Rip Cutting
The Model G0501 has the capability of rip cutting full size panels (Figure 65). The sliding table removes the burden of sliding a large and heavy panel over a stationary table surface.
Figure 65. Rip cutting setup with the sliding
table.
This saw also has the capability of rip cutting smaller boards, using the machine as a tradition- al table saw (Figure 66). Smaller, lighter boards are easier to slide across the stationary cast iron table surface to the right of the saw blade.
Figure 66. Rip cutting using the traditional
table saw technique.
Determine which cutting operation will be best suited for the workpiece to be ripped.
—To use the sliding table, read the instruc- tions titled “Rip cutting with the sliding table.”
—To use the machine as a traditional table saw, skip ahead to “Rip cutting using the traditional table saw technique.”
Rip cutting with the sliding table:
1.Mount the crosscut table to the sliding table.
2.Slide and secure the crosscut table to the end of the sliding table opposite the sliding table handle.
3.Install the crosscut fence in the guide pin holes shown in Figure 67 and lock it in place with the cam locks.
Figure 67. Guide pin holes used when mounting
the crosscut fence for rip cutting operations.
4.Set either flip stop to the desired width-of-cut.
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