RESAWING
Resowing isthe cutting of thick boards into thinner ones_ It
isa ripping operatiano See Figure 29. Smalt boards-up to
2½" maximum wldth--can be resawed in one pass; but
larger boards up to S" maximum require two passes,
one pass along each edge of the board.r When two cuts
from opposite edges are required, these should be made
to overlap _,_" from the approximate center of the board_
If the first cut istoo deep, the kerf will close and bind the
saw an the second cut, with danger of kickback° Also, when
the kerf closes,the two sidesofthe cutare nalonger parallel
to the saw blade, and the saw will cut into them to spoil
their appearance_ Keep the same face af the board against
the fence when making both cuts.
When cutting boards thicker than4"° afence shouldbe used
which extends 3½" above the table topr When cutting
boards thicker than 5", cut both sides and finish the cut
wlth a hand saw_
BEVEL AND MITER CUTS
Bevelcuts can be made from either a crass-cuttingor ripping
position by tilting the blade to the desired angle. Miter cuts
can be made only from a cross-cutting position when the
blade and radial arm are at someangle other than 90=to
the fence° A bevel miter cut is acut which isboth beveled
arid mitered. This cut is made with the blade and radial arm
set at the desired miter angle tothe fence and then the blade
only is tilted withrespect ta the table top to the desired beve!
angle. This cut is also referred to as a compound miter, See
Figure 30_
USE OF THE DADO HEAD
The dado saw or head, as it is called, is a special set of
blades for cutting grooves and dados_Craftsman 8" Krom.
edge Dada Set can be purchased at any Sears Retail Store
orMall Order House.The head consistsoftwo autsideblades
I/8" thick, six 1/8" thick chipper blades and Paper wash-
ersfor' 1/t6" width adjustments.With theseblades, grooves
of 1/8", 1/4", and additional widths increased in stepsof
1/t6" upto a maximum of 13/16" wide can be cut. Outside
blades con be used alone, chippers cannot°
When using the moxlmum width of dado of 13/16" on
the motor shaft, the outside Ioo_e collar (Item 38, Figure 1)
must not be used. The width of the dado can be reduced
while usingthe loosecollar and two ormore passescan be
made with the work to obtain the desired width of cut°
Whenever two or more chippers are used, stagger the cut-
ting ends as evenly as possible around the clrcumference_
Fractlanat adjustmentsin thicknessof the head can be made
by using paper washers between the outside blades and
chippers°Dado head operations are much the sameas those
with astandard blade-but the dado head takes a bigger
bite, so that the work-place should be held more firmly.
When a groove wider than the dado head is needed, make
Figure 31 Figure 32
two ormare passes_ Space cutssothat they oveddp atrifle.
Dado work is done in the cross-cut position. Ploughing is
done in the ripping position.If the rip or plough positionis
usedthe saw guard and anti-kickback pawl assembly should
be adjusted as described inthe paragraph "RIPPING". Rab-
beting is done inthe vertical position. See Figure 31. When
rabbeting, the motor is indexed 90° to the vertlcat position
so that the blades are between the table tap and the motor
and the yoke isindexed 90 oclockwise and locked°The sow is
moved back on the radio1 arm and locked tothe armwhen
the amount of the blade extending forward of the fence is
equal to the depth of the rabbet desired, tf the depth of the
rabbet is large, do not attempt to cut it in one operation.
Lowerthe radial arm until the blades are inaposition to cut
the desired width of rabbet in the edge of the board, The
bottom of the sawguard should be parallel to thefence and
the discharge elbow directed to the rear of the sown
MOLDING OR SHAPING
Th_swork isdone using the Craftsman Molding Cutter Head
and a set of cuttersdepending on the type of molding cut
desired. This work isdone with the saw in the some position
as that described for rabbetlng_ See Figure 32. Since the
position of the cutters with respect to the fence and the
table top can be adjusted any or all of the cutter shapes
can be used.
ROUTING AND DOVETAILING
Routing and dovetailing are done with the motor indexed
and locked 90 ° from the horizanta! except that thistime
the externally threaded stubend oppositethe normal blade
end isbetween the "motorand the table top. The foffow-
ing chuckswill mate with this external ½-20 thread: (See
Figure 33)° 0'° to 1/,_" Key Chuck
5/64" to I/2" Key Chuck
The followlng routersand dovetails are recommended:
1/8" muter1/4'" router3/8" router1/2" router5/8" router3/8" dovetail1/2°° dovetoffFigure 33Routing may be done by either moving the work wffh a
stationary router or by clamping the work to the table and
moving the router. Always approach the router bit from the
left hand side af the saw.
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