RIP Fence Operation, Types of CUTS/OPERATIONS

RIP FENCE OPERATION

Refer to Figure 51.

¥Unlock the fence by lifting the locking lever. Using the scale for placement, position the rip fence. Lock the rip fence into position by placing the locking lever in the down position.

¥The rip fence is used for the following operations: ripping, bevel ripping, ploughing, resawing, rabbeting and dadoing.

INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE RIVING KNIFE Refer to Figure 52.

Install

¥Line up the riving knife in the proper direction to the mounting bracket.

¥Push the riving knife all the way down into the mounting bracket. Make sure the lock pin is locked in the hole of the riving knife. (The lock hole is on the button side of the riving knife).

¥If the riving knife is not locked properly, hold the locking knob and pull the lock pin out; then re-insert the pin secure- ly in the hole of the riving knife. While raising or lowering the knife, pin will snap in the hole of the knife when located at one of the three positions.

¥Tighten the locking knob.

Remove

¥Loosen the locking knob.

¥Hold the knob and pull the locking pin out.

¥Remove the riving knife out of the mounting bracket.

NOTE: Make sure blade is at the highest position before adding or removing the riving knife.

Locking Pin

Screw

Locking
Knob
		Bracket
	Plate	Bracket
	Plate

Figure 52 - Riving Knife

WARNING: For your own safety, always observe the follow- ing safety precautions.

¥Never make any cut freehand (without using miter gauge or rip fence). Blade can bind in the cut and cause a kick- back.

¥Always lock miter gauge or rip fence securely when in use.

¥Remove rip fence from the table when miter gauge is in use.

¥Remove miter gauge from table when rip fence is in use.

¥Make sure blade guard is installed for all Òthrough sawingÓ operations. Through sawing operations are those opera- tions in which the saw blade cuts completely through the thickness of the wood. Replace guard immediately after completion of resawing, rabbeting and dadoing.

Frequently check action of anti-kickback pawls by passing the workpiece alongside the spreader while saw is off. Pull the workpiece toward you. If the pawls do not dig into the workpiece and hold it, the pawls must be sharpened. (See Maintenance section, page 19.)

¥Have blade extend approximately 1/8″ above top of work- piece. Additional blade exposure increases hazard potential.

¥Do not stand directly in front of blade in case of a kick- back. Stand to either side of the blade.

¥Keep your hands clear of the blade and out of the path of the blade.

¥If the blade stalls or stops while cutting, turn switch OFF and safety disconnect OFF before attempting to free the blade.

¥Do not reach over or behind the blade to pull the work- piece through the cut, to support long or heavy work- pieces, to remove small cut-off pieces of material or for any other reason.

¥Do not pick up small pieces of cut-off material from the table. Remove them by pushing them off table with a long stick. Otherwise they could be thrown back at you by the rear of the blade.

¥Do not remove small pieces of cut-off material that may become trapped inside blade guard while saw is on. This could endanger your hands or cause a kickback. Turn saw off. After blade has stopped turning, lift guard and remove the piece.

¥Always lower blade below the table level when machine is not in use.

TYPES OF CUTS/OPERATIONS

CROSSCUTTING

WARNING: Use caution when starting the cut to prevent binding of the guard against the workpiece.

This cut is performed with the miter gauge set at Ò0Ó, and is used for cutting across the workpiece grain at 90¡ (blade square with both the edge and flat side of wood).

MITER CUTTING

WARNING: Miter angles greater than 45û may force the blade guard assembly into the saw blade causing damage to the blade guard assembly and personal injury. Before starting the motor, test the operation by feeding the workpiece into the blade guard assembly. If the blade guard assembly contacts the blade, place the workpiece under the blade guard assem- bly, not touching the blade, before starting the motor.

WARNING: Certain workpiece shapes, such as molding may not lift the blade guard assembly properly. With the power off, feed the workpiece slowly into the blade guard area and until the workpiece touches the blade. If the blade guard assembly contacts the blade, place the workpiece under the blade guard assembly, not touching the blade, before starting the motor.

This cut is performed with the miter gauge, and is used for cutting at an angle other than 90¡ square with the edge of the workpiece.

BEVEL CROSSCUTTING

WARNING: When possible, use the right miter gauge slot when bevel crosscutting so that the blade tilts away from the miter gauge and your hands.