Using Featherboards For Non Thru-Sawing; Resawing - Craftsman 113.29921 Owner's Manual

Basic Saw Operations (continued)
Using Featherboards for Non Thru-Sawing
Featherboards are not employed during non thru-sawing
operations when using the miter gauge
Use featherboards for all other non thru-sawing opera-
tions (when sawblade guard must be removed) Feather-
boards are used to keep the work in contact with the
fence and table as shown and to stop kickbacks
Add a 7-1/2" high flat facing board to the fence, the full
length of the fence
Mount featherboards to facing board and table as shown,
so that leading edges of featherboards will support work-
piece until cut is complete, and the workplace has been
pushed completely past the cutter (sawblade. dado-
head, etc.,) with a push stick, as in ripping,
Before starting the operation (switch "OFF" and blade
below table surface):
t Install featherbeards so they exert pressure on the
workpiece; be positive they are secure
2, Make sure by trial the featherboards wilt stop a kick_
back if one should occur
WARNING: For your own safety, replace the saw-
blade guard as soon as the non thru-sawing opera-
tion is complete.
Work Support
"C" Clamp
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Featherboard
Blade Path
Stick
Resawing
Resawing is a rip cut made in a piece of wood through its
thickness, The piece is typically positioned on its edge If
the piece is narrower than 2-t/2" it can be resawn in one
pass with the blade guard in place, Extra supports or fix-
tures will be required when the edge resting on the table
is too narrow for the piece to be stable and when the
fence interferes with the blade guard, (See method
described below)
WARNING: Do not attempt to resaw bowed or
warped material. It can't be properly supported. St
could kickback or bind,
NOTE: To resaw a piece of wood wider than 2-1/2", or a
piece needing extra support, it wilt be necessary to
remove the btade guard and use the auxiliary fence (See
"Workload Devices" )
Clamp the auxiliary fence to the table so that the work-
piece will slide easily without binding between the two
fences and it will not tilt or move sideways
Do not clamp directly to the bottom edge of the table
because the "swivel" of the clamp will not grip properly
Place a small block of wood between the bottom edge of
the table and the "C" clamp
Auxiliary Fence/
Work Sup
Wood
Workpiece
"C" Clamp
WARNING: For your own safety
1_ Do not "Backup" (reverse feeding) while resaw-
ing because this could cause a kickback,
2. Make first pass to a depth slightly more than
one half the width of the board.
3. Keeping the same face of board against the
fence rotate it end over end and make the sec-
ond pass.
WARNING: For your own safety, install blade
guard immediately upon completion of the resaw-
ing operation.
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