8th Grade Safety

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8th Grade Safety
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General Safety Rules

• Safety test must be passed before any student is
  permitted to use any power machine.
• Ask instructor to approve all work that you plan
  to do.
• All injuries should be reported to the instructor
  immediately.
• Wear suitable eye protection when engaged in any
  activity where eye hazards may exist.
• Wear suitable clothing for wood shop. Roll loose
  sleeves, fasten loose clothing.
• Cooperate with your classmates in the student
  management program of your shop.
• Caution any other student you see violating a
  safety rule.
• Keep tools and materials from projecting over the
  edge of benches whenever possible.
• Use a brush to clear away chips and a rag to
  clean oily areas.
• Keep floor clear of scraps and litter.
• Wipe immediately any liquids spilled on the
  floor.
• Keep bench and cabinet drawers, and locker doors
  closed.
• Never attempt to lift heavy objects without
  assistance.

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Hand Tools

• Be sure that tools and cutters are sharp--dull
  tools must be forced and are hazardous.
• Be sure your hands are free as possible of dirt,
  grease, and oil when using tools.
• Use proper type and size of hand tool.
• Make sure the tools you are going to use are
  sharp and in good condition.
• Handle edges of pointed tools with care.
• Make sure when using sharp-edged tools to point
  the edge away from yourself and your classmates.
• Clamp small work on bench or secure in vise when
  using a gouge or wood chisel.
• Control chisels, gouges, and carving tools with
  one hand while the other hand supplies the power.
• Pass tools to classmates with the handles first.
• Clamp small work on bench or secure in vise when
  driving screws.

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Power Machines

• No power machine is to be used at any time until
  the instructor has given permission.
• Use safety appliances and guards.
• If you remove a guard for a special operation,
  always be sure to replace it.
• Wait until machine has come to a complete stop
  before making any adjustments.

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Power Machines

• See that all stock or machine parts are securely
  fastened before starting motor or machine.
• If you are not operating a machine, do not stand
  in the painted safety zones around the machine.
• Never leave a machine until you have stopped it.
• Remove loose pieces of material, tools, etc.,
  from a machine before starting it.

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Power Machines

• Machines which are located in the shop should
  never be used while the instructor is out of the
  room.
• Do not crowd or hurry a machine.
• Make all machine adjustments when machine is at a
  dead stop.

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Power Machines

• Give full attention to the machine--do not talk
  to anyone or look away. Always use the guards.
• Do not leave the machine with blade of cutter
  exposed--cover them with a guard or lower them
  into the table.
• Keep hands and face out of line with blades and
  cutters.
• Stop machinery for measurements.
• Keep your fingers away from moving parts.

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Disc Sander

• Always sand on the down travel of the disc.
• Be sure abrasive is properly connected to disc
  before turning on machine.
• Never stand in direct line of travel of disc. It
  may come off and cut operator or bystander.
• Be sure work is held firmly against table.
• Small stock 1" or 2" in length should not be
  sanded on the disc sander. Use disc sander for
  sanding outside curves, angles or miters.
• Do not use the disc sander for sanding long
  straight edges which should be smoother on a
  jointer.

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Belt Sander

• Hold sander level, keep full surface of the belt
  in contact with the wood at all times.
• Keep all parts of the body and foreign objects
  away from the abrasive surface.
• The electric cord must be arranged before
  starting, taking into consideration convenience
  and safety.

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Bandsaw

• Adjust the guard to about 1/4" above thickness of
  the stock.
• Plan cuts carefully, layout and make relief
  cuts before cutting long or sharp curves so that
  there will be minimum of backing out.
• If the stock binds or pinches the blade, do not
  attempt to back out until power has been shut off
  and machine stops.
• Remove scrap material from saw table with stick
  or brush.
• Keep floor area surrounding saw clear of scraps.
• If blade breaks, shut off power and stand clear
  until machine stops completely.

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Bandsaw (continued)

• Make all cuts under power--never while the
  machine is coasting.
• Leave the machine only after power is turned off
  and blade has stopped moving.
• Never adjust the saw while it is running.
• Students must not allow their fingers to come
  dangerously close to the saw when cutting stock.
  Keep fingers at least 3" from saw blade at all
  times.
• Students must not stand at right-hand side of
  band saw machine. A serious accident might
  result if the blade should break.
• Work must have a flat surface to rest on the
  table. Use a V block when cutting round stock.

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Drill Press

• Insert the drill in the chuck properly and
  tighten it securely before starting the drill
  press.
• Remove the chuck key before power is turned on.
• Use a base block under work or be sure drill is
  over center hole in table when boring completely
  through stock.
• All work must be securely clamped to table or
  held firmly in drill vise or wood hand screw at
  all times.
• Always ease up on the drill as it is about to go
  through the bottom of the stock.
• Make a center punch mark in which to start the
  drill.
• When boring to depth use the lock nuts to set to
  proper depth or use quill pointer.

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Compound Miter Box(Chop Saw)

• In making a cut on the chop saw the stock must be
  held solidly against the fence.
• The saw should not be forced into the material
  any faster than it can cut with ease.
• The hands should be kept to one side of the
  direction of the saw cut.
• Only one piece at a time should be cut on the saw
  because of the difficulty of securely holding
  more pieces.

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Chop Saw (continued)

• The chop saw is used for cutting across the grain
  of the stock.. Do not cut with the grain.
• Be sure the saw teeth are cutting toward the
  operator and nut is snug on the blades.
• For warped or winded stock, have instructor help
  with cutting.
• Always give the saw blade clearance and let it
  reach proper momentum before pulling blade into
  stock being cut.

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Chop Saw (continued)

• Never use saw without a properly adjusted safety
  guard.
• Because there is danger of the hand being drawn
  into saw blade, the chop saw should not be used
  to cut short lengths of stock-no exceptions!
• A board must be at least 8 inches long to be cut
  on the chop saw.
• Your hand can never be closer than 5 inches to
  the blade.

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Planer

• The bed of the planer should be adjusted to not
  more than 1/16" less than the greatest thickness
  of the stock to be planed.
• The planer must not be adjusted to plane stock
  less than 1/4" thick.
• Stock less than 14 inches long should not be run
  through the planer.
• When operating the planer, student must not allow
  his hands to come near the feed rollers.
• Students must not attempt to move or shift boards
  after the boards have been gripped by the feed
  rollers. This is dangerous as fingers are likely
  to be pinched between boards and bed of the
  planer.

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Router

• The bit of the portable router must be sharp and
  fastened securely in the machine.
• The fingers of the hand should be kept clear of
  the blades by holding the handles of the machine
  firmly.
• When using the router table, always route
  forward, never backwards.

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Router

• Keep handheld router flat while routing.
• Always clamp work down, when using the handheld
  router.
• Guard should cover bit at all times.