Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands, Face And Ears - RIDGID SS1650 1 Manual Del Usuario

Safety Instructions for Scroll Saw (continued)
Maintain Tools with Care. Keep the saw
clean for best and safest performance. Fol-
low instructions for lubricating.
To reduce the risk of injury from jams,
slips or thrown pieces
• Use Only Recommended Accesso-
ries. Follow the instructions that come
with the accessories. The use of
improper accessories may cause risk of
injury to person.
• Choose the right size and style blade for
the material and the type of cutting you
plan to do.
• Make sure the blade teeth point down-
ward, toward the table.
• Make sure the blade tension is properly
adjusted.
• Keep Work Area Clean. Cluttered areas
and benches invite accidents. Floor
must not be slippery.
To reduce the risk of burns or other fire
damage, never use the saw near flamma-
ble liquids, vapors or gases.
• Know Your Saw. Read and understand
the owners manual and labels affixed to
the tool. Learn its application and limita-
tions as well as the specific potential
hazards peculiar to this tool.

Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands, Face and Ears

Any power saw can throw foreign objects
into the eyes. This can cause permanent
eye damage. Always wear safety goggles,
not glasses, complying with ANSI Z87.1
(or in Canada CSA Z94.3-99) shown on
package. Everyday eyeglasses have only
impact resistant lenses. They are not
safety glasses. Safety goggles are avail-
able at many local retail stores. Glasses
or goggles not in compliance with ANSI or
CSA could seriously hurt you when they
break.
• To reduce the risk of injury from acciden-
tal contact with moving parts, don't do
layout, assembly, or setup work on the
saw while any parts are moving.
• Reduce the Risk of Accidental Start-
ing. Make sure switch is "OFF" before
plugging saw into a power outlet.
Plan Your Work.
• Use The Right Tool. Don't force tool or
attachment to do a job it was not
designed for.
• Use this scroll saw to cut only wood,
woodlike products, plastics and nonfer-
rous metals.
CAUTION:
This saw is NOT
designed for cutting ferrous metals
like iron or steel. When cutting non-
ferrous metals (brass, copper and
aluminum, etc.), metal shavings can
react with wood dust and start a fire.
To reduce the risk of fire:
• Remove all traces of wood dust
from on and around the saw.
• Remove all metal shavings from on
or around the saw before sawing
wood again.
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 nonslip 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.
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