REQUIREMENTS WHEN RIPPING
(OPERATIONS 5 AND 6)
1.Carriage lock knob must be locked,
2_ Radial arm must be locked in 0 ° position.
3.Work must be held firmly against table and fence while feeding through.
4.Guard spreader and antikickback (AKB) assembly must
be properly set. OBSERVE INSTRUCTIONS IN
PARAGRAPH, "POSITIONINGGUARD, AND
ANTIKICKBACK AND SPREADER ASSEMBLY FOR
RIPPING" UNDER "LOCATION AND FUNCTION OF CONTROLS".
5.Blade should be sharp and correctly set.
6.When ripping narrow stock, less than 6 inches but more than 1/4 inch between the guard and the fence (guide), use a "Push Stick" at least 1/4" thick and at least 16"
long so the workpiece is clear of the blade before your hand contacts the guard.
SLIGHfLY | LESS THAN |
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TH CKNESS | OF WORKPIECE |
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| dP TO B!8" |
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SUGHILY | LESS |
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THAN | 90 ° | S©UAR[S) | |
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7.Wtlen ripping stock 1/4 inch or less between the blade and fence (guide) use a Pusher Board.
Pusher board should not be less than 4 inches wide and 16 inches long. Nail or glue a 3/4 x 3/4 x 4 inch block to one edge of pusher board to be used as a grip.
The pusher board should be fed into the blade behind the stock being ripped until the stock is clear of the rear of the blade (not more than 8 inches so as not to strike
antikickback pawls) and then puiled back with use of the grip.
8.Hands must be kept well away from saw blade.
9.Saw blade MUST be parallel to fence, to minimize
possibility of kickbacks.
t0. For every new width of cut, a new PUSHER BOARD must be used.
11.The pusher board should be the same thickness as the
workpiece. No thinner for strength, or no thicker since the nose of the guard must clear the top of tbe workpiece with minimum clearance.
OPERATION No. 5 -- OUT-RIPPING
AND IN-RIPPING
Ripping is the process of sawing the workpiece by feeding it into the saw blade when using the fence as a
guide and as a positioning device to obtain the desired width of cut. The sawblade is parallel to tbe fence.
1/4" OR LESS
WARNING: NEVER RIP
RIPPING, MAKE SURE THE GUARD, AND
ANTI KICKBACK AND SPREADER ASSEMBLY ARE
SET UP PROPERLY. ALSO, MAKE SURE THE SAW
BLADE IS PARALLEL WITH THE FENCE. NEVER
RIP WORKPIECES SHORTER THAN THE SAW BLADE DIAMETER.
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