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WARNING
!
Place the featherboard against the
uncut portion of the workpiece to
avoid kickback that could cause
serious personal injury.
MAKE A FEATHERBOARD (FIG. SS)
Select a solid piece of lumber
approximately 3/4 in. thick, 4 in. wide
and 18 in. long. To make a featherboard,
cut one end of the lumber at 60 degrees,
then cut 8 in. long slots 1/4 in. apart on
the angled end as shown in Fig. RR.
Fig. SS
USE A FEATHERBOARD (FIG. TT)
WARNING
!
● Never feed wood with your hands
when making any non-through
cuts such as rabbets or dadoes.
To avoid personal injury, always
use push sticks (1), push blocks
and featherboards.
● Do not locate the featherboard
to the rear of the blade. If
positioned improperly, kickback
can result from the featherboard
pinching the workpiece and
binding the blade in the saw
kerf. Featureboards are not used
during non-through-sawing
operations when using the miter
2.3 in.
8 in.
18 in.
gauge. Failure to heed these
warnings can result in serious
personal injury.
1. Lower the saw blade.
2. Position the rip fence (2) to the
desired position and lock the
rip fence.
3. Place the workpiece (3) against the
fence and over the saw blade area.
4. Adjust the featherboard (4) to resist
the workpiece forward of the blade.
5. Attached the C-clamps (5) to secure
the featherboard to the edge of
the table.
Fig. TT
60
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5
4
AUXILIARY FENCE (FIG. UU)
Making the base:
● Start with a piece of 3/8 in. plywood
at least 5-1/2 in. wide or wider and
21 in. long or longer.
● Cut the piece to shape and size
shown.
Making the side:
● Start with a piece of 3/4 in.
hardwood at least 1-3/4 in. wide or
wider and 21 in. long or longer.
● Cut the piece to shape and size
shown.
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