Using The Push Stick, Push Block, And Auxiliary Fence - Bosch GTS18V-08 Operating Instructions Manual

Using the Push Stick, Push Block,
and Auxiliary Fence
(Fig. 61, Fig. 71, Fig. 72, Fig. 73, Fig. 74)
When feeding the workpiece for a rip cut, use
your hands only when they can be kept at least
6" (152 mm) from the Blade 32. A Push Stick 8
or 93 or Push Block 94 should be used any time
the cut would cause your hands to be within 6"
(152 mm) of the Blade 32.
Apply the feed force to the section of the work
piece between the saw Blade 32 and the Rip
Fence 9. Your other hand should be used only to
guide the workpiece when it is at least 6" from
the Blade 32.
When using a Push Stick 8 or 93 or Push Block
94, the trailing end of the board must be square.
A Push Stick 8 or 93 or Push Block 94 against an
uneven end could slip off or push the work away
from the Rip Fence 9.
When cutting a workpiece 1/8" (3.2 mm) to 3/4"
(20mm) thick, use Auxiliary Fence 95 or the Flip-
Over Fence 18.
When cutting a workpiece 1/8" (3.2 mm) thick
or less, use the Auxiliary Fence 95.
Fig. 71
A >6"
(>152 mm)
Using the Push Stick
(Fig. 72, Fig. 73)
Never contact the spinning
saw Blade with the Push
Stick. Contacting the spinning saw Blade with
the Push Stick may result in personal injury or
property damage.
Only use the Push Stick 8 when the width of the
rip cut is 2" (50 mm) or greater. When width
of rip is less than 2" (50 mm) the Push Stick 8
cannot be used because the Barrier Guard As-
sembly 25 will interfere.
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Always position the Push Stick 8 and apply feed
force parallel to the saw Blade. Make sure that
the Push Stick 8 is positioned so that the long
surface, A, is flat against the top of the work-
piece and the short surface, B, is fully engaged
with the trailing end of the workpiece. If a
workpiece is shaped such that the Push Stick
8 cannot be fully supported in this manner, an
appropriate push block or jig should be used to
support that workpiece.
Feed the workpiece by hand until the trailing end
is approximately 1" (25 mm) past the front edge
of the Table 13. Continue to feed the workpiece
using the Push Stick 8 until the cut is complete.
Fig. 72
>6" (>152 mm)
25
8
Fig. 73
A B
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