Whenever Saw Is Running - RIDGID SS1650 1 Manual Del Usuario

Safety Instructions for Basic Saw Operations (continued)
Dress for safety
• Do not wear loose clothing, gloves,
neckties or jewelry (rings, wristwatches).
They can get caught and draw you into
moving parts.
• Wear non-slip footwear.
• Tie back long hair.
• Roll long sleeves above the elbow.
• Noise levels vary widely. To reduce the
risk of possible hearing damage, wear
ear plugs or muffs when using saw for
hours at a time.
• For dusty operations, wear a dust mask
along with the safety goggles.
Inspect your workpiece.
Make sure there are no nails or foreign
objects in the part of the workpiece to be cut.
Use extra caution with large, very
small or awkward workpieces
• Never use this tool to finish pieces too
small to hold by hand.
• Use extra supports (tables, saw horses,
blocks, etc.) for any workpiece large
enough to tip when not held down to the
table top.
• Never use another person as a substi-
tute for a table extension, or as addi-
tional support for a workpiece or to help
feed, support or pull the workpiece.

Whenever Saw Is Running

WARNING
: Don't let familiarity
(gained from frequent use of your
saw) cause a careless mistake. A
careless fraction of a second is
enough to cause a severe injury.
• Before starting your cut, watch the saw
while it runs. If it makes an unfamiliar
noise or vibrates a lot, stop immediately.
Turn the saw off. Unplug the saw. Do not
restart until finding and correcting the
problem.
• Keep Children Away. Keep all visitors a
safe distance from the saw. Make sure
bystanders are clear of the saw and
workpiece.
• Don't Force Tool. It will do the job better
and safer at its designed rate. Feed the
workpiece into the saw blade only fast
enough to let it cut without bogging down
or binding.
• When cutting irregularly shaped work-
pieces, plan your work so it will not pinch
the blade. A piece of molding, for exam-
ple, must lay flat or be held by a fixture
or jig that will not let it twist, rock or slip
while being cut.
• Properly support round material such as
dowel rods or tubing. They have a ten-
dency to roll during a cut, causing the
blade to "bite". To avoid this, always use
a "V" block.
• Clear everything except the workpiece
and related support devices off the table
before turning the saw on.
Plan the way you will hold the work-
piece from start to finish.
• Do not hand hold pieces so small that
your fingers will go under the blade
guard. Keep your hands away from the
blade.
• Reduce the Risk of awkward operations
and hand positions where a sudden slip
could cause fingers or hand to move into
the blade.
• Don't Overreach. Keep good footing
and balance.
• Keep your face and body to one side of
blade, out of line with a possible thrown
piece if the blade should break.
Before freeing any jammed material:
• Turn switch "OFF".
• Wait for all moving parts to stop.
• Unplug saw.
When backing up the workpiece, the
blade may bind in the kerf (cut). This is
usually caused by sawdust clogging
up the kerf. If this happens:
• Turn switch "OFF".
• Wait for all moving parts to stop.
• Unplug saw.
• With a flat blade screwdriver, turn the
motor by hand while backing up the
workpiece.
Before removing loose pieces from the
table, turn saw off and wait for all mov-
ing parts to stop.
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