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Plan your work.
USE THE RIGHT TOOL. Don't force tool or attachment
to do a job it was not designed to do. Use a different
too! for any workpiece that can't be held in a solidly
braced, fixed position.
Dress for safety.
Any power slide compound miter saw can throw foreign
objects into the eyes. This can cause permanent eye
damage. Wear safety goggles (not glasses) that comply
with ANSI Z87.1 (shown on package). Everyday eye-
glasses have only impact resistant lenses. The are not
safety glasses. Safety goggles are available at Sears
retaiI catalog stores. Glasses or goggles not in compli-
ance with ANSI Z87.1 could seriously hurt you when
they break.
• Do not wear loose clothing, gloves, neckties or
jewelry (rings, wrist watches). 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 avoid possible hearing
damage, wear ear plugs or muffs when using slide
compound miter 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.
Plan your work to avoid the spinning blade and
keep the workpiece from binding on the blade and
flying out of your hands:
Plan how you wilt make the cut. Always:
• Make sure the blade is not spinning.
• Raise the blade.
* Slide the saw out to the front edge of the work-
piece before starting iL and
• Push the saw blade down and away from you to
make the cut.
l DANGER: NEVER pull the saw toward you I
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during a cut. The blade can suddenly climb
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up on top of the workpiece and force
itself toward you.
Pian the way you will hold the workpiece from start to
finish:
Avoid awkward operations and hand positions where a
sudden slip could cause fingers or hand to move into
the blade.
Never reach behind or beneath the blade.
DON'T OVERREACH. Keep good footing and balance.
Keep your face and body to one side, out of line with a
possible throwback.
Never cut FREEHAND:
• Brace your workpiece solidly against the fence and
table to so it wilt not rock or twist during the cut.
• Make sure there's no debris between the work
piece and its supports.
• Make sure no gaps between the workpiece, fence
and table will let the workpiece shift after it is cut in
two.
• Never cut more than one workpiece at a time.
• Keep the cut Off piece free to move sideways after
it's cut off. Otherwise, it could get wedged against
the blade and thrown violently.
• Clear everything except the workpiece and related
support devices off the table before turning the
siide compound miter saw on.
• SECURE WORK. Use clamps or a vise to help
hold the work when it's practical
Use extra caution with large, very small or awkward
workpieces:
• Use extra supports (tables, saw horses, blocks.
etc.) for any workpieces large enough to tip when
not held down to the table top.
• NEVER use another person as a substitute for a
table extension, or as additional support for a
workp_ece.
• Do not use this saw to cut pieces too small to let
you easily hold the work while you keep the thumb
side of your index (pointer) finger against the out-
side edge of the fence.
• When cutting irregularly shaped workpieces, plan
your work support so it will not slip, pinch the blade
and be torn from your hands. A piece of molding,
for example must lie fiat 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. They have a tendency to roll while being cut,
causing the blade to "bite". To avoid this, always
use a fixture designed to properly hold your work-
piece.
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