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Anti-kickback
Pawls and Spreader Adjust-
Making Rip Cuts
ments
!. Go to the outfeed
end of the saw blade.
2. Put edge of workpiece
beside
the blade
and under
the pawls.
3. Loosen
wing screw and lower the anti-kick-
back pawls and spreader
until the spreader
hangs next to the edge of the workpiece
and
the pawls, on one side of the spreader,
rest
on the workpiece.
Anti Kickback
Pawt
Fig. 157Anti-kickback
Pawl Position
4. Tighten
wing screw.
5. Go to the in_feed end of the saw blade.
6. Push the workpiece
a few inches in the
direction
of the cut and then pull the
workpiece
back toward
you. The pawls
should have grabbed
the wood and stopped
the kickback
motion
by grabbing
into the
workpiece.
If they did not, repeat
adjust-
ments until the pawls grab the workpiece.
If
the pawls fail to grab the workpiece,
sharpen
or replace
them. If that fails to work, use a
featherboard.
Repeat
steps for making
anti-
kickback
pawls and spreader
adjustments
above.
When
to Use In-Rip
or Out-Rip
The in-rip saw position
provides
better
visibility
of both the workpiece
and your
hands than does the out-rip
saw position.
The
only time you should use the out-rip
saw posi-
tion is when the workpiece
is 14 inches or
wider. Use the in-rip position
for all
workpieces
less than 14 inches wide.
Workpiece
Positioning
for Ripping
Always set up the saw blade so the widest
part of the workpiece
is between
the blade
and the fence. For example,
if you want to
take 1 inch off an 11 inch wide workpiece,
set
the saw blade 10 inches from the fence. Do
not rip 1 inch off an 11 inch workpiece
by set-
ting the saw blade
1 inch from the fence.
A
WARNING:
If the blade
is set be-
tween
2 inches and 6 inches
from the
fence,
hands will be brought
too close
to the
blade. Fingers
and hand can be
cut off. Use a push stick.
For example,
if the workpiece
is 7 inches
wide and you want to cut 1 inch off the
workpiece,
place the saw blade 6 inches from
the fence and use a push stick. Use a push
stick when the distance
between
the saw
blade and fence is between
2 inches and 6 in-
ches. See Cutting
Accessories
section
on how
to make and use a push stick.
WARNING:
If the blade is set be-
tween
1/2 inch and 2 inches
from the
fence,
hands will be brought
too close
to the
blade.
Fingers/hand
can be cut
off. Use an auxiliary fence/push
block.
For example,
if the workpiece
is 3 inches
wide and you want to cut 1 inch off the
workpiece,
place the saw blade 2 inches from
the fence and use a push block and auxiliary
fence. See Cutting
Accessories
section.
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