Additional Safety Rules - Bosch 4100 Consignes D'utilisation

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KICKBACKS AND pOSSIBlE INjURY CAN
USUAllY BE AVOIDED BY:
a. Maintaining the rip fence parallel to the saw-
blade.
b. Keeping the sawblade sharp. Replacing or
sharpening anti-kickback pawls when points
become dull.
c. Keeping sawblade guard, spreader and anti-
kickback pawls in place and operating prop-
erly. The spreader must be in alignment with
the sawblade and the pawls must stop a kick-
back once it has started. Check their action be-
fore ripping.
d. NOT ripping workpiece that is twisted or
warped or does not have a straight edge to
guide along the rip fence.
pROTECTION:
Eyes, hands, face, ears and body.
TO AVOID BEING pUllED
INTO THE SpINNING TOOl,
DO NOT WEAR: loose Fitting Gloves
loose Clothing
Necktie, jewelry
DO: TIE BACK lONG HAIR
ROll lONG SlEEVES ABOVE
ElBOWS
a. If any part of your saw is missing, malfunction-
ing, has been damaged or broken ... such as the
motor switch, or other operating control, a
safety device or the power cord ... cease oper-
ating immediately until the particular part is
properly repaired or replaced.
b. Wear safety goggles and a face shield if opera-
tion is dusty. Wear ear plugs or muffs during ex-
tended periods of operation. Small loose
pieces of wood or other objects that contact
the rear of the revolving blade can be thrown
back at the operator at excessive speed. This
can usually be avoided by keeping the guard
and spreader in place for all "THRU-SAWING"
operations (sawing entirely thru the work) AND
by removing all loose pieces from the table with
a long stick of wood IMMEDIATELY after they
are cut off.
c. Use extra caution when the guard assembly is
removed for resawing, dadoing, rabbeting or
molding — replace the guard as soon as that op-
eration is completed.
d. NEVER turn the saw "ON" before clearing the
table of all tools, wood scraps, etc., except the
General Safety Rules
e. NOT releasing work until you have pushed it all
f.
g. NOT confining the cut-off piece when ripping
h. When ripping, apply the feed force to the sec-

Additional Safety Rules

e. NEVER place your face or body in line with the
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SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
the way past the sawblade.
Using a Push Stick for ripping widths of 2" to
6" and an auxiliary fence and Push Block for
ripping widths narrower than 2" (See "Basic
Saw Operation >Using The Rip Fence" section,
pages 33–34).
or cross cutting.
tion of the workpiece between the sawblade
and the rip fence. Use Push Stick or Push
Block when appropriate (See item f. above).
workpiece and related feed or support devices
for the operation planned.
cutting tool.
NEVER place your fingers and hands in the path
of the sawblade or other cutting tool.
NEVER reach in back of the cutting tool with ei-
ther hand to hold down or support the work-
piece, remove wood scraps, or for any other
reason. Avoid awkward operations and hand
positions where sudden slip could cause fin-
gers or hand to move into a sawblade or other
cutting tool.
DO NOT perform any operation "FREEHAND" —
always use either the rip fence or the miter
gauge to position and guide the work.
NEVER use the rip fence when crosscutting or
the miter gauge when ripping. DO NOT use the
rip fence as a length stop.
NEVER hold onto or touch the "free end" of the
workpiece or a "free piece" that is cut off, while
power is "ON" and/or the sawblade is rotating.
Shut "OFF" the saw and disconnect the power
cord when removing the table insert, changing
the cutting tool, removing or replacing the
blade guard, or making adjustments.
Provide adequate support to the rear and sides
of the saw table for wider or long workpieces.
Plastic and composition (like hardboard) mate-
rials may be cut on your saw. However, since
these are usually quite hard and slippery, the
anti-kickback pawls may not stop a kick back.
Therefore, be especially attentive to following
proper set-up and cutting procedures for rip-
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