Rabbet Cutting - Grizzly G0771 Owner's Manual

Rabbet Cutting

Commonly used in furniture joinery, a rabbet is an
L-shaped groove cut in the edge of the workpiece.
Rabbets can be cut with either a dado blade or a
standard saw blade.
Rabbet cutting along the edge of a workpiece with
a dado blade requires a sacrificial fence (Figure
69). Make the sacrificial fence the same length as
the fence and ⁄ " thick. Attach it to the fence with
3
4
screws or clamps, making sure they are all secure
and tight. Raise the blade into the sacrificial fence
to the height needed.
Rip Fence
Figure 69. Example of sacrificial fence.
When using a dado blade, the included dado
table insert must be installed and used during rab-
beting operations.
Dado blades have a higher risk of kickback
than normal blades because their larger size
applies stronger forces to the workpiece.
This risk increases relative to the depth and
width of the cut. To minimize your risk of
serious personal injury, ensure that stock
is flat and straight, and make multiple light
cuts (rather than one deep cut) to achieve
the desired cutting depth.
Model G0771 (Mfd. Since 8/15)
Sacrificial
Fence
Dado Insert
Blade Cut-Out
Always use push sticks, featherboards,
push paddles and other safety accessories
whenever possible to increase control and
reduce your risk of injury during operations
that require the blade guard be removed
from the saw. ALWAYS replace the blade
guard after dadoing is complete.
Cutting Rabbets with a Dado Blade
1.
DISCONNECT SAW FROM POWER!
2. Adjust dado blade to height needed for rab-
beting operation. When cutting deep rabbets,
take more than one pass to reduce risk of
kickback.
3.
Adjust fence and align workpiece to perform
cutting operation, as shown in Figure 70.
Sacrificial Fence
Dado Blade
Workpiece
Figure 70. Rabbet cutting.
4. Reconnect saw to power source and turn saw
ON. When blade has reached full speed, per-
form a test cut with a scrap piece of wood.
— If cut is satisfactory, repeat cut with
workpiece.
Fence
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