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Ripping means cutting with the grain of a natural wood workpiece. In
To make a rip cut, do these steps:
1.Review Preventing Kickback on Page 9 and take the necessary precautions to reduce the likelihood of kickback.
2.Inspect the board for soundness. You will need one straight edge of the workpiece to place against the fence when ripping. Also, if the workpiece is slightly cupped, always place the cupped side down on the table for stability.
3.DISCONNECT SAW FROM POWER!
4.Ensure that the blade guard/spreader is properly installed.
5.Set the fence to the desired width of cut on the scale.
6.Adjust the blade height so the highest saw tooth protrudes no more than 1⁄4" above the workpiece.
7.Set up safety devices such as featherboards or other
8.Rotate the blade to make sure it does not come into contact with any of the safety devices.
9.
Note: The jointed edge of the workpiece must slide against the fence during the cutting operation.
10.Use a push stick to feed the workpiece through the saw blade, as shown in Figure 45, until it is completely beyond the saw blade.
Never attempt to rip a workpiece that does not have one perfectly straight edge on it. Always place the straight edge against the rip fence. Failure to do this could result in kickback and serious personal injury.
Figure 45. Example photo of a ripping
operation.
Keep the blade guard installed and in the down position. Failure to do this could result in serious personal injury or death.
Turn OFF the saw and ALWAYS allow the blade to come to a complete stop before removing the