Use And Care Manual

Sandpaper or
old mouse pad
material
Wooden
dowel
70°
3/4 in.
12 in.
2 1/2 in.
1/4 in.
1/8 in.
4 in.
6 in.
2 in.
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OPERATION
How to make a featherboard (Fig. 21)
• Select a solid piece of lumber approximate 3/4 in. thick,
2 1/2 in. wide and 12 in. long.
• Mark the center width on one end of stock. Miter width to
70° (See miter cut section for information on miter cuts).
• Set rip fence to allow approximately a 1/4 in. “nger” to
be cut in the stock.
• Feed stock only to mark previously a 1/4 in. “nger” to be
cut in the stock.
• Turn saw off and allow blade to completely stop rotating
before removing stock.
• Reset rip fence and cut spaced rips into workpiece
to allow approximately 1/4 in. ngers and 1/8 in. spaces
between ngers.
How to make a push block (Fig. 22)
• Select a piece of wood about 4 in. wide, 6 in. long and 1
to 2 in. thick (a cutoff from a 2 by 4 makes a good blank
for a push block).
• Drill a hole in the block and glue in a dowel to use
as a handle (you can angle the hole to provide a
more comfortable grip on the handle).
• To nish off the block, glue a piece of sandpaper or some
kind of rubber material (old mouse pads work well) to the
bottom of the block.
FIG. 21
FIG. 22
Through cuts
WARNING:
- Always make sure the blade guard and anti-kickback pawls are in place and working properly when making these cuts
to avoid possible injury.
- DO NOT use blades rated less than the speed of this tool. Failure to heed this warning could result in personal injury.
- To avoid kickback, make sure one side of the workpiece is securely against the rip fence during any rip cut, and hold
the workpiece rmly against the miter gauge during any miter cut.
- DO NOT attempt compound miter cuts, with blade beveled and miter fence angled, until you are thoroughly familiar with
the basic cuts and understand how to avoid kickback.
- DO NOT attempt to make any cuts not covered here unless you are thoroughly familiar with the proper procedures and
necessary accessories.
- Using rip fence as a cutoff gauge when cross cutting will result in kickback which can cause serious personal injury.
- Never make freehand cuts without miter gauge or rip fence. Unguided workpieces can result in serious injury.