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KICKBACK
See Figure 8.
KICKBACI_ mmmm i
BLARE SET TOO DEEP
Fig. B
The best guard against kickback Is to avoid dangerous
practices.
Kickback occurswhen the blade stalls repidlyend the saw
is driven back towards you. Blade stalling is caused by any
action which pinches the blade in the wood.
DANGER:
Release switch immediately if blade
binds or sew stalls. Kickbackcould cause you to lose
control of your saw. Loss of control can lead to
serbus iniur/.
KICKBACK
IS CAUSED BY:
•
Incorrectblade depth setting, See Figure 8.
•
Sawing into knots or nails in workpiece,
•
Twistingblade while making a cut.
•
Making a cutwith a dull, gummed up, or improperlyset
blade.
•
Incorrectlysupportingworkpiece. See Figure 9.
TO LESSEN THE CHANCE OF KICKBACK:
• Always keep the correctblade depth setting- the
correct blade depth settingfor artouts shouldnot
exceed 1/4 in. belowthe materialto be cut.
Sea Figure 10. One blade toothbelow the materialto
be cut w_)rksbest for most efficient cuttingaction.
CORRECT BLADE DEPTHSETtiNG=
BLADE EXPOSED ONEBLADE TOOTH
BELOW'n.IE MATERIAL T OBECUT
Fig, 10
•
Inspect the workplace for knots or nails before
beginning a cut. Never saw intoa knot or nail.
m Make straight cuts. Ahvays use a straight edge guide
when rip cutting.This helpsprevent twistingthe blade
in the cut.
•
Ah_ays use clean, sharp and properly set blades.
Never make cutswith du_lblades.
• To avoid pinching the blade, supportthe workpieco
properly before beginning a out. The right and wrong
ways to supportlarge pieces of work are shown in
figures 9 and 11.
•
Forcing a cut.
•
Cutting warped orwet lumber.
•
Tool misuse or incorrect operating procedures.
Fig. 9
RIGR1
Fig. 11
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