Blade Tilt/Bevel Cuts
When the blade tilt stop bolts are properly adjust- ed (Page 51), the blade tilt handwheel allows the operator to tilt the blade to the left, anywhere between 0° and 45°. This is used most often when cutting bevels, compound miters or chamfers. Figure 44 shows an example of the blade when tilted to 45°.
Figure 44. Blade tilted to 45° for bevel cutting on
a typical table saw.
Dado Cutting
Commonly used in furniture joinery, a dado is a straight channel cut in the face of the workpiece. Dadoes can be cut using either a dedicated dado blade or a standard saw blade. The optional zero clearance table insert, Model T20645, (see Page 44) must be installed during dado cutting with a dado blade.
The table saw motor is pushed to its limits when making a dado cut. If the motor starts to bog down, slow down your feed rate and make mul- tiple shallow passes.
Dado operations require proper procedures to avoid serious injury. Extra care must be taken to prevent kickback when using dado blades. Any movement of the workpiece away from the fence will cause kickback. Be certain that stock is flat and straight. Failure to follow these warnings could result in serious personal injury.
DO NOT make a
Always use push sticks, featherboards, push paddles and other safety accessories whenever possible to increase safety and control during operations which require that the blade guard and splitter must be removed from the saw. ALWAYS replace the blade guard after dadoing is complete.
Using a Stacked or Wobble Dado Blade
1.DISCONNECT THE SAW FROM POWER!
2.Remove the table insert, the blade guard and splitter, and the saw blade.
3.Attach and adjust the dado blade system according to the dado blade manufacturer’s instructions.
4.Install the optional zero clearance insert.
5.Raise the dado blade up to the desired depth of cut (depth of dado channel desired). When cutting deep dadoes, take more than one pass to reduce the risk of kickback.
The danger of kickback increases relative to the depth and width of a cut. Reduce the risk of kickback by making multiple passes to achieve the desired depth of cut. Failure to follow these warnings could result in seri- ous personal injury.
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