Additional safety instructions for jointers – Grizzly G1018 User Manual

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G0500/G1018/G1018HW 8" Jointers

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Like all power tools, there is danger asso-
ciated with the Grizzly 8" Jointers.
Accidents are frequently caused by lack of
familiarity or failure to pay attention. Use
this tool with respect and caution to lessen
the possibility of operator injury. If normal
safety precautions are overlooked or
ignored, serious personal injury may
occur.

No list of safety guidelines can be complete.
Every shop environment is different. Always
consider safety first, as it applies to your
individual working conditions. Use this and
other machinery with caution and respect.
Failure to do so could result in serious per-
sonal injury, damage to equipment or poor
work results.

Additional Safety Instructions For Jointers

1.

JOINTING SAFETY BEGINS

with your

lumber. Inspect your stock carefully before
you feed it over the cutterhead. If you have
any doubts about the stability or structural
integrity of your stock,

DO NOT JOINT IT!

2.

MAINTAIN PROPER RELATIONSHIP

of

the outfeed table and the cutterhead knife
path.

3.

ALWAYS USE PUSH BLOCKS

whenever

surface planing. Never place your hands
directly over the cutterhead.

4.

SUPPORT THE WORKPIECE

adequately

at all times during operation, maintain con-
trol over the work at all times.

5.

WHEN JOINTING

, do not stand directly at

the end of either table. Position yourself
just to the side of the infeed table to avoid
injury from possible kickbacks

.

6.

NEVER MAKE ANY SINGLE CUT DEEP-
ER THAN

1

8

".

7.

NEVER JOINT A BOARD

that has loose

knots. All defects should be cut out of the
board before it is planed or jointed.

8.

NEVER JOINT

end grain.

9.

JOINT WITH THE GRAIN

. Jointing against

the grain is dangerous and could produce
chatter or excessive chip out .

10. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RABBETING

,

all operations must be performed with the
guard in place. After rabbeting, be sure to
replace the guard.

11. NEVER BACK THE WORK

toward the

infeed table.

12. HABITS – GOOD AND BAD

– are hard to

break. Develop good habits in your shop
and safety will become second-nature to
you.

13. “KICKBACK”

is when the workpiece is

thrown off the jointer table by the force of
the cutterhead. Always use pushblocks and
safety glasses to reduce the likelihood of
injury from “kickback.” If you do not under-
stand what kickback is, or how it occurs,

DO NOT

operate this machine.

14. BE AWARE THAT CERTAIN WOODS

MAY CAUSE AN ALLERGIC REACTION

in people and animals, especially when
exposed to fine dust. Make sure you know
what type of wood dust you will be exposed
to and always wear an approved respirator.

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