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When making rabbet cuts with a standard blade, use a
ripping-type blade to reduce motor overloading and blade
wear. Also, you will need to remove the blade guard/dust
hood, but leave the riving knife installed, making sure
that its height is slightly lower than the blade.
Cutting rabbets with a standard saw blade DOES NOT
require the use of a sacrificial fence.
1.
DISCONNECT THE SAW FROM POWER!
2.
Clearly mark the width of the rabbet cut on the
workpiece.
Include marks on the edge of the workpiece
to clearly identify the intended cut while it is laying
flat on the saw table.
3.
Raise the blade up to the desired depth of cut (depth
of rabbet channel desired). When cutting deep rab-
bets, take more than one pass to reduce the risk of
kickback.
4.
Adjust the fence so the blade is aligned with the
inside of your rabbet channel as shown in Figure
5.
Reconnect the saw to the power source and turn the
saw
.
6.
When the blade has reached full speed, perform a
test cut with a scrap piece of wood.
7.
If the cut is satisfactory, repeat the cut with the final
workpiece.
8.
Stand the workpiece on edge as shown in Figure
9.
Adjust the saw blade height to intersect with the first
cut.
10. Perform the second cut to complete the rabbet.
The danger of kickback increases
relative to the depth and width of a
cut. Reduce the risk of kickback by
making multiple passes to achieve the
desired depth of cut. Failure to follow
these warnings could result in serious
personal injury.
Figure
. Rabbet cutting with a standard
.
.
Figure
. Second cut to create a rabbet.
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blade.
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