Craftsman 7-1/4 Operation Manual - Page 9

Caution - circular saw parts

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SAFETY RULES FOR CIRCULAR SAWS second hand on the auxiliary handle or motor housing. If both hands are holding the saw, the blade cKaenenpothacnudt stheamwa. y from cutting area and blade. Keep your I_ CAUTION: Blades coast after saw Is switched off. 1 KEEP your body positioned to either side of the saw blade and not in direct line with the saw blade° Kickback could cause the saw to jump backwards_ (See "Kickback .,What Causes It and Ways to Prevent It" on pages 16 and !7). 2, DO NOT reach underneath the work. The guard cannot protect you from the blade beneath the workpiece, _DOES NOT cover thWe hbelnadesaownintghethurnoduegrshidae woofrtkhpeiewcoe,rkpthieecelow(ePrg. b1la5dFeigg, u2a)r,d ALWAYS keep your hands and fingers away from the cutting area. 3 CHECK lower guard for proper closing BEFORE each use° DO NOT operate the saw if the lower guard does not move freely and close instantly. Never clamp or tie the lower guard In the open position. If the saw is accidentally dropped, the lower guard may be bent. Raise the lower guard with the retracting lever The guard is operating properly when it moves freely, does not touch the blade or any other part in all angles and depths of cut, and readily returns to the closed position. 4. CHECK the operation and condition of the lower guard spring. If the guard and the spring are not operating properly, they MUST BE serviced before use. The lower guard may operate sluggishly, due to damaged parts, gummy deposits, or a buildup of debris, DO NOT operate your saw until the damage has been repaired or replaced 5. The lower guard should be retracted manually ONLY for making special cuts, such as pocket or compound cuts, ALWAYS raise the lower guard by retracting Its lever, As soon as the blade enters the material, the lower guard MUST be released. For all other sawing, the fower guard should operate automatically. 6. ALWAYS make sure that the lower guard is covering the blade BEFORE placing the saw down on a work bench or floor, An unprotected moving blade will cause the saw to walk backwards, cutting whatever is in its path. Make note of the time it takes for the blade to stop spinning after the switch is released. 7o NEVER hold the piece being cut in your hands or across your legs. It is importantto support the workpiece properly in order to minimize body exposure, blade binding, or loss of control. 8, HOLD TOOL by insulated gripping surfaces (handles) when performing an operation where the cutting tool may contact hidden wiring or its own cord. Contact with a "live" wire will make the exposed metal parts of the tool "live" and shock the operator 9. ALWAYS clamp the workpiece securely so it wiil not move when making the cut. 10oWhen ripping, ALWAYS USE a rip fence or straight edge guide, This improves the accuracy of the cut and reduces the chance of the blade binding° 11 ALWAYS USE blades that have the correct size and shape (diamond vs. round) arbor holes. Blades that do not match the mounting hardware of the saw will run erratically and cause loss of control 9

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SAFETY
RULES
FOR CIRCULAR
SAWS
Keep hands
away from cutting
area and blade. Keep your
second hand on the auxiliary
handle or motor housing.
If both hands
are holding
the saw, the blade cannot
cut them.
I_
CAUTION:
Blades coast after saw Is switched
off.
1
KEEP your body positioned to either side of the saw blade and not in direct
line with the saw
blade° Kickback could cause the saw
to jump
backwards_ (See
"Kickback
.,What Causes It and Ways to Prevent It" on pages 16 and !7).
2, DO NOT reach underneath
the work. The guard cannot protect you from the blade
beneath the workpiece,
_
When sawing through a workpiece,
the
lower
blade
guard
DOES NOT cover the blade on the underside of the workpiece
(Pg.
15
Fig, 2),
ALWAYS keep your hands and
fingers
away
from
the cutting area.
3 CHECK lower guard for proper closing BEFORE each use° DO NOT
operate
the saw
if the lower guard does not move freely and close instantly. Never clamp or tie the
lower guard
In the
open
position.
If
the
saw
is
accidentally dropped, the lower guard may
be bent. Raise the lower guard with the retracting lever The guard is operating properly
when
it
moves freely, does not touch the blade or any other part
in
all angles and depths
of cut, and readily returns to the closed position.
4. CHECK the operation
and
condition
of the lower
guard
spring.
If the guard
and
the
spring
are not operating
properly,
they
MUST
BE serviced
before
use. The lower
guard may operate sluggishly, due to damaged parts, gummy deposits, or a buildup of
debris, DO NOT operate your saw until the damage has been repaired or replaced
5. The lower
guard
should
be retracted
manually
ONLY for making
special
cuts,
such
as
pocket
or
compound
cuts,
ALWAYS raise the lower
guard
by retracting
Its lever,
As soon
as
the blade
enters
the material,
the
lower
guard
MUST
be released.
For all
other sawing, the fower guard should operate automatically.
6. ALWAYS make sure
that
the
lower
guard
is
covering
the blade
BEFORE placing
the
saw down on
a work
bench or floor,
An unprotected moving blade will cause the saw
to
walk backwards, cutting whatever
is
in its path. Make note of the time
it
takes for the blade
to stop spinning after the switch is released.
7o NEVER hold
the piece
being
cut
in your
hands or across
your
legs. It
is important
to
support the workpiece properly in order to minimize body exposure, blade binding, or loss
of control.
8, HOLD TOOL by
insulated
gripping
surfaces
(handles)
when performing
an operation
where
the
cutting
tool may
contact
hidden
wiring
or its own
cord.
Contact with a "live"
wire will make
the
exposed metal parts of
the tool
"live" and shock the operator
9. ALWAYS clamp
the workpiece
securely so
it
wiil not move when making the cut.
10o
When
ripping,
ALWAYS USE a rip fence or straight
edge
guide, This improves the
accuracy of the cut and reduces the chance of the blade binding°
11 ALWAYS
USE
blades
that
have the correct
size and shape (diamond
vs. round)
arbor
holes.
Blades that do not match
the
mounting hardware of the saw will run erratically and
cause loss of control
9