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Making
a Rip Cut Table Kerf
You will need to make a table kerf before
a
rip cut can be made. Eve n ' time you move
the blade a new distance
from the fence, you
will need to make a new kerf.
1. Put saw in desired
rip position
and lock the
saw arm in the 0° position.
2. Lock rip, swivel, miter, bevel and table
locks.
3. Adjust saw arm with handwheel
until the
saw blade almost touches
the table top.
4. Plug the saw into a grounded
outlet.
5. Put on safety goggles.
6. IT_sert the yellow key in the red switch.
7. Turn saw on.
8. Lower
saw blade until blade
touches
the
table.
9. "[urn the handwheel
about
1 full turn
more. This will make a 1/16 to 1/8 inch kerf
in the table.
_IbWARNING:
For workpieces
1/4 inch
thick
or less, make the rip kerr at least
1/8 inch deep to keep the saw blade
from
rising
up on top of workpieces
and
violently
throwing
them.
10. Turn saw off and remove
yellow key.
11. Unplug
saw at the end of cutting
session.
Adjustments
for Ripping
_i,
DANGER:
You will need to make
blade guard, anti-kickback
pawls and
spreader adjustments
before making a rip
cut.
Blade
Guard
Adjustments
1. Unplug
saw and remove
yellow key.
2. Put saw in In-Rip
position
and lock the
saw arm in the 0° position.
Fig. 155 In-Rip Saw Position
3. Lock
rip, miter,
bevel,
swivel
and table
locks.
4. Go to the in-feed
end of the saw blade.
Fig. 154.
5. Put the workpiece
on the table, in line with
blade and under
the nose of blade guard,
so
it touches
the blade.
6. Loosen
the guard clamp
screw and rotate
the guard until the guard nose just clears the
workpiece.
Fig. 156.
7. Tighten
the guard clamp
screw.
Antikickback/Spreader
Wing
Screw
Guard Clamp
Screw
Direction
kback
Bar
Spreader
Direction
of Kickback
Fig. 156 Blade Guard Position for Ripping
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