Personal Safety - DeWalt DW616 Instruction Manual

PERSONAL SAFETY
A, Stay alert, watch what you are doing and use common sense when operating a
power toot. Do not use tool white tired or under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or
'medication.
A moment of inattention while operating power tools may result in serious
personatiniury.
A Dress properly. Do not wear loose ctothing or iewelry. Contain long hair. Kep your
hair, ciotiing , and gloves away from moving parts. Loose clothes, iewelry, or long hair
can be caught in moiing parts. Air vents often cover moving parts and should also be avoided.
A Avoid accidental starting. Be sure switch is off before plugging in. Carrying
tools with your finger on the switch or plugging in tools that have the switch on invites
accidents.
A, Remove adjusting keys or wrenches betore turning the tool on. A wrench or key that
is left attached to a rotating part of the tool may result in personal iniury.
A, Do not overreach. Keep proper footing and balance at all times. Proper footing and
balance enables better control of the tool in unexpected situations.
A gse satety equipment. Always wear eye protection. Dust mask, non-skid safety
shoes, naia nat, or hearing protection must be used for appropriate conditions'
TOOL USE AND CARE
A Use clamps or other practical ways to secure and support the workpiece to a sta'
ble platform. Hotding the work by hand or against your body is unstable and may lead
to /oss of control.
A Do not torce tool. lJse the correct toot for your application. The correct tool will do
the job better and sater and the rate for which it is designed.
A Do not use tool if switch does not turn it on or off. Any tool that cannot be controlled
with the switch is dangerous and must be repaired'
A, Disconnect the ptug from the power source betore making any adiustments'
changing accessories, or storing the tool. Such preventative safety measures reduce
the risk of starting the tool accidentally.
A Store idte toots out of reach of children and other untrained persons. Tools are dan-
gerous in the hands of untrained users.
L Maintain toots with care. Keep cutting tools sharp and clean. Propeily maintained
tools, with sharp cutting edges are less likely to bind and are easier to control.
A Cnec* for misalignment or binding of moving parts, breakage of parts, and any
other condition that may affect the toots operation. lf damaged, have the tool serv'
iced betore using. Many accidents are caused by poorly maintained tools.
A Use only accessories that are recommended by the manutacturer for your model.
Accessories that may be suitabte for one tool may become hazardous when used on
another tool.
SERVICE
A Toot service must be pertormed onty by quatified repair personnel. Service or main-
tenance pertormed by unqualified personnelcould result in a risk of iniury.
A Wnen servicing a tool, use only identicat replacement parts. Follow instructions in the
Maintenance section of this manual. Use of unauthorized parts or failure to follow main-
tenance instructions may create a risk of electric shock or iniury.
Specitic Salety Fules lor Bouters
A UoU toot by insutated gripping surfaces when pertorming an operation where the
cutting tool may contact hidden wiring or its own cord. Contact with a "live" wire will
make exposed metal parts of the tool "live" and shock the operator.
A, Uetat cutting with router: lf using router for metalcufting, clean out tool often. Metal dust
and chips often accumulate on interior surfaces and could create a risk of serious injury,
electrical shock or death.
A Never run the motor unit when it is not inserted in one of the router bases. The motor
is not designed to be handheld.
A Xep handtes dry, clean, and tre from oit and grease. This witt enable better control of
the tool.
A' Xep hands away from cutting area. Never reach under the workpiece for any rason.
Kep the router base firmly in contact with the workpi*e
when cutting. Hold the
router only by the handles. These precautions will reduce the risk of personal injury.
A Use sharp cutters. Dull cufters may cause the router to swerve or stall under pressure.
A Never touch the bit immdiately after use. lt may be extremety hot.
L Be sure that the motor has stopped completety betore you lay the router down. tf the
cutter head is still spinning when the topl is laid down, it co_uld cause injury or damage.