* Never place your hand below the blade. If, for some reason, the blade were to drop, significant injury could occur.
* Never place your hand below the blade. If, for some reason, the blade were to drop, significant injury could occur.
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* Take care when loading stock that it is clamped firmly and set up so that as many of the teeth can be in contact with the material as possible. For rectangular stock this would mean placing the long side parallel with the floor. Doing these things will protect the blade from damage and reduce the chance of the material coming loose during a cut.
==Certification==
==Certification==
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==Troubleshooting==
==Troubleshooting==
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* Not cutting smoothly - Slow the drop rate. If this issue persists ask the shop supervisor to wax the blade and remove any metal chips clogging the teeth.