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Basic Saw Operations (continued)
The dado head is assembled to the saw arbor in the same manner as the saw blade. The arbor on the saw, is long enough so that the widest cut that can be made is 13/16" wide. It is not necessary to install the outside loose collar before screwing on the arbor nut. Make sure the arbor nut is tight.
When cutting a “deep” dado or a wide groove it is necessary to remove only a small amount of material
Rabbeting
Rabbeting is known as cutting out a section of the corner of a piece of material, across an end or along an edge.
To make a rabbet requires cuts which do not go all the way through the material. Therefore, the blade guard must be removed.
1.Remove blade guard.
2.For rabbeting along an edge (long way of workpiece) as shown add facing to rip fence approximately as high as the workpiece is wide. Adjust rip fence and blade to required dimensions; then make first cut with board flat on table as any rip (type) cut; make second cut with workpiece on edge. Follow all precau- tions, safety instructions, and operational instructions as for ripping, or rip type operations, including feather- boards and push stick, etc.
3.For rabbeting across an end, for work- piece
Some rabbet cuts can also be made in one pass of the workpiece over the cutter using a dado head.
WARNING: For your own safety, install blade guard immediately upon completion of rabbeting operation.
Ploughing and Molding
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required. |
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Molding is shaping the workpiece with the |
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