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the tence.
The waste stock remains on the table and
is not
touch~d
with
th~
hands unti
1
th~
saw is
stopp~d
unless it is a 1?rge piece allowing safe removal.
.If
the ripped_ work is 1ess than 3 inches wide, a push
stick should be used 'to complete the teed, a,s shawn
in Fig. 35.
The push stick can easily be made from
scrap [llateri.al.
When ripping 2 inches
or narrower,
make an auxiliary guide and fasten it to the rip tence,
anduse a push stick.
When
c~tting
thin material (such as veneer), the material may
Slide or catch between the bottom of the rip fence and the
~able
surface, causing loss of control of the work piece.
Ta prevent -this __ from happening, a wood tacing should be at·
tached ta t-he tence as follows:
1.
Cut a pie.ce of wood approximately %" thick to the
length and height of the rip fe nee.
2.
Attach wood tac1ng lAI Fig. 36 to the rip tence lB)
using four. wood screws (C) inserted through the ho!es pro·
vided as·.shown in Fig. 36.
3.
Ca re -shoujd be ta ken th at the wood facing fits flush to
the table surface along edge ID) Fig. 36, so that thin work
material cannat slide under.
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