Craftsman 21609 Operation Manual - Page 5

[] FIRMLYCLAMPORBOLTthetoolto a workbenchor tableat approximatelhyipheight. [] KEEPHANDSAWAYFROMCUTTINGAREA.Donot reachunderneatwh orkor in bladecuttingpathwith yourhandsandfingersforanyreasonA. lwaysturnthe poweroff. [] ALWAYSUSEA CLAMPto securethe workpiece whenpossible. [] ALWAYSSUPPORTLONGWORKPIEDEwShilecuttingto minimizeriskof bladepinchingandkickback. Sawmayslip,walkor slidewhilecuttinglongor heavy boards. [] BESURETHEBLADECLEARSTHEWORKPIECE. Nevesr tartthesawwiththebladetouchingthe workpieceA. llowmotorto comeuptofull speed beforestartingcut. [] DONOTFEEDTHEMATERIATLOOQUICKLYD. o notforcetheworkpieceagainstthe blade. [] NEVERreachbehindu, ndero, r withinthreeinches of thebladeanditscuttingpathwithyourhandsand fingersfor anyreason. [] NEVERreachto pickupa workpiecea, pieceof scrap, or anythingelsethatis inor nearthe cuttingpathofthe blade. [] AVOIDAWKWARDOPERATIONASNDHAND POSiTiONSwherea suddenslipcouldcauseyour handto moveintotheblade.ALWAYSmakesureyou havegoodbalanceN. EVERoperatethe sawonthe flooror in a crouchedposition. [] IFANYPARTOFTHISSAWIS MISSINGor should breakb, end,or fai!inanyway,orshouldanyelectrical componenftailto performproperlys,hutoffthepower switch,removethe plugfromthepowersourcea, nd havedamagedm, issingo, r failedpartsreplacedbefore resumingoperation. [] IFTHEPOWERSUPPLYCORDISDAMAGEDit, mustbereplacedonlybythemanufactureorr byan authorizedservicecenterto avoidrisk. [] ALWAYSSTAYALERT!Donotallowfamiliarity(gained fromfrequenut seofthesaw)to causea carelessmistake.ALWAYSREMEMBERthata carelessfractionof a secondis sufficiento inflictsevereinjury. [] MAKESURETHEWORKAREAHASAMPLELIGHTINGto seetheworkandthatnoobstructionswillinter- ferewithsafeoperationBEFOREperforminganywork usingthesaw. [] ALWAYSTURNOFFTHESAWbeforedisconnecting itto avoidaccidentasltartingwhenreconnectintgo powersupply.NEVERleavethesawunattendedwhile connectedto a powersource. [] TURNOFFTOOLandwaitforsawbladeto cometo a completestopbeforemovingworkpieceor changing settings. [] SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONRSe. ferto them frequentlyanduseto instrucot therusers.If youloan someonethistool,loanthemtheseinstructionaslso. WARNING:Somedustcreatedby powersandings, awingg, rindingd, rilling,andotherconstructioanctivities containschemicalsknownto causecancerb, irthdefectsor otherreproductivhearm.Someexampleosf these chemicalasre: leadfromlead-basedpaints, crystallinesilicafrombricksandcemenat ndothermasonryproductsa, nd arsenicandchromiumfromchemically-treateludmber. Yourriskfromtheseexposuresvariesd, ependingonhowoftenyoudothistypeofwork.Toreduceyourexposure to thesechemicalsw: orkina wellventilatedarea,andworkwithapprovedsafetyequipments,uchasthosedust masksthatarespeciallydesignedto filterout microscopipcarticles.