Grizzly G1018 - Manual (Page 7)

G0500/G1018/G1018HW 8" Jointers -5-
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.