RIDGID Table Saw manual Push Stick, Push Block For Use with Auxiliary Fence

Push Stick

Make the push stick from a piece of solid	Make the featherboard from a piece of 8”
wood. Use a piece of 1 x 2 (3/4" x 1-5/8"	x 24” x 3/4” thick solid wood
actual) by 15" long.

Slightly Less Than Thickness

Of Workpiece Up to 3/8"

Kerfs About

5/16" Apart

90° Notch

4-1/2"

24"

Grain 8"

5"

Push Block (For Use with Auxiliary Fence)

There are any number of ways to properly cut your workpieces to make a push block. The following steps describe one way you can make a push block.

Making the base:

•Start with a piece of 3/8 inch plywood at least 5-5/8 inches wide or wider and 12 inches long or longer.

•Make two ripcuts. Perform the first ripcut along the side of the 3/8" wide strip. Next, ripcut the 3/8" plywood to a width of 5-1/8".

•Crosscut the 3/8" plywood to 12" long.

•Crosscut a 2-1/2" piece off the 3/8" wide by 3/8" thick strip and save this short piece for later.

The next cuts will create the 3/8" by 9-1/2" notch in the base. Mark the long edge of the board 2-1/2" from one end. Make a crosscut into the edge on the mark, stop- ping about 3/4" into the board. Set the saw and rip the width to 4-3/4" along the same edge as the stopped crosscut. Stop the ripcut where the two cuts intersect. Turn off the saw and remove the base piece. The base should now measure as shown.

Material for Push Block

At Least 12"

3/8" Thick Plywood	At	Least
Base	5-	5/8"

	At Least 12"
3/8" Thick Plywood			At		Least
	Handle	5-		5/8"

Cutting Out the Base

		3/8"
	2-1/2" (save)
4th Cut					1st	Cut			1/8"
				3rd Cut
							5	-
		2nd Cut
			12"

Creating the Notch

1st Cut

2nd Cut

2-1/2"4-3/4"

Finished Base

12"

At Least

5-5/8" 3/8"

2-1/2"
	4-3/4"	These Edges

Must Be

Parallel

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