Craftsman 113.221611 Owner's Manual page 30

RABBETING
RABBETING is known as cutting out a section of the
corner of a piece of material, across an end or along
an edge
To make a RABBET requires cuts which do not go all
the way through the material Therefore the blade
guard must be removed
1 Remove blade guard
2 For rabbeting along an edge (long way of work-
piece) as shown, add facing to rip fence approxi-
mately as high as the workpiece is wide Adjust
rip fence and blade to required dimensions; then
make first cut with board flat on table as any rip
(type) cut; make second cut with workpiece on
edge Foitow all precautions, safety instructions,
and operational instructions as for ripping, or rip
type operations, including feather boards and
push stick, etc
3 For rabbeting across an end, for workpiece 10-
1/2" and narrower make the rabbet cut with the
board flat on the table Using the miter gauge
fitted with a facing, follow the same procedures
and instructions for cross cutting making succes-
sive cuts across the width of the workpiece to
obtain the desired width of cut DO NOT use the
rip fence for rabbeting across the end
4, INSTALL BLADE GUARD IMMEDIATELY UPON
COMPLETION OF RABBETING OPERATION
RABB!
FIRST CUT
RABBETING ALONG
THEEDGE
RABBETING
ACROSS THE END
Rabbet cuts can also be made in one pass of the
workpiece over the cutter using the dado head or
molding head
DADOING
Instructions for operating the Dado Head are
contained in booklet furnished with the Dado Head
The Recommended Dado Head is listed under
Recommended Accessories in this manual
The arbor on the saw, is only long enough so that
the widest cut that can be made is 1/2" wide
Do not install the outside loose collar before
screwing on the arbor nut Make sure the arbor nut
is tight
ALWAYS USE DADO INSERT LISTED UNDER
RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES
When using the dado head it will be necessary to
remove the Blade Guard and Spreader USE
CAUTION, USE FEATHERBOARDS AND PUSH
STICKS AS REQUIRED
WARNING'. FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, ALWAYS
REPLACE THE BLADE, GUARD AND SPREADER
WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED DADOING_
MOLDING CUTTING
Instructions for operating the Molding Head are
contained in a booklet furnished with the Molding
Head
The recommended molding head is listed under
Recommended Accessories in this manual
When using the molding head it will be necessary to
remove the Blade Guard and Spreader. USE CAUTION
LARGE BLADE DADO ARBOR
COLLAR (2" DIA,) HEAD NUT
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USE FEATHERBOARDS AND PUSH STICKS, etc AS
REQUIRED
ALWAYS REPLACE THE BLADE GUARD AND
SPREADER WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED MOLDING
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