tool then clear the jam. Jamming the saw blade by the workpiece can cause kickback orstall the motor.
