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Safety
Guard
Function
and Features
The guard
is a very important
safety
feature,
designed
to reduce
the risk of injury associ-
ated with blade
contact.
Install
the guard
correctly.
Follow
the specific
instructions
in the ripping
and crosscutting
sections
to
set and use the guard
correctly
for each
ty pe of cut.
Guard Features Include:
1 A non-moveable
metal
upper
portion,
(Upper
Guard)
which
is fastened
to the
motor by the guard
clamp screw,
and which
fully covers
the upper half of the blade.
2. A moveable
clear plastic
portion,
(Plastic
Lower
Guard)
which
partially
cov-
ers the lower
half of the blade.
It protects
against
contact
with the side of the blade
during
crosscutting
when
blade
is in its rear-
most position
and the guard
is resting
on the
table, so the leading
and trailing
teeth of the
blade are not exposed.
It also protects
against
contact
with the outfced
side of the
blade
during
ripping,
and acts as a barrier
to
prevent
wrong
way feed.
3 A squeeze
trigger
in the saw handle
to
rally
raise the clear plastic
guard
at the start
of a crosscut.
Note:
1"his' is necessary
because
the guard
will not automatically
raise to clear the fence.
4. A hold down
to be lowered
to just clear
the top of the workpiece
for ripping.
It acts
a_ a barrier
to the infeed
side of the blade,
keeps the workpiece
from fluttering,
and
acts as a sawdust
deflector.
It is
locked/unlocked
by the hold down knob.
5 A riving
knife
to be lowered
to the table
for ripping.
It keeps
the workpiece
kerf
open, thereby
reducing
blade
pinching
and
the risk of kickback.
It also acts as a barrier
to the hazardous
outfeed
side and prevents
wrong
way feed. It is locked/unlocked
by
Upper Guard
Hold Down
Knob
Hold
Down
Handle!Squeeze
Trigger
Pawls/Riving
Knife Knob
Plastic Lower
Guard
Riving
Knife
Pawls
?
Workpiece
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