Dado Blades, Molding Heads; Edging; Ripping Hints - Craftsman 113.196380 Owner's Manual

Ripping
Dado Blades, Molding Heads
Sec, Accessories for information on safety,
installation and use of dado blades and
molding heads.
Edging
Edging is the use of a dado blade or molding
head in the horizontal position. It is an
advanced technique that requires a molding
head guard and a special fence. See
Accessories for information on safety, instal-
lation and use of dado blades and molding
heads for edging. See Cutting Aides for
information on making the special fence.
Ripping Hints
1. qb extend life of table top, buy an auxil-
iary table cover (see Accessories), or make
one out of 1/4" plywood or fiberboard.
Clamp or nail to original table top, section
by section. If you use nails, nail in the four
corners to make sure blade will not contact
nails.
2. Keep table clean of chips and sawdust.
3. Use sharp blades.
4. Use the right bladc lor each job.
5. t.or workpiece with one smooth and one
rough surface, such as paneling or finished
fiberboard, cut with rough surface up so
pawls will be more likely to grab in case of
kickback.
6. To keep cut line accurate, periodically
check blade alignment.
7. If you must cut an irregular workpiece,
attach a straight edge (see Cutting Aides).
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