Before Each Use; To Reduce The Risk Of Injury From Jams, Slips Or Thrown Pieces - RIDGID MS1250 Manual Del Operador

Safety Instructions for Miter Saws (continued)
To reduce the risk of injury from
unexpected saw movement:
• Place the miter saw on a firm level
surface where there is plenty of
room for handling and properly sup-
porting the workpiece.
• Support the miter saw so the table is
level and the saw does not rock.
• Bolt, screw or clamp the saw to its
support.

Before Each Use

Inspect your miter saw.
Disconnect The Miter Saw. To
reduce the risk of injury from acciden-
tal starting, unplug the saw, before
changing the setup, changing the
blade or adjusting anything.
Compare the direction of rotation
arrow on the guard to the direction
arrow on the blade. The blade teeth
should always point downward at the
front of the saw.
Tighten the arbor screw.
Tighten the cover plate stop screw.
Check For Damaged Parts. Check
for:
• Proper Alignment of moving parts,
• Damaged electric cords,
• Binding of moving parts,
• Broken parts,
• Stable mounting,
• Function of arm return spring and

To Reduce the Risk of Injury From Jams, Slips Or Thrown Pieces

• Use Only Recommended Accesso-
ries. (See "Accessory" section
within.) Consult this Owner's manual
for recommended accessories. Fol-
low the instructions that come with
the accessories. The use of
• Never Stand On Tool. Serious
injury could occur if the tool tips or
you accidentally hit the cutting tool.
Do not store anything above or near
the tool where anyone might stand
on the tool to reach them.
To reduce the risk of injury or
death from electrical shock:
• Make sure your fingers do not touch
the plug's metal prongs when plug-
ging or unplugging the miter saw.
lower guard: Push the arm all the
way down, then let it rise up until it
stops by itself. Check the lower
guard to see if it closed fully. If it did
not, follow the instructions in the
Trouble Shooting section.
• Other conditions that may affect the
way the miter saw works.
If any part of this miter saw is miss-
ing, bent, or broken in any way, or any
electrical parts don't work, turn the
saw off and unplug it. Replace dam-
aged, missing, or failed parts before
using the saw again.
Keep Guards In Place, in working
order, and in proper adjustment.
Maintain Tools With Care. Keep the
miter saw clean for best and safest
performance. Follow instructions for
lubricating. DON'T put lubricants on
the blade while it's spinning.
Remove Adjusting Keys And
Wrenches from tool before turning it on.
improper accessories may cause
risk of injury to persons.
• Choose the right 12-inch diameter
blade for the material and the type
of cutting you plan to do.
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