Ryobi PGC21B Manuel D'utilisation page 6

 Use only the push stick provided by the manufacturer
or constructed in accordance with the instructions.
This push stick provides sufficient distance of the hand
from the saw blade.
 Never use a damaged or cut push stick. A damaged
push stick may break causing your hand to slip into the
saw blade.
 Do not perform any operation freehand. Always use
either the rip fence or the miter gauge to position and
guide the workpiece. Freehand means using your hands
to support or guide the workpiece, in lieu of a rip fence
or miter gauge. Freehand sawing leads to misalignment,
binding and kickback.
 Never reach around or over a rotating saw blade.
Reaching for a workpiece may lead to accidental contact
with the moving saw blade.
 Provide auxiliary workpiece support to the rear and/or
sides of the saw table for long and/or wide workpieces
to keep them level. A long and/or wide workpiece has
a tendency to pivot on the table's edge, causing loss of
control, saw blade binding and kickback.
 Feed workpiece at an even pace. Do not bend or twist
the workpiece. If jamming occurs, turn the tool off im-
mediately, unplug the tool then clear the jam. Jamming
the saw blade by the workpiece can cause kickback or
stall the motor.
 Do not remove pieces of cut-off material while the saw
is running. The material may become trapped between
the fence or inside the saw blade guard and the saw blade
pulling your fingers into the saw blade. Turn the saw off
and wait until the saw blade stops before removing mate-
rial.
 Use an auxiliary fence in contact with the table top
when ripping workpieces less than 1/16 in. (2 mm)
thick. A thin workpiece may wedge under the rip fence
and create a kickback.
KICKBACK CAUSES AND RELATED
WARNINGS
Kickback is a sudden reaction of the workpiece due to a
pinched, jammed saw blade or misaligned line of cut in the
workpiece with respect to the saw blade or when a part of
the workpiece binds between the saw blade and the rip
fence or other fixed object.
Most frequently during kickback, the workpiece is lifted from
the table by the rear portion of the saw blade and is propelled
towards the operator.
Kickback is the result of saw misuse and/or incorrect operat-
ing procedures or conditions and can be avoided by taking
proper precautions as given below.
ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES
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 When using saw on a table or workbench, stand at a
45 degree angle to the saw. Always position your body
on the same side of the saw blade as the fence. Kick-
back may propel the workpiece at high velocity towards
anyone standing in front and in line with the saw blade.
 Never reach over or in back of the saw blade to pull or
to support the workpiece. Accidental contact with the
saw blade may occur or kickback may drag your fingers
into the saw blade.
 Never hold and press the workpiece that is being
cut off against the rotating saw blade. Pressing the
workpiece being cut off against the saw blade will create
a binding condition and kickback.
 Align the fence to be parallel with the saw blade. A
misaligned fence will pinch the workpiece against the
saw blade and create kickback.
 Use a featherboard to guide the workpiece against the
table and fence when making non-through cuts such
as rabbeting, dadoing or resawing cuts. A featherboard
helps to control the workpiece in the event of a kickback.
 Support large panels to minimise the risk of saw blade
pinching and kickback. Large panels tend to sag under
their own weight. Support(s) must be placed under all
portions of the panel overhanging the table top.
 Use extra caution when cutting a workpiece that is
twisted, knotted, warped or does not have a straight
edge to guide it with a miter gauge or along the fence.
A warped, knotted, or twisted workpiece is unstable and
causes misalignment of the kerf with the saw blade, bind-
ing and kickback.
 Never cut more than one workpiece, stacked verti-
cally or horizontally. The saw blade could pick up one
or more pieces and cause kickback.
 When restarting the saw with the saw blade in the
workpiece, centre the saw blade in the kerf so that
that the saw teeth are not engaged in the material. If
the saw blade binds, it may lift up the workpiece and
cause kickback when the saw is restarted.
 Keep saw blades clean, sharp, and with sufficient
set. Never use warped saw blades or saw blades with
cracked or broken teeth. Sharp and properly set saw
blades minimise binding, stalling and kickback.
FLOORING SAW OPERATING PROCEDURE
WARNINGS
 Turn off the flooring saw and disconnect the power
cord or remove battery pack when removing the table
insert, changing the saw blade or making adjustments
to the riving knife, antikickback device or saw blade