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Band Saw Safety Band Saw Safety Prevent an accident- Prevent an accident- be safe and smart! be safe and smart!
Band Saw SafetyBand Saw Safety
Prevent an accident- Prevent an accident-
be safe and smart!be safe and smart!
Band Saw InformationBand Saw Information
Band Saws come in Band Saws come in many different sizes many different sizes and stylesand styles
They are used to cut They are used to cut metals, woods, metals, woods, plastics, and foodsplastics, and foods
Band Saw BladeBand Saw BladeBand saw blades are hooked facing downward towards the material you are cutting.
By design, band saw blades will hold the material you are cutting on the cutting table.
Band Saw SafetyBand Saw Safety
Your fingers needs to Your fingers needs to be at least 2” from the be at least 2” from the blade at all times.blade at all times.
Never allow your Never allow your fingers into the red fingers into the red insert, the “Circle of insert, the “Circle of Danger” while the saw Danger” while the saw is running.is running.
Always wear your Always wear your safety glassessafety glasses
On/Off On/Off SwitchSwitch
TableTable
Blade Blade GuardGuard
BladeBlade
Lock Knob
Band Saw SafetyBand Saw SafetyYou must make “relief cuts” You must make “relief cuts” whenever you are making whenever you are making “tight” or small curved cuts.“tight” or small curved cuts.
You must adjust the blade You must adjust the blade guard ¼” above the wood you guard ¼” above the wood you are cutting. This is known as are cutting. This is known as ‘The Pinky Rule”‘The Pinky Rule”
Wood
Adjust the blade… Adjust the blade…
……guard’s height to 1/4”guard’s height to 1/4”
1/4”1/4”
The Pinky Rule
Do Do NOTNOT put hands… put hands…
……in line with the bladein line with the blade
Cut curves by…Cut curves by…
……making relief cutsmaking relief cuts
Step 1Step 1
Cut curves by…Cut curves by…
……making relief cutsmaking relief cuts
Step 2Step 2
NeverNever back out of… back out of…
……long cutslong cuts
Feed the wood…Feed the wood…
……evenly and slowlyevenly and slowly
ReviewReview1.1. The band saw does two The band saw does two
types of cutting, what are they?types of cutting, what are they?• Resawing and Irregular Shapes Resawing and Irregular Shapes
(curves)(curves)
2.2. How high should the How high should the blade guard be?blade guard be?
• <1/4”, The Pinky Rule<1/4”, The Pinky Rule
ReviewReview3.3. Should the band saw be used to Should the band saw be used to
cut a small radius?cut a small radius?• No, the blade may breakNo, the blade may break
4.4. Should the blade be backed out of Should the blade be backed out of a long cut? Why?a long cut? Why?
• No, the blade may breakNo, the blade may break
Safety Rule #1Safety Rule #1
Keep all guards in Keep all guards in place. place.
Use the yellow lock Use the yellow lock knob to loosen the knob to loosen the Guard and adjust Guard and adjust correctlycorrectly
Safety Rule #2Safety Rule #2
Adjust the blade Adjust the blade guards to within 1/8” guards to within 1/8” to ¼” of the stock.to ¼” of the stock.
The Pinky RuleThe Pinky Rule
Use the yellow lock Use the yellow lock knob to loosen the knob to loosen the GuardGuard
Safety Rule #2 - ContinuedSafety Rule #2 - Continued
Blade guards that are Blade guards that are over ¼ inch above the over ¼ inch above the work will lead to work will lead to accidents and accidents and reduces the accuracy reduces the accuracy of your cut.of your cut.
This is This is UNSAFE!UNSAFE!
Safety Rule #3Safety Rule #3
Maintain the Maintain the stock flat on the stock flat on the table.table.
Safety Rule #3 - ContinuedSafety Rule #3 - Continued
Never hold the Never hold the stock ‘above’ the stock ‘above’ the table, the table, the material must material must remain flat on the remain flat on the table surface at table surface at all times.all times.
UNSAFE!UNSAFE!
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Never disturb anyone while they are Never disturb anyone while they are operating the band saw.operating the band saw.
Always clean up scrap wood when Always clean up scrap wood when you are done on the band saw.you are done on the band saw.
This is a 1 person machine. Observe This is a 1 person machine. Observe the Power Tool Safety Area.the Power Tool Safety Area.
Band Saw SafetyBand Saw Safety
You must always wear safety You must always wear safety glasses.glasses.
You must never use band saw You must never use band saw without instructor permission.without instructor permission.
If the band saw breaks, shut the If the band saw breaks, shut the machine off in the safest manner. Let machine off in the safest manner. Let the instructor know immediately.the instructor know immediately.
The area directly to The area directly to the right of the band the right of the band saw is the saw is the danger zonedanger zone
If the blade breaks, it If the blade breaks, it may come out and may come out and injure some oneinjure some one
Immediately turn the Immediately turn the machine off and move machine off and move awayaway
Danger ZoneDanger Zone
What could be happening?
