Porter-Cable 36-729 instruction manual Accessory Dado Head

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SPECIAL ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN THE GRAIN DIRECTION. MAKE ALL CUTS IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE GRAIN WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

ALWAYS INSTALL BLADE GUARD AFTER OPERATION IS COMPLETE.

ACCESSORY DADO HEAD

THE BLADE GUARD AND SPLITTER ASSEMBLY CANNOT BE USED WHEN DADOING OR MOULDING. IT MUST BE REMOVED OR SWUNG TO THE REAR OF THE SAW AS DESCRIBED IN “USING ACCESSORY MOULDING CUTTERHEAD” SECTION.

AUXILIARY JIGS, FIXTURES, PUSH STICKS AND FEATHER BOARDS SHOULD BE USED.

1.Dadoing is cutting a rabbet or wide groove into the work. Most dado head sets are made up of two outside saws and four or five inside cutters, (Fig. 66). Various combinations of saws and cutters are used to cut grooves from 1/8″ to 13/16″ for use in shelving, making joints, tenoning, grooving, etc. The cutters are heavily swaged and must be arranged so that this heavy portion falls in the gullets of the outside saws, as shown in Fig.

67.The saw and cutter overlap is shown in Fig. 68, (A) being the outside saw, (B) an inside cutter, and (C) a paper washer or washers, used as needed to control the exact width of groove. A 1/4″ groove is cut by using the two outside saws. The teeth of the saws should be positioned so that the raker on one saw is beside the cutting teeth on the other saw.

2.Attach the dado head set (D) Fig. 69, to the saw arbor.

NOTE: THE OUTSIDE ARBOR FLANGE CAN NOT BE USED WITH THE DADO HEAD SET, TIGHTEN THE ARBOR NUT AGAINST THE DADO HEAD SET BODY. DO NOT LOSE THE OUTSIDE ARBOR FLANGE. IT WILL BE NEEDED WHEN REATTACHING A BLADE TO THE ARBOR.

THE ACCESSORY DADO HEAD SET TABLE INSERT (E) FIG. 69, MUST BE USED IN PLACE OF THE STANDARD TABLE INSERT.

THE BLADE GUARD AND SPLITTER ASSEMBLY CANNOT BE USED WHEN DADOING AND MUST BE REMOVED OR SWUNG TO THE REAR OF THE SAW AS EXPLAINED PREVIOUSLY IN THIS MANUAL. AUXILIARY JIGS, FIXTURES, PUSH STICKS AND FEATHER BOARDS SHOULD ALSO BE USED.

3.Fig. 70, shows a typical dado operation using the miter gage as a guide.

NEVER USE THE DADO HEAD IN A BEVEL POSITION.

ALWAYS INSTALL BLADE GUARD AFTER OPERATION IS COMPLETED.

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Fig. 65

Fig. 66

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C

Fig. 67

Fig. 68

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Fig. 69

Fig. 70

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Contents Cabinet Saw Table of Contents Important Safety InstructionsSafety Guidelines Definitions California PropositionStay ALERT, Watch What YOU are Doing General Safety RulesUSE of this Tool can Generate and Disburse Dust or Other Additional Specific Safety Rules Failure to Follow These Rules MAY Result in Serious InjuryMotor Specifications Power ConnectionsGrounding Instructions Carton Contents Functional DescriptionAssembly Assembly Tools RequiredAttaching Handwheels Blade Tilting Lock KnobExtension Wings Blade Guard and Splitter Assembly Insert threaded end of support rod / splitter bracket Page Motor Cover Table Insert a should Always be Level with the TableStarting and Stoping the SAW Locking Switch OFF PositionOperation Blade Raising HandwheelDisconnect Machine from Power Source Replacing Belts Adjusting Belt TensionChanging the SAW Blade Adjusting 90 and 45 Degree Positive Stops Adjusting Table Adjusting Table InsertMiter Gage Operation and Adjustment Common Sawing Operations Never USE the Fence AS a CUT-OFF Gage When CROSS-CUTTINGCROSS-CUTTING Constructing a Push Stick RippingGuard Removed for CLARITY. Always USE the Guard Using Moulding Cutterhead Accessory Dado Head Using Auxiliary Wood Facing on RIP Fence TroubleshootingConstructing a Featherboard Pushstick Constructing a Push StickAccessories MaintenanceService WarrantyPage Page Canadian PORTER-CABLE Delta Service Centers
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