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"Ripping" means cutting with the grain of a natural wood workpiece. In other man-made materials such as MDF or plywood, ripping simply means cutting lengthwise.

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)% If using natural wood, joint one long edge of the workpiece on a jointer.

*% DISCONNECT THE SAW FROM POWER!

+% Ensure that the blade guard/spreader is installed.

,% Set the fence to the desired width of cut on the scale.

-%Adjust the blade height so the highest saw tooth protrudes approximately 1/4" above the workpiece.

.% Set up safety devices such as featherboards or other anti-kickback devices.

/% Rotate the blade by hand to make sure it does not come into contact with any of the safety devices.

0% Plug the saw into the power source, turn it FE# and allow it to reach full speed.

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