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Fig. 45
Fig. 46
CAUTION: THE MAXIMUM WIDTH DADO CUT FOR
THIS SAW IS 1/2 INCH.
WARNING: THEBLADE GUARD AND SPLITTER
ASSEMBLYCANNOT BE USED WHEN DADOING.
IT MUST BE REMOVED OR SWUNG TO THE REAR
OF THE SAW.
Before dadoing, loosen wing nut (A) Fig. 48 and take
off the blade guard and splitter assembly (B). Keep
assembly handy to replace it after dadoing.
WARNING: AUXILIARY JIGS, FIXTURES, PUSH
STICKS AND FEATHER BOARDS SHOULD BE
USED.
ACCESSORY DADO CUTTERHEAD
piece allowing safe removal. When ripping boards
longer than three feet, use a work support at the
rear of the saw to keep the workpiece from falling
off the saw table.
3. If the ripped work is less than 6 inches wide, a push
stick should always be used to complete the feed,
as shown in Fig. 44. The push stick can easily be
made from scrap material as explained in the
section “CONSTRUCTING A PUSH STICK.”
4. Ripping narrow pieces can be dangerous if not done
carefully.
WARNING: WHEN THE PIECE IS TOO NARROW
FOR A PUSH STICK TO BE EFFECTIVE - AND IF
THE WORKPIECE IS SHORT ENOUGH - USE A
PUSHBOARD. WHEN RIPPING MATERIAL UNDER 2
INCHES IN WIDTH, ORDINARY PUSH STICKS MAY
INTERFERE WITH THE BLADE GUARD.
When using a pushboard, the width of the pushboard
must be added to the width of the rip fence position
setting. Aflat pushboard can be constructed as shown in
Fig. 46 and should be used as shown in Fig. 45. NOTE:
GUARD REMOVED FOR CLARITY. ALWAYS USE THE
GUARD.
NOTE: Some special operations require the addition of
an auxiliary wood facing to the fence, as explained in
the section “USING AUXILIARYWOOD FACING ON
THE RIP FENCE” and use of a push stick.
Fig. 47
USING AUXILIARY WOOD FACINGON RIP FENCE
When performing special cutting operations – and that
operation may cause the cutting implement to contact
the fence – it is necessary to add a wood facing (A) Fig.
47, to one side of the rip fence as shown. The wood
facing is attached to the fence with wood screws
through holes drilled in the fence. 3/4-inch stock is
suitable for most work, although an occasional job may
require one-inch facing.
Fig. 48
A
B
A