Push Block - RIDGID TS3650 Operator's Manual

.SP6498 Belt Drive Saw 05/03
Work Feed Devices (continued)

Push Block

There are any number of ways to
properly cut your workpieces to make a
push block. The following steps describe
one way you can make a push block.
Making the base:
• Start with a piece of 3/8 inch plywood
at least 5-5/8 inches wide or wider
and 12 inches long or longer.
• Make two ripcuts. Perform the first
ripcut along the side of the 3/8" wide
strip. Next, ripcut the 3/8" plywood to
a width of 5-1/8".
• Crosscut the 3/8" plywood to 12"
long.
• Crosscut a 2-1/2" piece off the 3/8"
wide by 3/8" thick strip and save this
short piece for later.
The next cuts will create the 3/8" by
9-1/2" notch in the base. Mark the long
edge of the board 2-1/2" from one end.
Make a crosscut into the edge on the
mark, stop-ping about 3/4" into the
board. Set the saw and rip the width to
4-3/4" along the same edge as the
stopped crosscut. Stop the ripcut where
the two cuts intersect. Turn off the saw
and remove the base piece. The base
should now measure as shown.
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