AUXILIARY PANEL/

CUTTING PANELS

When cutting panels (whenever fence is positioned outside of table surface), ALWAYS use the Auxiliary Fence/Work Support.

1.Unlock Fence and raise rear end.

2.PositionAuxiliary Fence/Work Support as shown and attach it with two "C" clamps.

RABBETING

RABBETING is known as cutting out a section of the comer of a piece of material, across an end or along an edge.

To make a RABBET requires cuts which do not go allt he

way through the material. Therefore, the Blade Guard

FIRST

CUT 1

 

 

must be removed.

RABBET

I SECOND

CUT

1.

Remove Blade Guard.

 

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2.

For rabbeting along an edge

(long way of work-

 

 

 

piece) as shown, add facing to Rip Fence approxi-

 

 

 

mately as high as the workpiece is wide. Adjust Rip

 

 

 

Fence and blade to required dimensions; then make

RABBETING ALONG

 

first cut with board flat on table as any rip(type) cut;

 

THE EDGE

 

 

make second cut with workpiece on edge. Follow all

 

 

 

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precautions, safety instructions, and operational in-

 

 

structions as for dpping, or riptype operations, includ-

 

 

ing Featherboards and Push Stick, etc.

 

3.For rabbeting across an end, for workpiece 10-1/2 inches and narrower, make the rabbet cut with the board flat on the table. Using the Miter Gauge fitted with a Facing, follow the same procedures and in- structions for cross cutting making successive cuts across the width of the workpiece to obtain the de- sired width of cut. DO NOT use the Rip Fence for rabbeting across the end.

4.INSTALL BLADE GUARD IMMEDIATELY UPON COMPLETION OF RABBETING OPERATION. Rabbet cuts can also be made in one pass of the workpiece over the cutter using the Dado Head or Molding Head.

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RABBETING

ACROSS THE END

PLOUGHING AND MOLDING

PLOUGHING is grooving with the grain the long way of the workpiece, using the Fence, USE featherboards and push sticks as required.

PLOUGHING

MOLDING is shaping the workpiece with the grain the long way of the workpiece, using the Fence. Use featherboards and push sticks as required.

MOLDING

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