Rabbet Cutting - Shop fox W1837 Owner's Manual

Rabbet.Cutting
Commonly used in furniture joinery, a rabbet cut is
an L-shaped groove cut in the edge of the workpiece.
Rabbets can be cut with either a dado blade or a standard
saw blade.
Rabbet cutting along the edge of a workpiece with a dado
blade requires a sacrificial fence (see Figure.66). Make
the sacrificial fence the same length as the fence and
⁄ " thick. Attach it to the fence with screws or clamps,
3
4
making sure they are all secure and tight. Raise the blade
into the sacrificial fence to the height needed.
When using a dado blade, the included dado table insert
must be installed and used during rabbeting operations.
Cutting.Rabbets.with.a.Dado.Blade
1. DISCONNECT SAW FROM POWER!
2. Adjust dado blade to height needed for rabbeting
operation. When cutting deep rabbets, take more
than one pass to reduce risk of kickback.
3. Adjust fence and align workpiece to perform cutting
operation, as shown in Figure.67.
4. Reconnect saw to power source and turn saw ON.
When blade has reached full speed, perform a test
cut with a scrap piece of wood.
—If cut is satisfactory, repeat cut with workpiece.
Model W1837 (For Machines Mfd. Since 1/15)
Dado. blades. have. a. higher. risk. of.
kickback. than. normal. blades. because.
their.larger.size.applies.stronger.forces.
to. the. workpiece.. This. risk. increases.
relative.to.the.depth.and.width.of.the.
cut.. To. minimize. your. risk. of. serious.
personal. injury,. ensure. that. stock. is.
flat. and. straight,. and. make. multiple.
light.cuts.(rather.than.one.deep.cut).to.
achieve.the.desired.cutting.depth.
Rip Fence
Figure.66. Example of sacrificial fence.
Sacrificial Fence
Dado Blade
Workpiece
Figure.67. Rabbet cutting.
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Sacrificial Fence
Dado Insert
Blade Cut-Out
Fence