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Dress for safety. WEARYOUR
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. They are not
safety glasses. Safety goggles are available at Sears
retail catalog stores, Glasses or goggles not in compliance
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.
• lqe 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 workpieee.
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 will make the cut. Always:
• Make sure the blade is not spinning.
• Raise the blade.
• Slide the saw out above the front edge of the work-
piece before starting it, and
• Push the saw blade down on top of the wood and
then away from you to make the cut.
I DANGER: NEVER pull the saw toward you
during a cut. The blade can suddenly climb up
on top of the workpiece and force itself
toward you.
Plan 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.
DON'T OVERREACH. Keep good footing and balance.
Never reach behind or beneath the saw blade.
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 top so ,twill 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 wilr let the workpiece shill after it is cut _n
two.
• Never cut more than one workppece 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 t,_e table before turning the
slide compound miter saw on
• SECURE WORK. Use clamps or a vise to help
hold the work when irs practical
Use extra caution with large, very small or awk-
ward workpieces:
• Use extra supports (tables saw horses, blocks.
e[c.i for any workpieces large enough to tip when
not hetd down to the table top.
• NEVER use another persoH as a substitute for a
table ex_er'.so "_, or as additiona_ sn,ooort for a
workplece
• Do nol use tn,s saw to :,,,' pieces too small [o let
you easily i-old the ,.vo_kwniie you keep the thumb
side of your flt_/ poetic,, _'_'g_ against the out-
sideeag_ _ n. !ercd.
• When cutting {rregu_auy shapeo workp_eces, plan
your work support so =twlti not Shp Dncn Th_biaoe .
and be torn [rum ,,.u. , __ A pLece of molding,
for example nc, b[ ,o iL_f_r be heid by a fixture or
j_gthat wiii not let [ r_,,_/ _ock 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
WHENEVER SAW BLADE IS SPINNING.
WARNING: Don't let familiarity (gained from
frequent use of your slide compound miter
saw) cause a careless mistake. A careless
fraction of a second is enough to cause
a severe injury.
Before starting your cut watch the slide compuur'o
miter saw whiie it runs If it makes an unfarnil,at no_se
or vibrates a lot, stop _mmediately Turn the slide com-
pound miter saw off. Unplug the shde compound m_,
saw. Do not restart until finding and correcting the p_c_'
lem.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY. Keep all visitors a safe dis-
tance from the slide compound miter saw. Make sure
bystanders are clear of the slide compound miter saw
and workp_ece
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