Delta 36-714 instruction manual Pushstick, Constructing a Push Stick

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CONSTRUCTING A PUSH STICK

When ripping work less than 4 inches wide, a push stick should be used to complete the feed and could easily be made from scrap material by following the pattern shown in Fig. 78.

	"
PUSHSTICK	OR3/4	ORWOODTHICKNESS	THANLESSWIDTHOF MATERIALTOBECUT	HELPTONOTCH HANDPREVENT SLIPPINGFROM
PUSHSTICK	FROMMAKE1/2	ORWOODTHICKNESS	THANLESSWIDTHOF MATERIALTOBECUT	HELPTONOTCH HANDPREVENT SLIPPINGFROM
	"

OFFCUTHERETO	WOOD	HEREOFFCUT TO	WOOD	1/2
OFFCUTHERETO	PUSH1/4	HEREOFFCUT TO	PUSH1/2	1/2
	"		"	SQUARES
				"

Fig. 78

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Contents Delta 10 Hybrid Saw Important Safety Instructions Table of ContentsCalifornia Proposition Safety Guidelines DefinitionsGeneral Safety Rules Important Safety InstructionsStay ALERT, Watch What YOU are DOING, Cutting the Workpiece Without the USE Additional Safety Rules for Table SawsPower Connections Motor SpecificationsGrounding Instructions Functional Description Extension CordsForeword Carton Contents Assembly Unpacking and CleaningAssembly Tools Required Disconnect Machine from Power Source Bolting the SAW to FloorBlade Tilting and Raising Handwheels Installing Drive Belt S C O N N E C T M a C H I N E F R O M Power Source Do not Operate the SAW Without Right Table Wing InstalledExtension Wings Installing the Switch Installing Your Fence SystemAssembling Blade Guard and Splitter Assembly If alignment is necessary, loosen the two screws Aligning Splitter with Blade SAW BladeInstalling Dust Port Installing Table InsertAdjusting Table Insert Installing Tool HoldersStarting and Stopping SAW Locking Switch in OFF PositionOperation Assembling Miter GageBlade Alignment Checking Blade AlignmentBacklash Adjustments Adjusting Blade AlignmentCommon Sawing Operations Miter Gage Operation and AdjustmentCROSS-CUTTING Never USE the Fence AS a CUT-OFF Gage When CROSS-CUTTINGRipping Constructing a Push StickGuard Removed for CLARITY. Always USE the Guard Using Moulding Cutterhead Using Auxiliary Wood Facing on RIP Fence Using Dado HeadTroubleshooting Power Tool InstituteConstructing a Featherboard Constructing a Push Stick PushstickService MaintenanceWarranty AccessoriesPage Page Canadian PORTER-CABLE Delta Service Centers