Safety Instructions For Basic Drill Press Operation; Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands, Face And Ears - RIDGID DP1550 Manual Del Propietário

Safety Instructions for Basic Drill Press Operation

Read the following instructions for
operating your drill press to get the
best results and to minimize the likeli-
hood of personal injury.

Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands, Face and Ears

Dress for safety
• Do not wear loose clothing, gloves,
neckties or jewelry (rings, wrist
watches). They can get caught and
draw you into moving parts.
• Wear nonslip footwear.
• Tie back long hair.
• Roll long sleeves above the elbow.
• Noise levels vary widely. To reduce
the risk of possible hearing damage,
wear ear plugs or muffs when using
drill press for hours at a time.
Plan Your Work
• Don't force the tool. It will do the job
better and safer at the rate for which
it was designed.
• Use the right tool. Don't force tool or
attachment to do a job it was not
designed to do.
• If any part of your drill press is miss-
ing, malfunctioning, has been dam-
aged or broken...such as the motor
switch, or other operating control, a
safety device or the power cord, turn
the drill press off and unplug it until
the particular part is properly
repaired or replaced.
• Never place your fingers in a posi-
tion where they could contact the
drill or other cutting tool if the work-
piece should unexpectedly shift or
your hand should slip.
• To reduce the risk of injury from
parts thrown by the spring, follow
instructions exactly as given and
shown in adjusting spring tension
of quill.
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WARNING For your own safety,
always observe the safety pre-
cautions here and on pages 2
thru 6.
• To prevent the workpiece from being
torn from your hands, spinning of
the tool, shattering the tool or being
thrown, always properly support
your work so it won't shift or bind on
the tool:
- Always position backup material
- Whenever possible, position the
- When using a drill press vise,
- Never do any work "Freehand"
- Securely lock head to column,
- Never move the head or table while
- Before starting the operation, jog
- If a workpiece overhangs the table
- Use fixtures for unusual operations
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(use beneath the workpiece) to
contact the left side of the column.
workpiece to contact the left side of
the column - If it is too short or the
table is tilted, clamp solidly to the
table. Use table slots or clamping
ledge around the outside edge of
the table.
always fasten it to a table.
(hand holding workpiece rather
than supporting it on the table),
except when polishing.
table support to column and table
to table support before operating
drill press.
the tool is running.
the motor switch to make sure the
drill or other cutting tool does not
wobble or cause vibration.
such that it will fall or tip if not held,
clamp it to the table or provide aux-
iliary support.
to adequately hold, guide and posi-
tion workpiece.