Blade Selection; Crosscutting - Grizzly G1023SL Instruction Manual

5. Thin-kerf: Most types of saw blades are
available in a thin-kerf style. Designed pri-
marily to minimize stock waste, thin-kerf
blades be used in conjunction with a blade
stabilizer to reduce blade wobble. Note:
Most blade guards/splitters are thicker than
most thin-kerf blades. Make sure that the
stock will pass by the guard/splitter before
beginning a cut.
6. Dado Blades: There are two types of dado
blades: stack and wobble. Stack dadoes are
expensive and time consuming to set up but
leave a clean and smooth finish. Stack
dadoes are used for fine furniture and cabi-
net making. Wobble dadoes are inexpensive
and easy to set up, but leave a rough finish.
7. Moulding Heads: A moulding head is a cut-
terhead that attaches to the arbor and holds
individual moulding knives. We do not rec-
ommend their use. They are very dangerous
and required training beyond the scope of
this manual.
This section on blade selection is by no means
comprehensive. Always follow the saw blade
manufacturer's recommendations to assure safe
and efficient operation of your table saw.

Crosscutting

Crosscutting means cutting across the grain of
the wood. In wood products without grain (i.e.
MDF, particleboard) crosscutting simply means
cutting across the width of the stock.
Crosscuts are made with the miter gauge. There
are two miter gauge slots in the table top. Use the
one that works best for the piece being crosscut.
To make a crosscut using the miter gauge:
1. Inspect the board for soundness. You do not
necessarily need a square edge to crosscut
with accuracy.
G1023SL/G1023SLX Left-Tilting 10'' Table Saw
2.
Inspect the miter gauge. Is it properly set and
tight? Move the rip fence completely out of
the way.
3. Turn on the saw and allow it to come to full
speed.
4.
Hold the workpiece firmly against the face of
the miter gauge and ease it into the blade
(See Figure 36) and through the workpiece.
5. Turn off the saw and allow the blade to come
to a full stop.
Figure 36. Cross-cut operation.
Small cutoff pieces can contact the moving
blade and be thrown back toward the oper-
ator. Always use the least amount of clear-
ance between the table insert and the blade
to reduce the risk of injury from these
pieces. Never attempt to grab these pieces
while the table saw is turned on. Your hand
may come into contact with the blade. Turn
the table saw off and safely remove these
pieces AFTER the blade has come to a com-
plete stop or use a long scrap piece of wood
to carefully move them away from the spin-
ning blade.
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