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Basic Saw Operations (continued)
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 workpiece)
as shown, add facing to rip fence approximately
a,s
high as the workpiece
is wide. Adjust rip fence and
blade to required dimensions; then make first cut with
board flat on table as you would with any rip (type) cut;
make second cut with workpiece
on edge. Follow all
precautions,
safety
instructions,
and
operational
instructions
as for ripping,
or rip type operations,
including featherboards
and push stick, etc.
3. For rabbeting across an end, for workpiece I0-1/2" and
narrower, make the rabbet cut with the board flat on
the table.. Using the miter gauge fitted w_th a facing, fol-
low tile same procedures and instructions
for cross
cutting making successive cuts across tile width of the
workpiece to obtain the desired width of cut. Do not
use the dp fence for rabbeting across the end.
I WARNtNG" For' your own safety, install blade guard
!..immed!a!ely upon completion of rabbeting operation.
Some rabbet cuts can also be made in one pass of the
workpiece over the cutter using a dado head°
Ploughing
and Molding
Ploughing is grooving with the grain the long way of the
workpiece, using the fence.. Use featherboards
and push
sticks as required.
Molding is shaping the workpiece with the grain the long
way of the workpiece, using the fence. Use featherboards
and push sticks as required.
! WARNING: For your own safety, alwa_
-I blade, blade guard, spreader and blade insert when
[you are finished.
Rabbet
Ploughing
First Cut
Rabbeting Along
the Edge
S
Rabbeting
Across the End
Molding
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