Makita 2704 Instruction Manual page 12

Push block
300mm
120mm
6mm
1
50mm
2
130mm
9.5mm
3
50mm
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Use a 19 mm piece of plywood.
Handle should be in center of plywood piece. Fasten
with glue and wood screws as shown. Small piece 9.5
mm x 8 mm x 50 mm of wood must always be glued to
plywood to keep the blade from dulling if the operator
cuts into push block by mistake. (Never use nails in push
block.)
Auxiliary fence
19mm 120mm
9.5mm
1
460mm
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Make auxiliary fence from 9.5 mm and 19 mm plywood
pieces.
Wood facing (rip fence)
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1. Face/edge
parallel
2. Handle
3. Wood screw
130mm
4. Glue together
50mm
100mm
4
8mm
1. Face/edge
parallel
40mm
140mm
1. No. 10 wood
screws (long
enough to
penetrate
halfway into
facing)
1
A wood facing should be used for operations when the
blade comes close to the rip fence. Wood facing for the
rip fence should be the same size as the rip fence. Make
sure the bottom of facing is flush with the table surface.
Ripping
CAUTION:
When ripping, remove the miter gauge from the
•
table.
When cutting long or large workpieces, always
•
provide adequate support behind the table. DO
NOT allow a long board to move or shift on the
table. This will cause the blade to bind and
increase the possibility of kickback and personal
injury. The support should be at the same height as
the table.
1. Adjust the depth of cut a bit higher than the
thickness of the workpiece.
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2. Position the rip fence to the desired width of rip
and lock in place by pivoting the grip. Before
ripping, make sure the rear end of the rip fence is
secured firmly. If it is not secured enough, follow
the procedures in the section titled "Installing and
adjusting rip fence".
3. Turn the tool on and gently feed the workpiece
into the blade along with the rip fence.
(1) When the width of rip is 150 mm and wider,
carefully use your right hand to feed the
workpiece. Use your left hand to hold the
workpiece in position against the rip fence.
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(2) When the width of rip is 65 mm - 150 mm
wide, use the push stick to feed the
workpiece.
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