Bevel Ripping; Ripping Small Pieces - DeWalt DW745 Instruction Manual

the blade and use a push stick to feed the work piece if there is less than 6" (152 mm)
between the fence and the blade.
1. Lock the rip fence by pressing the
rail lock lever down. Remove the
miter gauge.
2. Raise the blade so it is about 1/8"
(3.2 mm) higher than the top of the
work piece.
3. Hold the work piece flat on the
table and against the fence. Keep
the work piece about 1" (25.4 mm)
away from the blade.
CAUTION: The work piece must
have a straight edge against the fence
and must not be warped, twisted or
bowed. Keep both hands away from the blade and away from the path of the blade. See
proper hand position in Figure 25.
4. Turn the saw on and allow the blade to come up to speed. Both hands can be used in
starting the cut. When there is approximately 12" (305 mm) left to be ripped, use only
one hand, with your thumb pushing the material, your index and second finger hold-
ing the material down and your other fingers hooked over the fence. Always keep your
thumb along side your first two fingers and near the fence.
5. Keeping the work piece against the table and fence, slowly feed the work piece rearward
all the way through the saw blade. Continue pushing the work piece until it is clear of the
guard and it falls off the rear of the table. Do not overload the motor.
6. Never try to pull the work piece back with the blade turning. Turn the switch off, allow the
blade to stop, raise the anti-kickback teeth on each side of the splitter if necessary and
slide the work piece out.
7. When sawing a long piece of material or a panel, always use a work support. A saw-
horse, rollers, or out feed assembly provides adequate support for this purpose. The
work support must be at the same height as the saw table.
CAUTION: Never push or hold onto the "free" or "cut off" side of the work piece.

Bevel Ripping

This operation is the same as ripping except the bevel angle is set to an angle other than
zero degrees.
WARNING: Before connecting the table saw to the power source or operating the saw,
always inspect the guard and splitter for proper alignment and clearance with saw blade.
Check alignment after each change of bevel angle.

RIPPING SMALL PIECES

It is unsafe to rip small pieces. It is not safe
to put your hands close to the blade. Instead,
rip a larger piece to obtain the desired piece.
When a small width is to be ripped and the
hand cannot be safely put between the
blade and the rip fence, use one or more
push sticks. A pattern is included at the end
of this manual to make push sticks. A push
stick (U) is included with this saw, located on
the right-side panel. Use the push stick(s) to
hold the work piece against the table and
fence, and push the work piece fully past
the blade. See Figure 26.
FIG. 25
FIG. 26
U
Crosscutting
WARNING: NEVER touch the "free end" of the work piece or a "free piece" that is cut
off, while the power is ON and/or the saw blade is rotating. Piece may contact the blade
resulting in a thrown work piece and possible injury.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, NEVER use the fence as a guide or length stop
when crosscutting.
WARNING: NEVER use a length stop on the free end of the work piece when crosscut-
ting. In short, the cut-off piece in any through-sawing (cutting completely through the work
piece) operation must never be confined — it must be allowed to move away from saw blade
to prevent contact with blade resulting in a thrown work piece and possibly injury.
WARNING: Use caution when starting the cut to prevent binding of the guard against the
work piece resulting in damage to saw and possible injury.
CAUTION: When using a block as a cut-off gauge, the block must be at least 3/4"
(19 mm) thick and is very important that the rear end of the block be positioned so the work
piece is clear of the block before it enters the blade to prevent contact with blade resulting
in a thrown work piece and possibly injury.
1. Remove the rip fence and place the
miter gauge in the desired slot.
2. Adjust the blade height so that the
blade is about 1/8" (3.2 mm) higher
than the top of the work piece.
3. Hold the work piece firmly against
the miter gauge with the path of the
blade in line with the desired cut loca-
tion. Keep the work piece an inch or
so in front of the blade. KEEP BOTH
HANDS AWAY FROM THE BLADE
AND THE PATH OF THE BLADE
(Fig. 27).
4. Start the saw motor and allow the
blade to come up to speed.
5. While using both hands to keep the
work piece against the face of the miter gauge, and holding the work piece flat against
the table, slowly push the work piece through the blade. See Figure 27.
6. Never try to pull the work piece with the blade turning. Turn the switch off, allow the blade
to stop, and carefully slide the work piece out.
CAUTION: Never touch or hold onto the "free" or "cut off" end of the work piece.
Bevel Crosscutting
This operation is the same as crosscut-
ting except that the bevel angle is set to
an angle other than 0°. For proper hand
position, refer to Figure 28.
WARNING: Before connecting the
table saw to the power source or
operating the saw, always inspect the
guard and splitter for proper alignment
and clearance with saw blade. Check
alignment after each change of bevel
angle.
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FIG. 27
FIG. 28