Rabbet Cutting - Grizzly G1023RL Series Owner's Manual

Rabbet Cutting

Commonly used in furniture joinery, a rabbet 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 on the edge of the workpiece
with a dado blade requires a sacrificial fence
(see Figure 60). Make the sacrificial fence the
same length as the fence and
to the fence with screws or clamps, making sure
they are all secure and tight. Raise the blade into
the sacrificial fence to the height needed.
Rip Fence
Figure 60. Example of sacrificial fence.
When using a dado blade, either the included
dado insert or the optional zero clearance table
insert, Model H4231 (see Page 57), must be
installed and used during rabbeting operations.
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.
Model G1023RL Series (Mfd. Since 02/21)
3 ⁄ " thick. Attach it
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Sacrificial
Fence
Dado Insert
Blade Cut-Out
Always use push sticks, featherboards,
push paddles and other safety accessories
whenever possible to increase safety and
control during operations which require
that blade guard be removed from saw.
ALWAYS replace blade guard after dadoing
is complete.
Cutting Rabbets with a Dado Blade
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
Adjust dado blade to height needed for rab-
2.
beting 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 61.
Sacrificial Fence
Dado Blade
Workpiece
Figure 61. Rabbet cutting.
Reconnect saw to power source and turn saw
4.
ON . When blade has reached full speed, per-
form a test cut with a scrap piece of wood.
— If cut is satisfactory, repeat cut with
workpiece.
Fence
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