Installation Guide

TWO-SIDED TAPERING
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If your project calls for a piece that is tapered equally on opposite sides,
you will need to reset your MICRODIAL Tapering Jig in between the cuts.
After you make the first cut, you have changed the reference surface for
the second cut. Reset the jig by doubling the initial setting as shown in
the photos below. Note: On wider workpieces, you can use the tapering
jig without GRR-RIPPERs.
1. Lay out both tapers on your
workpiece. Set the jig to make
the first cut. The taper here is 3°.
Secure the piece the table with
your hand. Keep fingers clear of
blade. Make the cut.
2. To cut the second side, flip the
piece over so the side you just cut
is against the jig. Lay out the
second cut. Reset the jig to double
(2X) the setting for the first cut.
Here the setting is for 6°. Secure
the piece the table with your hand.
Keep fingers clear of blade. Make
the cut. Note: You may need to
adjust the rip fence to align the saw
blade to the starting point of the
second taper.
MAKING TAPERED CUTS (CONTINUED)
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6. On most tapered legs, the two
tapered sides are adjacent to each
other. This means the leg will be
thinner after you rotate it to get
ready to make the second cut.
To compensate for this, loosen
the knobs on the sides of the
GRR-RIPPER and push it down so
it makes firm contact with the leg.
Tighten the knobs to lock the
GRR-RIPPER in place.
7. For longer workpieces, adding
a second GRR-RIPPER gives you
increased control. Tie the two
GRR-RIPPERs together with a
longer riser block. Just make
sure both GRR-RIPPERs will clear
the blade.
SAFETY ALERT! When making
a second cut on a tapered piece, the
trailing end of the leg will be thinner
than the leading end. Make sure the
blade isn’t set so high that it will cut
into the underside of the GRR-RIPPER
at the end of the cut. Move the
GRR- RIPPER forward if necessary.