Requirements When Ripping; Out-Ripping And In-Ripping - Craftsman 113.23100 Owner's Manual

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REQUIREMENTS WHEN RIPPING
(OPERATIONS 5 AND 6)
1, Carriage lock knob must be tight,,
2., Radial arm must be locked in 0 ° position,,
3,, Work must be held firmly against table and fence while
feeding through,.
4, Guard and anti-kickback mechanism must be properly
set., Observe instructions in paragraph, "Adjusting
Guard, and Anti-Kickback and Spreader Assembly for
R ipplng."
5_ Blade should be sharp and correctly set_
6, When ripping narrow stock, tess than 3 inches but more
than I/2 inches between the guard and the fence
(guide), use a push stick,.
PUSH STICK
(I- INCH SQUARES)
PUSH STICK
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8.
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When ripping stock I/2 inch or less between the btade
and fence (guide) use a pusher board,
Pusher board should not be less than 3 inches wide and
16 inches long, Nail or glue a 3/4 x 3/4 x 4 inch block
to one edge of push board to be used as a grip,
The pusher board should be fed into the blade behind
the stock being ripped not more than 8 inches so as not
to strike anti-kickback pawls fingers and then pulled
back with use of the grip°
Hands must be kept well away from saw bladed
Saw blade must be parallel to fence, to minimize
possibility of kickbacks.
PUSHER BOARD
OPERATION No. 5 - OUT-RIPPING
AND IN-RIPPING
Ripping is the process of sawing the workpiece by
feeding it into the saw blade when using the fence as a
guide and as a positioning device to obtain the desired
width of cut,
WARNING: NEVER RIP FREE-HAND. BEFORE
RIPPING, MAKE SURE THE GUARD, SPREADER
AND ANTI-KICKBACK PAWLS ARE SET UP
PROPERLY, ALSO, MAKE SURE THE SAW BLADE
IS PARALLEL WITH THE FENCE. NEVER RIP
WORKPIECES SHORTER THAN THE SAW BLADE
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