Safety Instructions For Table Saws; Guarding Related Warnings - Max 31131 Manual De Instrucciones

Safety instructions for table
saws

Guarding related warnings

Keep guards in place. Guards must be in
working order and be properly mounted. A
guard that is loose, damaged, or is not functi-
oning correctly must be repaired or replaced.
Always use saw blade guard and riving knife
for every through–cutting operation. 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.
Immediately reattach the guarding system
after completing an operation (such as rab-
beting) which requires removal of the guard
and/or riving knife. The guard and riving
knife help to reduce the risk of injury.
Make sure the saw blade is not contacting
the guard, riving knife or the workpiece befo-
re the switch is turned on. Inadvertent con-
tact of these items with the saw blade could
cause a hazardous condition.
Adjust the riving knife as described in this
instruction manual. Incorrect spacing, posi-
tioning and alignment can make the riving
knife ineffective in reducing the likelihood of
kickback.
For the riving knife to work, it must be en-
gaged in the workpiece. 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.
Use the appropriate saw blade for the riving
knife. For the riving knife to function proper-
ly, 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 thick-
ness of the riving knife.
Cutting procedures warnings
DANGER: 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
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your hand towards the saw blade and result
in serious personal injury.
Feed the workpiece into the saw blade only
against the direction of rotation. 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 pul-
led into the saw blade.
Never use the mitre gauge to feed the work-
piece when ripping and do not use the rip
fence as a length stop when cross cutting
with the mitre gauge. Guiding the workpiece
with the rip fence and the mitre gauge at the
same time increases the likelihood of saw
blade binding and kickback.
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 150mm, 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.
Use only the push stick provided by the
manufacturer or constructed in accordance
with the instructions. This push stick provides
sufficient distance of the hand from the saw
blade.
Never use a damaged or cut push stick. A
damaged push stick may break causing your
hand to slip into the saw blade.
Do not perform any operation "freehand".
Always use either the rip fence or the mitre
gauge to position and guide the workpiece.
"Freehand" means using your hands to sup-
port or guide the workpiece, in lieu of a rip
fence or mitre gauge. Freehand sawing leads
to misalignment, binding and kickback.
Never reach around or over a rotating saw
blade. Reaching for a workpiece may lead
to accidental contact with the moving saw
blade.
Provide auxiliary workpiece support to the
rear and/ or sides of the saw table for long
and/or wide workpieces to keep them level.
A long and/or wide workpiece has a tenden-
cy to pivot on the table's edge, causing loss
of control, saw blade binding and kickback.