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DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION used with the safety alert symbol, indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
NOTICE is used to address practices not related to personal injury.
SAFETY INFORMATION
The following explanations are displayed in this manual, on the labeling, and on all other information provided with this product:
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THIS MILL!
• Failure to follow all instructions listed below may result in electric shock, fire and/or serious injury. The term “electrical equipment”
in all of the warnings listed below refers to your mains-operated (corded) electrical equipment or battery-operated (cordless)
electrical equipment.
PINCH AND CRUSH HAZARD!
• Keep fingers and hands away from moving parts when operating.
CUT HAZARD!
• Sharp cut edges on work pieces can cause serious cuts. Cutting tools are sharp and can cause serious cuts.
• Wear thick, well-fitting work gloves to prevent cuts from handling sharp edges.
EYE INJURY HAZARD!
• The cutting process can suddenly eject particles at high velocity. Always wear ANSI approved eye protection when operating this
equipment.
INJURY HAZARD!
• The Mill includes changeable components which can present hand/finger pinch hazard injuries if dropped. Avoid pinching hands while
handling parts during assembly and/or operation.
• The Mill was specifically designed to be operated by one person only. Never have one person operate some of the controls while
another operates the others or serious injury could occur.
• Inspect all tooling, fixtures and mechanical components of the Mill before beginning any work. Attempting to operate the Mill with
damaged tooling or fixtures can result in serious injury and severe Mill damage.
• Operation of this Mill should be performed only by those with an acceptable level of knowledge of standard machining practices.
For novices or those unfamiliar with machining equipment, Eastwood strongly recommends the use of the book:
Milling for Home
Machinists by Harold Hall (Eastwood item #22288)
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