Safety Instructions For Thickness Planer; Safety Signal Words; Before Using The Thickness Planer; When Installing Or Moving The Thickness Planer - RIDGID TP1300 Manual Del Usuario

Safety Instructions for Thickness Planer

Safety is a combination of common sense, staying alert and knowing how your thickness planer works. Read this man-
ual to understand this thickness planer.

Safety Signal Words

DANGER: If the safety information is not followed, some-
one will be seriously injured or killed.

Before Using The Thickness Planer

WARNING: To reduce the risk of mistakes that
could cause serious, permanent injury, do not plug
the thickness planer in until the following steps
have been satisfactorily completed.
• Completely assemble and align thickness planer. (See
"Assembly" and "Alignment" sections.)
• Learn the use and function of the on-off switch, cutter
guard, elevation hand wheel, outfeed table and infeed
table (see "Getting to Know Your Thickness Planer"
section within.)
• Review and understand all safety instructions and
operating procedures in this manual.
• Review the maintenance methods for this thickness
planer. (See "Maintenance" section within).
• Find and Read the following labels on the thickness
planer:

When Installing Or Moving The Thickness Planer

• Before moving the thickness planer, turn off and
unplug the power cord.
• To reduce the risk of back injury, get help when you
need to lift the thickness planer.
Avoid Dangerous Environment.
• Use the thickness planer in a dry, indoor place pro-
tected from rain.
• Keep work area well lighted.
• Place the thickness planer so neither the user nor
bystanders are forced to stand in line with the wood.
Thrown debris could injure people in its path.
• Place the thickness planer where there is room for
moving the workpiece through the entire cut.
To reduce the risk of injury from unexpected thick-
ness planer movement:
• Put the thickness planer on a firm level surface where
there is plenty of room for handling and properly sup-
porting the workpiece.

Before Each Use

Inspect your thickness planer.
• Disconnect The Thickness Planer to reduce the risk
of injury from accidental starting before changing the
setup, changing the blade or adjusting anything.
Check For Damaged Parts. Check for:
• Proper alignment of moving parts,
WARNING: If the safety information is not followed,
someone could be seriously injured or killed.
CAUTION: If the safety information is not followed, some-
one may be injured.
• Support the thickness planer so the tables are level
and the thickness planer does not rock.
• Bolt or clamp the thickness planer to the table/bench if
it tends to slip, walk, slide or tip over during work such
as planing long, heavy boards.
• 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 plugging or unplugging the thickness
planer.
• Damaged electric cords,
• Binding of moving parts,
• Broken parts,
• Stable mounting,
• Other conditions that may affect the way the thickness
planer works.
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