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Non-Through Sawing
Add an 8” high flat facing board to the fence,
the full length of the fence (Fig. 56).
Use featherboards for all “Non-Through
Sawing” operations (when the sawblade guard
must be removed). Featherboards are used to
keep the workpiece in contact with the fence
and the table, as shown, and to stop kickbacks.
Mount featherboards to the fence and table
as shown, so that the leading edges of the
featherboards will support the workpiece
until the cut is complete, and the workpiece
has been pushed completely past the cutter
(sawblade, dado head,etc.) with a push stick,
as in ripping.
Before starting the operation (with the saw turned “OFF” and the cutter set below the table
surface):
A. Install featherboards so they exert pressure on the workpiece;
MAKE CERTAIN THAT THEY ARE SECURELY ATTACHED.
B. Make sure, by trial, that the featherboards will stop a kickback if one should occur.
Featherboards are not employed during non-through sawing operations when using the
miter gauge.
REPLACE THE SMART-GUARD SYSTEM AS SOON AS THE NON-THROUGH SAWING
OPERATION IS COMPLETE.
Rabbeting
RABBETING is cutting out a section of the
corner of a piece of material, across an end or
along an edge (Fig. 57).
Making a RABBET requires cuts that do not go
all the way through the material. Therefore, the
Smart-Guard System must be removed.
1. Remove the main barrier guard and the
anti-kickback device.
2. For rabbeting along an edge (long way
of workpiece) as shown, add a facing
approximately as high as the workpiece is
wide to the rip fence. Adjust the rip fence
and blade to the required dimensions, then
make the first cut with the board flat on the
table, following the set-up shown in Fig. 57. Make a second cut with the workpiece on its
edge.
Follow all precautions, safety instructions, and operation instructions as for ripping or rip-type
operations, including featherboards and push stick, etc.
3. For rabbeting across an end, for workpiece 10-1/2” and narrower make the rabbet cut
with the board flat on the table. Using the miter gauge fitted with a facing, follow the same
procedures and instructions for crosscutting and make successive cuts across the width of
the workpiece to obtain the desired width of cut. DO NOT use the rip fence for rabbeting
across the end.
Fig. 57
Rabbeting along
the edge
Rabbeting across
the end
First Cut
Second Cut
Rabbet
Fig. 56
Push Stick
Work Support
"C" Clamps
Featherboard
Featherboard
