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6. Never push in a location such that the

pushing hand is in line with the blade. Move

the hand serving as a hold-down a safe

distance from the blade as the cut nears

completion.

7. For very narrow ripping where a push stick

cannot be used, use a push block or

auxiliary fence. Always push the workpiece

completely past the blade at the end of a cut

to minimize the possibility of a kickback.

8. When ripping long boards, use a support at

the front of the table, such as a roller stand,

and a support or "tailman" at the rear as

shown in Figure 29.

9. Never use the rip fence beyond the point

where the carriage is flush with the end of

the rails.

10. Have the blade extend about 1/8" above the

top of the workpiece. Exposing the blade

above this point can be hazardous.

Resawing

1. Resawing is a ripping operation in which

thick boa

r

ds are cut into thinner ones.

Narrow boards up to 3" can be resawn in

one pass. Wider boards up to 6" must be

resawn in two passes.

2. In resawing wider boards, adjust the blade

height so as to overlap the two cuts by 1/2"

as shown in Figure 30. Too deep a first cut

can result in binding and possible kickbacks

on the second cut. Always use the same

side of the board against the fence for both

cuts.

Crosscutting

1. Crosscutting is where the workpiece is fed

cross grain into the saw blade using the

miter gauge to support and position the

workpiece. See Figure 31. Crosscutting

should never be done freehand nor should

the fence be used as an end stop unless an

auxiliary block is clamped in front of the

blade area such that the cutoff piece comes

free of the block before cutting starts. See

Figure 32. Length stops should not be used

on the free end of the workpiece in the

cutoff area.

2. Do not

crosscut workpieces shorter than 6".

Before starting a cut, be sure the miter

gauge is securely clamped at the desired

angle. Hold the workpiece firmly against the

t

able and back against the miter gauge.

Always use the saw guard and splitter and

make sure the splitter is properly aligned.

Figure 29

Figure 30

Figure 31

Figure 32

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