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9&*#%8&$%$'(8%"$%&8%,89%&221%%Any power
tool that cannot be controlled with the switch
is dangerous and must be repaired.
c. U"#4&88*4$%$.*%/7'3%2(&5%$.*%/&)*(%
#&'(4*%,890&(%(*5&W*%$.*%+,$$*(V%/,4X=%
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Such preventive safety measures reduce the
risk of starting the power tool accidentally.
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$&%&/*(,$*%$.*%/&)*(%$&&71%%Power tools are
dangerous in the hands of untrained users.
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(*/,"(*9%+*2&(*%'#*1%%Many accidents are
caused by poorly maintained power tools.
f. Y**/%4'$$"83%$&&7#%#.,(/%,89%47*,81%%Properly
maintained cutting tools with sharp cutting edges
are less likely to bind and are easier to control.
g. P#*%$.*%/&)*(%$&&7=%,44*##&("*#%,89%$&&7%+"$#%
*$41%"8%,44&(9,84*%)"$.%$.*#*%"8#$('4$"&8#=%
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,89%$.*%)&(X%$&%+*%/*(2&(5*91%%Use of the
power tool for operations different from those
intended could result in a hazardous situation.
h. Y**/%.,897*#%,89%3(,#/"83%#'(2,4*#%
9(V=%47*,8%,89%2(**%2(&5%&"7%,89%3(*,#*1%%
Slippery handles and grasping surfaces
do not allow for safe handling and control
of the tool in unexpected situations.
5. E*(W"4*
a. _,W*%V&'(%/&)*(%$&&7%#*(W"4*9%+V%,%
<',7"2"*9%(*/,"(%/*(#&8%'#"83%&87V%"9*8$"4,7%
(*/7,4*5*8$%/,($#1%%This will ensure that
the safety of the power tool is maintained.
b. Maintain labels and nameplates on the tool.
These carry important safety information.
If unreadable or missing, contact
Harbor Freight Tools for a replacement.
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a. Y**/%3',(9#%"8%/7,4*1%R',(9#%5'#$%
+*%"8%)&(X"83%&(9*(%,89%+*%/(&/*(7V%
5&'8$*91 A guard that is loose,
damaged, or is not functioning correctly
must be repaired or replaced.
b. F7),V#%'#*%#,)%+7,9*%3',(9%,89%("W"83%
X8"2*%2&(%*W*(V%$.(&'3.?4'$$"83%&/*(,$"&81%
For through-cutting operations where the saw
blade cuts completely through the thickness
of the workpiece, the guard and other safety
devices help reduce the risk of injury.
c. L55*9",$*7V%(*,$$,4.%$.*%3',(9"83%#V#$*5%
,2$*(%4&5/7*$"83%,8%&/*(,$"&8%[#'4.%,#%
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,89%("W"83%X8"2*1%The guard and riving
knife, help to reduce the risk of injury.
d. N,X*%#'(*%$.*%#,)%+7,9*%"#%8&$%4&8$,4$"83%
$.*%3',(9=%("W"83%X8"2*%&(%$.*%)&(X/"*4*%
+*2&(*%$.*%#)"$4.%"#%$'(8*9%&81%Inadvertent
contact of these items with the saw blade
could cause a hazardous condition.
e. F9]'#$%$.*%("W"83%X8"2*%,#%9*#4("+*9%
"8%$."#%"8#$('4$"&8%5,8',71%Incorrect
spacing, positioning and alignment
can make the riving knife ineffective in
reducing the likelihood of kickback.
f. ;&(%$.*%("W"83%X8"2*%$&%)&(X=%"$%5'#$%+*%
*83,3*9%"8%$.*%)&(X/"*4*1%%The riving knife
is ineffective when cutting workpieces that
are too short to be engaged with the riving
knife. Under these conditions a kickback
cannot be prevented by the riving knife.
g. P#*%$.*%,//(&/(",$*%#,)%+7,9*%2&(%$.*%("W"83%
X8"2*1%%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
and the cutting width of the saw blade must be
wider than the thickness of the riving knife.
7. O'$$"83%/(&4*9'(*#%),(8"83#
a. UFMR6K-%M*W*(%/7,4*%V&'(%2"83*(#%&(%
.,89#%L8%$.*%W"4"8"$V%&(%"8%7"8*%)"$.%$.*%
#,)%+7,9*1%A moment of inattention or a
slip could direct your hand towards the saw
blade and result in serious personal injury.
b. ;**9%$.*%)&(X/"*4*%"8$&%$.*%#,)%+7,9*%
&87V%,3,"8#$%$.*%9"(*4$"&8%&2%(&$,$"&81%
Feeding the workpiece in the same direction
that the saw blade is rotating above the
table may result in the workpiece, and your
hand, being pulled into the saw blade.
c. M*W*(%'#*%$.*%5"$*(%3,'3*%$&%2**9%$.*%
)&(X/"*4*%).*8%("//"83%,89%9&%8&$%'#*%
$.*%("/%2*84*%,#%,%7*83$.%#$&/%).*8%4(&##%
4'$$"83%)"$.%$.*%5"$*(%3,'3*1%Guiding
the workpiece with the rip fence and the
miter gauge at the same time increases the
likelihood of saw blade binding and kickback.
