Chicago Electric 1.5HP 7" Bridge Tile Saw 98265 - Manual (Page 5)

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6. Do not perform any operation freehand.
7. Never reach around or over saw blade.
8. Make sure the workpiece is supported
at all times while sawing. Use a roller
stand (not provided) with larger work-
pieces if necessary.
9. To properly understand all safety warn-
ings, be familiar with the following safety
terms and equipment:
a. Featherboard – A block with “fingers“
that hold the workpiece against the
fence while sawing.
b. Through-sawing – A cut made from one
side of a board to the opposite side,
without stopping.
c. Ripcut or Ripping - A cut made parallel
to (along with) the grain of the wood.
d. Crosscut or Crosscutting - A cut made
perpendicular (at a 90° angle) to the
grain of the wood.
e. Push-stick – A narrow strip of wood
or other soft material with a notch cut
into one end and which is used to push
short pieces of material through saws.
It provides a safe distance between the
hands and the cutting tool. Must be
narrower than the cut width to prevent
contact with the blade.
f. Freehand – Feeding a workpiece
through the saw without using a fence
or guided support to guide it. NOT A
SAFE METHOD.
g. Kerf – The gap made by the saw in the
workpiece.
h. Kickback – A sudden reaction to a
pinched, bound, or misaligned blade,
causing an uncontrolled workpiece to lift
up and out of the saw toward the opera-
tor.
i. Spreader – A metal plate that follows the
saw blade to keep the kerf (gap) from
closing on the saw blade. Spreaders,
except riving knives, must be aligned
to the blade after blade adjustment to
prevent binding.
j. Riving Knife – A spreader mounted on
the same mechanism as the blade.
Generally more effective than simple
spreaders.
10. As noted previously, Kickback is a sud-
den reaction to a pinched, bound, or mis-
aligned blade, causing an uncontrolled
workpiece to lift up and out of the saw
toward the operator.
Kickback is usually a result of tool mis-
use and can be limited or avoided by
following the precautions below:
• Fence must be completely parallel to
the saw blade.
• Workpiece must be free from flaws
(such as loose knots) and from foreign
objects (such as nails and screws).
• Support large workpieces along their
entire length. Large workpieces tend to
bend, grabbing the blade.
• Do not use a dull, damaged, or pitch-
covered blade.
• Do not use fence as a guide when
crosscutting.
• Do not ripcut a twisted or warped work-
piece, or workpiece without straight
edge to guide along fence.
• Maintain control of the workpiece. Do
not allow the workpiece to rest against
the moving blade without holding onto
it.
• If the blade binds or a cut is interrupt-
ed, turn off the power switch and hold
the workpiece still until the blade stops.
Correct the cause of blade binding be-
fore proceeding.
• Before continuing an unfinished cut,
center the blade in the pre-cut kerf and