Sears 113.206931, 206801 manual Using the Hold DOWN!PUSH Blocks, With the Grain, Against the Grain

Always feed WITH THE GRAIN whenever possible. If

the nature of the workpiece is such that it must be fed

AGAINST THE GRAIN, take very light cuts and feed slowly,

USING THE HOLD DOWN!PUSH BLOCKS

ALWAYS use the hold down/push blocks when JOINT-

ING wood that is NARROWER than 3 in. or planing wood that is thinner than 3 in.

Grasp the hold downtpush blocks firmly with the fingers close together and wrapped around the handle. Position

them flat on top of workpiece, and push the workpiece

down against the table to provide a quality cut and minimize the chance of a kickback_

Hold-down pressure must also be sufficient to prevent

hold-down/push block sliding or slipping on the top face of workpiece when advancing workpiece over cutter head.

Use a hand over hand motion of the hotd down/push blocks being careful to maintain control over the work- piece at all times.

This means that once the workpiece has been fed past cutter head onto outfeed table, one hold down/push block must always maintain contact of workpiece with outfeed table.

CAUTION; If the HOLD DOWN/PUSH BLOCKS tend to

slip while feeding, clean rubber surface immediately with

sandpaper.

WITH THE GRAIN

AGAINST THE GRAIN

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