Skil 3700 manual Dado Cutting, Resawing, Special Cutting Techniques

Dado Cutting

Instructions for operating the Dado blade set are contained in booklet furnished with this accessory. See pages 5-7 for Table Saw Specific Safety Rules before performing this application.

The recommended Dado blade set is listed under Accessories on Page 110. Maximum dado width capacity for the 6" dado set is 1/2". When assembling dado set, do not use the outer blade washer.

ALWAYS USE APPROPRIATE TABLE INSERT LISTED UNDER ACCESSORIES.

Dado cuts should be made in the 90° position only. When using the dado set it will be necessary to remove the Blade Guard and Spreader. USE CAUTION.

1.When dado cutting across the width of the board, use miter gauge to push the board.

2. When dado	cutting the	length of	the	board:
For edge of	the board	use set-up	in	Fig. 65.
For width of the board use set-up in Fig. 69.

ALWAYS REPLACE THE BLADE GUARD AND SPREADER WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED DADO CUTTING.

Resawing

RESAWING is known as ripping a piece of wood through its thickness. The Skil model 3700 table saw is capable of resawing wood up to 6" wide by making two passes, one through each thickness edge.

NOTE: To RESAW a piece of wood wider than 3" it will be necessary to remove the blade guard … and use the AUXILIARY FENCE (See “WORK HELPERS”).

Do not attempt to resaw BOWED or WARPED material.

Clamp the auxiliary fence 1 and the rip fence 3 to the table so that the workpiece 3 will SLIDE EASILY but not TILT or MOVE SIDEWAYS without BINDING between the two fences during the cut (Fig. 70).

Do not clamp directly to the bottom edge of the table because the “swivel” of the clamp will not grip properly. Place a small strip of wood between the bottom edge of the table and the “C” clamp.

A wood spacer 4 placed between auxiliary fence and front rail will help support when “C” clamping (Fig. 70).

For your own safety …

1.Do not “back up” (reverse feeding) while resawing because this could cause a kickback.

2.Install blade guard immediately upon completion of the resawing operation.

Special Cutting Techniques

This table saw is a highly versatile tool, capable of performing a wide range of highly specialized cuts that cannot be covered in this manual. Do not attempt to perform cuts not covered in this manual unless you are thoroughly familiar with procedures and fixturing.

See your local library for books on woodworking techniques, such as: “The Complete Book of Stationary Power Tool Techniques” by R.J. De Christoforo.

Note: See pages 5-7 for Table Saw Specific Safety Rules.

FIG. 69	“C” CLAMPS
	SERRE-JOINTS EN C	1
	ABRAZADERAS EN “C”
WORK
SUPPORT
SUPPORT
APOYO DE LA
PIEZA DE
TRABAJO
		2
1
	3
FIG. 70
1
		2
4

86.