Making A Large Panel Cut; Making A Non-Through Cut - Craftsman 21805 - 10 in. Table Saw Operator's Manual

MAKING A LARGE PANEL CUT
See Figure 41.
Make sure the saw is properly secured to a work surface
to avoid tipping from the weight of a large panel.
_1= WARNING: Make sure the blade guard assembly
is installed and working properly to avoid poseible
serious injury,
• Place a support the same height as the top of the saw
table behind the saw for the cut work. Add supportsto
the sides as needed.
• Depending on the shape of the panel, use the rip fence
or miter gauge. If the panel is too large to use either the
rip fence or the miter gauge, it is too large for this saw.
,_ WARNING: Never make freehand cuts (cuts without
the miter gauge or rip fence), which can result in
serious injury.
• Make sure the wood does not touch the blade before
you turn on the saw, Let the blade build up to full speed
before feeding the wood into the blade.
• When the work is completed, press the switch off and
remove the key.
LARGEPANELCUT
RIP FENCE
HEIGHT/BEVEL
ADJUSTING
HANDWHEEL
MAKING A NON-THROUGH CUT
See Figure 42.
Non-through cuts can be made with the grain (ripping) or
across the grain (cross cut). The use.of a non-through cut
is essential to cutting grooves, rabbets, and dadoes.
NOTE: This is the only type cut that is made without
the blade guard installed. Make sure the blade guard
assembly is reinstalled upon completion of this type of
cut.
Read the appropriate section which describes the type
of cut in addition to this section on non-through or dade
cuts. For example= if your non-through cut is a straight
cross cut, read and understand the section on straight
cross cuts before proceeding.
• UnpJug the saw,
• Lower the blade and remove the screw holding the
throat plate in place. Remove the throat plate,
• Raise the saw blade.
• Put the saw in angle mode by pushing the bevel
locking lever to the right. Turn the height/bevel
adjusting hendwheel until the blade indicator shows a
30 ° angle. Push the bevel locking lever securely to the
left to lock the angFe.
• Removethe blade guard assembly.
• Lower the blade and insert the throatplate, then
securely tighten the throat plate screw,
• Bring the blade back to 90 °.
• Raise the blade to the correct height by turning the
height/bevel adjusting handwheel counterclockwise.
NOTE: Carefully check all setups and rotate the blade
one full revolution to assure proper clearance before
connecting saw to power source,
• Feed the workpiece into the blade.
• Always use push blocks, push sticks, and feather-
boards when making non-through cuts to avoid the
risk of serious injury.
,_ WARNING: When making a non-through cut, the
cutter is covered by the workplace during most of
the cut, Be alert to the exposed cutter at the start
and finish of every cut to avoid the risk of persona]
injury.
Fig. 41
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