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Fig. 117
C
It is necessary when using the moulding cutterhead to
add wood-facing (C) to the face of the rip fence, as
shown in Fig. 117. The wood-facing is attached to the fence
with wood screws through holes which must be drilled in
the fence. 3/4 inch stock is suitable for most work
although an occasional job may require 1 inch facing.
Position the wood-facing over the cutterhead with the
cutterhead below the surface of the table. Turn the saw
on and raise the cutterhead. The cutterhead will cut its
own groove in the wood-facing. Fig. 117, shows a typical
moulding operation. N E V E R U S E MOULDING CUTTER-
H E A D IN A B E V E L POSITION.
IM P O R TA N T: NEVER R U N THE STO C K B E T W E E N THE
F E N C E A N D T H E M O U L D I N G C U T T E R H E A D A S IR-
R E G U L A R S H A P E D W O O D WILL C A U S E KICKBACK.
When moulding end grain, the miter gage is used. The feed should be slowed up at the end of the cut
to prevent splintering.
In all cuts, attention should be given the grain, making the cut in the same direction as the grain when-
ever possible.
A LW AYS INSTALL B L A D E G U A R D A F T E R O P E R ATION IS COMPETE.
Fig. 119
Fig. 120
Fig. 118
Dadoing is cutting a rabbet or wide groove into the work.
Most dado head sets are made up of two outside saws
and four or five inside cutters, as shown in Fig. 118.
Various combinations of saws and cutters are used to cut
grooves from 1/8† to 13/16† for use in shelving, making
joints, tenoning, grooving, etc. The cutters are heavily
swaged and must be arranged so that this heavy portion
falls in the gullets of the outside saws, as shown i
n
Fig. 119. The saw and cutter overlap is shown in Fig. 120,
(A) being the outside saw, (B) an inside cutter, and (C) a
paper washer or washers which can be used as needed
to control the exact width of groove. A 1/4†groove is cut
by using the two outside saws. The teeth of the saws
should be positioned so that the raker on one saw is
beside the cutting teeth on the other saw.
USING A C C E S S O RY DADO HEAD
I M P O R TA N T: T H E B L A D E G U A R D A ND SPLITTER A S S E M B LY C A N N O T B E U S E D W H E N
D A D O I N G O R M O U L D I N G A N D M U S T B E R E M O V E D O R S W U N G TO T H E R E A R O F T H E S AW
A S DESCRIBED ON PA G E 28 OF THIS MANUAL.