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Cutting Rabbets with a Dado Blade
1.
DISCONNECT THE SAW FROM POWER!
2.
Adjust the dado blade to the height needed
for the rabbeting operation. When cutting
deep rabbets, take more than one pass to
reduce the risk of kickback.
3.
Adjust the fence and align the workpiece to
perform the cutting operation as shown in
Figure 68.
Sacrificial Fence
Dado Blade
Workpiece
Figure 68. Rabbet cutting with a dado blade.
4.
Reconnect the saw to the power source
and turn the saw ON. When the blade has
reached full speed, perform a test cut with a
scrap piece of wood.
— If the cut is satisfactory, repeat the cut with
the final workpiece.
Cutting Rabbets with a Standard
Blade
A ripping blade is typically the best blade to use
for cutting rabbets when using a standard blade
because it removes sawdust very efficiently. (See
Page 37 for blade details.) Also, a sacrificial fence
is not required when cutting rabbets with a stan-
dard blade.
To cut rabbets with the standard blade:
1.
DISCONNECT SAW FROM POWER!
2.
Mark the width of the rabbet cut on the edge
of the workpiece, so you can clearly identify
the intended cut while it is laying flat on the
saw table.
Model G0700 (Mfd. Since 5/14)
3.
Raise the blade up to the desired depth of cut
(depth of rabbet channel desired).
4.
Adjust the fence so the blade is aligned with
the inside of your rabbet channel as shown in
Figure 69.
Figure 69. Rabbet cutting with a standard blade.
Fence
5.
Reconnect the saw to the power source
and turn the saw ON. When the blade has
reached full speed, perform a test cut with a
scrap piece of wood.
— If the cut is satisfactory, repeat the cut with
6.
Lay the workpiece on its side, as shown in
Figure 70, adjust the saw blade height to
intersect with the first cut, and perform the
second cut to complete the rabbet.
Figure 70. Second cut to create a rabbet.
Blade
the final workpiece.
Blade
Workpiece
Fence
Fence
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