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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 on the edge of the workpiece requires a
sacrificial fence attachment (Figure
ficial fence the same length as the fence and
Attach it to the fence with screws or clamps, making sure
they are all secure and tight.
When installing the dado blade, remove the special arbor
washer (part #349 in parts breakdown) to allow room for
the blade. A blade flange MUST always be between the
blade and the arbor nut. Refer to the machine data sheet
for the maximum width of dado that this saw can cut.
The table saw motor is pushed to its limits when cutting
with a dado blade. To reduce the risk of kickback and
personal injury, do not make the full cut in one pass.
Instead make multiple light cuts until the cut reaches the
desired depth.
1.
Lower the blade, position the sacrificial fence over
the blade as far as necessary for your rabbet size (see
), then start the saw and raise the blade
into the sacrificial fence to the height needed for the
rabbet cut.
Note:
2.
Adjust the fence and align the workpiece to perform
the cutting operation as shown in Figure
3.
Reconnect the saw to the power source and turn the
saw ON.
4.
When the blade has reached full speed, perform a
test cut with a scrap piece of wood.
5.
If the cut is satisfactory, repeat the cut with the final
workpiece.
). Make the sacri-
3
⁄
" thick.
4
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Figure
. Sacrificial fence.
Figure
. Rabbet cutting.
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