Always use push sticks, featherboards, push paddles and other safety accessories whenever possible to increase safety and control during operations which require that the blade guard and splitter must be removed from the saw. ALWAYS replace the blade guard after dadoing is complete.
2.Ensure that the saw is switched off and dis- connected from its power source.
3.Remove the table insert, splitter guard and the regular saw blade from the arbor.
4.Attach and adjust the dado blade system as recommended in the dado blade instruc- tions. Raise the blade system according two your needs. Make sure it will not cut through the workpiece.
5.If rabbeting along the length of your work- piece, adjust the distance between the fence and the outside edge of the blade to suit your needs as shown in Figure 59. When cutting across the wood grain, use the miter gauge as a guide while rabbeting. Remember: never use the fence as a stop in conjunction with your miter gauge.
6.Using a scrap as a test piece, switch on the saw and take a pass over the dado blade.
7.If the cut is satisfactory, repeat with your fin- ish stock.
8. | Reinstall the blade guard. |
Rabbeting operations can also be accomplished using a conventional saw blade. To create a sin-
1.Clearly mark the width of the rabbet cut on your workpiece. Include marks on the edge of your workpiece so you can clearly identify your intended cut while the material is laying flat on the saw table.
2.Set the blade height to the depth of cut you wish to create.
3.If the rabbet runs the length of the material, adjust the fence so the blade is aligned with the inside of your rabbet channel.
4.Turn on your saw and make the first cut.
5.Turn off the saw and readjust the fence so that the next cut will remove another portion of the wood stock between the inside edge of the rabbet and the edge of the wood.
6.Turn on the saw and make a second cut.
7.Continue to readjust the blade and cut until the entire rabbet is made.
8.Reinstall the blade guard.
Instructions on using moulding heads have been intentionally left out. They are very dangerous when not used properly. Considerable skill and training beyond the scope of this manual are required to safely operate a moulding head. Serious personal injury could result if this warning is not fol- lowed.
Figure 59. Rabbet cutting. |
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