Workpiece Positioning; Push Sticks And Push Blocks - Craftsman 113.234700 Owner's Manual

Ripping
Workpiece Positioning
Always set up so that the widest part of
the workpiece is between the blade and
fence. For example, ffyou want to rip 1"
off a 10" wide workpiece, set the saw
blade 9" from the fence.
Widest Part
of Workplece
Push Sticks and Push Blocks
Push sticks and push blocks are used in-
stead of the hands to push the
workpiece through to complete the cuts.
A push block is used with an auxiliary
fence. See Cutting Aides.
Use a push stick when the space be-
tween the blade and fence is 2" or more.
2"or More
Push Stick
Use a push block and auxiliary fence
when the space between the blade and
fence is _ to 2".
Do not make rip cuts when space be-
tween blade and fence is narrower than
1,_#.
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