Resawing Operations - Grizzly g0623X Owner's Manual

resawing operations

the table saw motor is pushed to its limits when
resawing. if the motor starts to bog down, slow
down your feed rate. motor overloading and blade
wear can be reduced by using a ripping blade.
ripping blades are designed to clear the sawdust
quickly.
components needed for resawing:
zero-clearance insert .........................................1
ripping blade 10" ...............................................1
Clamps ...............................................................2
shop made auxiliary fence ...............................1
shop made resaw barrier .................................1
You may experience kickback during this
procedure. Stand to the side of the blade
path and wear safety glasses or a face
shield to prevent injury.
to perform resawing operations:
1.
disCoNNeCt saW from poWer!
2.
install the rip fence in the vertical position.
3.
place the workpiece against the rip fence and
slide the resaw barrier against the workpiece.
Now clamp the resaw barrier to the top of the
table saw (see figure 99).
Workpiece
Resaw
Barrier
Table
figure 99. resaw setup with barrier.
4. lower the blade completely below the table,
and slide the workpiece over the blade
to make sure it moves smoothly and fits
between the resaw barrier and fence.
Model G0623X/G0623X3 (Mfg. Since 5/12)
5.
6.
7.
8.
Rip Fence
9.
10. When finished resawing, remove the resaw
raise the blade approximately an inch, or
close to half the height of the workpiece,
whichever is less.
Operations requiring the blade guard to
be removed increase the risk of accidental
contact with the blade. To reduce this risk,
use push sticks/paddles and featherboards
to keep your hands at a safe distance from
the blade throughout the entire cut. Always
replace guard after completing the cut!
Connect power to the saw, turn it ON, and use
a push stick to feed the workpiece through
the cut using a slow, steady feed rate.
flip the workpiece end for end, keeping the
same side against the fence, and cut the
other side of the workpiece.
repeat steps 4–6 until the blade is close to
half of the height of the board to be resawn.
the ideal completed resaw cut will leave a
connection when the resawing is complete as
shown in figure 100. leaving a
tion will reduce the risk of kickback.
Workpiece
Resaw
Barrier
/ " Connection
1
8
figure 100. ideal completed resaw cut.
turn OFF the table saw, then separate the
parts of the workpiece and hand plane the
remaining ridge.
barrier and re-install the blade guard/splitter.
⁄ "
1
8
⁄ " connec-
1
8
Auxiliary
Fence
Fence
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