# Band Saw Band saws are tools often used to cut pieces to a specific size. Here are some safety guidelines with these. 1\) Keep your hand away from the blade. This is obvious but make sure to always keep your hand a safe distance as you need to guide the piece through the saw blade. 2\) Make sure to keep your face a safe distance from the blade. Now, because you need to guide a piece through the saw blade, you need to be able to see what you are doing. However, this doesn't mean to be unsafe with where you keep your face. 3\) Make sure you don't have a dull saw blade. This is dangerous because dull blades can slip and cause an injury. 4\) Keep the machine off and unplugged when not in use. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.iowacityrobotics.org/safety/shop-safety/machine-tools/band-saw.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.