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19. DISCONNECTTOOLSbeforeservicingorwhenchangingaccessories,suchasblades,bits,cutters,and
thelike.
20. REDUCETHERISKOFUNINTENTIONALSTARTING.Makesureswitchisinoffpositionbefore
pluggingin.
21. USERECOMMENDEDACCESSORIES.Improperaccessoriesmaybehazardous.Consulttheaccessory
owner’smanualbeforeuse.Theuseofimproperaccessoriesmaycauseriskofinjurytopersons.
22. NEVERSTANDONTOOL.Seriousinjurycouldoccurifthetoolistippedorifthecuttingtoolis
unintentionallycontacted.
23. CHECKDAMAGEDPARTS.Beforefurtheruseofthetool,aguardorotherpartthatisdamaged
shouldbecarefullycheckedtodeterminethatitwilloperateproperlyandperformitsintended
function–checkforalignmentofmovingparts,bindingofmovingparts,breakageofparts,
mounting,andanyotherconditionsthatmayaffectitsoperation.Aguardorotherpartthatis
damagedshouldbeproperlyrepairedorreplaced.
24. DONOTMODIFYLATHE.Donotmodifylatheoruseinamannerforwhichitwasnotdesigned.
25. DUSTWARNING.Thedustgeneratedbysomewoodsandwoodproductscancausehealth
problems.Operateequipmentinwellventilatedareasandprovideproperdustremoval.Useadust
collectionsystemwheneverpossible.Alsouseadustmaskorotherpersonalprotection.
26. DISCONNECTFROMPOWER.Disconnecttheequipmentfrompowerwhenassemblingor
maintaining.
27. CHECKLATHESET‐UPWITHPOWEROFF.Examinethelatheset‐upcarefullyandrotatethework
piecebyhandtocheckclearancebeforeturningonpower.
28. NEVERLEAVELATHERUNNINGUNATTENDED.Donotleavelatheunlessitisturnedoffandhas
cometoacompletestop.
29. MAKEALLADJUSTMENTSWITHPOWEROFF.Donotmakeadjustmentswhenthelatheorwork
pieceisturning.Makealladjustmentswithpoweroff.
30. TIGHTENALLCLAMPSBEFOREOPERATINGLATHE.Allclamphandlesonthebanjo,toolrest,
tailstockandauxiliaryequipmentshouldbetightenedbeforeoperatinglathe.
31. CHECKTHEWORKPIECECAREFULLYforsplits,knotsorotherobstructionswhichmaycauseasafety
riskwhileturning.Donotturnunsoundwood.
32. USESLOWSPEEDWHENSTARTING.Alwaysstartoutwithslowspeedswhenturninganewor
unbalancedworkpiece.
33. ADJUSTTOOLRESTCLOSETOTHEWORKPIECE.Beforeturning,rotatetheworkpiecebyhandto
makesureitclearsthetoolrest.Whenturning,occasionallystopthelatheandreadjustthetoolrest
tokeepitclose.
34. KEEPTOOLONTOOLREST.Lathetoolsshouldremainonthetoolrestwheneverthetoolisincontact
withtheworkpiece.
35. REMOVETOOLRESTWHENSANDINGORFINISHING.Whensandingorfinishingyourworkpiece,
removethetoolresttopreventyourfingersfromgettingpinched.
36. FASTENWORKPIECESECURELYBETWEENCENTERS.Whenturningbetweencenters,makesurethe
workpieceissecureandthattailstockislockedbeforeturning.
37. USECAUTIONWHENUSINGTHELATHEINREVERSE.Whenusingreverse,besuretosecurethe
workholdingdevice(chuck,faceplate,etc.)tothespindlewithsafetysetscrews.Reverseis
generallyonlyusedwhensanding.
38. NEVERSTOPAROTATINGWORKPIECEWITHYOURHAND
39. IFGLUINGUPAWORKPIECE:alwaysuseahigh‐qualityglueofthetypenecessaryforthatparticular
workpiece.