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Directions: Watch the following tool video. Learn the parts each tool. Learn the safety procedures for each tool. Click here to take the test.


  1. Wear appropriate eye protection.

  2. Remove jewelry, eliminate loose clothing and confine long hair.

  3. Use properly secured and adjusted guards at all times.

  4. Make all adjustments and remove scraps with the machine completely stopped.

  5. Select proper blade and set at correct height (1/8 inch above wood).

  6. Never saw freehand - never reach over the saw blade.

  7. Stand to the side - not in line with the blade.

  8. Make sure blade is installed with the teeth pointing in the proper direction.

  9. A push stick should be used when the hands come within 3 inches of the blades.

  10. Use the rip fence for ripping and miter gauge for crosscutting.

  11. Stop the machine, lower blade below table, and clean up scraps when completed.









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