Grizzly G0700 Cutting Rabbets with a Dado Blade, Cutting Rabbets with a Standard Blade

Cutting Rabbets with a Dado Blade

1.DISCONNECT THE SAW FROM POWER!

2.Adjust the dado blade to the height needed for the rabbeting operation. When cutting deep rabbets, take more than one pass to reduce the risk of kickback.

3.Adjust the fence and align the workpiece to perform the cutting operation as shown in

Figure 75.

3.Raise the blade up to the desired depth of cut (depth of rabbet channel desired).

4.Adjust the fence so the blade is aligned with the inside of your rabbet channel as shown in

Figure 76.

orkpieceW

Sacrificial Fence

Dado Blade

Workpiece

Fence

Blade

Fence

Figure 76. Rabbet cutting with a standard blade.

5. Reconnect the saw to the power source

and turn the saw ON. When the blade has

reached full speed, perform a test cut with a

Figure 75. Rabbet cutting with a dado blade.

4.Reconnect the saw to the power source and turn the saw ON. When the blade has reached full speed, perform a test cut with a scrap piece of wood.

—If the cut is satisfactory, repeat the cut with the final workpiece.

Cutting Rabbets with a Standard Blade

A ripping blade is typically the best blade to use for cutting rabbets when using a standard blade because it removes sawdust very efficiently. (See Page 37 for blade details.) Also, a sacrificial fence is not required when cutting rabbets with a stan- dard blade.

To cut rabbets with the standard blade:

1.DISCONNECT SAW FROM POWER!

2.Mark the width of the rabbet cut on the edge of the workpiece, so you can clearly identify the intended cut while it is laying flat on the saw table.

scrap piece of wood.

—If the cut is satisfactory, repeat the cut with

the final workpiece.

6. Lay the workpiece on its side, as shown in

Figure 77, adjust the saw blade height to

intersect with the first cut, and perform the

second cut to complete the rabbet.

Blade

Fence

Workpiece

Figure 77. Second cut to create a rabbet.

-44- Model G0700 (Mfg. since 8/09)