Grizzly H7583 instruction manual Cutting Tenon Shoulders

C. Cutting Tenon Shoulders:

The final set of cuts are two structural shoulder cuts and two cosmetic shoulder cuts. In this procedure you will complete the tenon by using the table saw fence, a stop block clamped to the fence, the saw miter gauge, and the base stop.

ALWAYS use a cross-cut saw blade when making tenon shoulder cuts. Otherwise, the saw can grab the workpiece causing machine damage and severe personal injury!

1.Remove the jig from the table saw install a cross-cut saw blade and the miter gauge.

2.Adjust the saw blade height to cut the tenon structural shoulder as shown in Figure 25.

Note: When cutting tenon shoulders, avoid nicking the cheeks of the tenon. Nicks in the tenons greatly weaken them.

Figure 25. Adjusting the saw blade height.

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ALWAYS clamp the fence stop block in front of the saw blade so the workpiece will not be trapped between the saw blade and the fence. When the work piece begins to be cut, the workpiece must be free from the stop block. Ignoring this warning may cause kickback and severe personal injury!

3.Clamp a stop block to the fence face before the saw blade (Figure 26) and adjust the fence to cut the structural shoulder. Remember, take into account the thickness of the blade.

Figure 26. Cutting the shoulder.

4.Position the workpiece against the miter gauge (equipped with a backing board) and the fence stop block.

5.Turn the saw ON, and carefully and slowly push the miter gauge to cut the structural shoulder as shown in Figure 26.

6.Turn the saw OFF, and when the blade is stopped, remove the cut-off piece of wood.

7.Repeat Steps 2-6to cut the remaining shoul- ders.

H7583 Tenoning Jig