Push Block - RIDGID TS3612 Owner's Manual

Work Feed Devices (continued)

Push Block

There are any number of ways to properly
cut your workpieces to make a push
block. The following steps describe one
way you can make a push block.
Making the base:
• Start with a piece of 3/8 inch plywood
at least 5-5/8 inches wide or wider and
12 inches long or longer.
• Make two ripcuts. Perform the first
ripcut along the side of the 3/8" wide
strip. Next, ripcut the 3/8" plywood to a
width of 5-1/8".
• Crosscut the 3/8" plywood to 12" long.
• Crosscut a 2-1/2" piece off the 3/8"
wide by 3/8" thick strip and save this
short piece for later.
The next cuts will create the 3/8" by 9-1/
2" notch in the base. Mark the long edge
of the board 2-1/2" from one end. Make a
crosscut into the edge on the mark, stop-
ping about 3/4" into the board. Set the
saw and rip the width to 4-3/4" along the
same edge as the stopped crosscut. Stop
the ripcut where the two cuts intersect.
Turn off the saw and remove the base
piece. The base should now measure as
shown.
9/32
Diameter
Hole
1-3/8"
Counterbore
3/4 Diameter x 3/8 Deep
Material for Push Block
Cutting Out the Base
Creating the Notch
Finished Base
At Least
5-5/8"
2-1/2"
52
Square Head
Bolt
Wood
Facing
Fence
Lockwasher
At Least 12"
3/8" Thick Plywood
Base
2-1/2" (save)
4th Cut 1st Cut
3rd Cut
2nd Cut
12"
1st Cut
2nd Cut
2-1/2"
12"
3/8"
4-3/4"
Flat
Washer
Hex
Nut
At Least
5-5/8"
3/8"
5-1/8"
4-3/4"
These Edges
Must Be
Parallel