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Cutting Aides
Clamp the featherboard
to the front table, so
that the angled edge of the featherboard
is
against the workpiece
on the infeed side of
the blade, Do not clamp the featherboard
against
the cut off part (out-feed
side) of
the workpiece,
gf clamped
to the ouffeed
side, the featherboard
can squeeze
the
kerr closed,
put binding
pressure
on the
blade, and cause k_ckback.
Straight
Edge for Irregular
Workpiece
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WARNING
If you try to rip an irregular
workpiece,
it could
bind
blade
and
cause
kick-
back.
If the workpiece
you want to rip does not
have a straight edge, attach a straight-edged
board to the workpiece:
a) place irregular side of workpiece
against
fence
b) put straight-edged
board on top of work-
piece and against fence
c) tack straight edged board to work piece.
Note:
Straight-edged
board must not extend
beyond leading end of workpiece
and should
cover workpiece
width only enough
to pass
between
blade and fence.
Note:
Use fence at least as high as com-
bined heights of workpiece
and straight-
edged board.
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