-36- g0651/g0652 10" extreme series table saws
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.
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 t206 45, (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.
DO NOT make a through-cut with a dado
blade. Dado blades are not designed for
through cuts. failure to follow this warning
could result in serious personal injury.
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.
Dado cutting

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.
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.