Rabbet cutting – Grizzly G0605X User Manual

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G0605X/G0606X Extreme Series 12" Table Saw

Commonly used in furniture joinery, a rabbet is an

L-shaped groove cut in the edge of the workpiece.
Rabbets can be cut with either a dado blade or a
standard saw blade.

Rabbet cutting on the edge of the workpiece
requires a sacrificial fence attachment as shown
in

Figure 50.

To cut rabbets with the dado blade:

1. DISCONNECT THE SAW FROM POWER!

2. Make the sacrificial fence the same length as

the fence and

3

4

" thick.

3. Attach it to the fence with screws or clamps

as shown in

Figure 50, making sure they are

all secure and tight.

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Figure 50. Sacrificial fence.

Figure 51. Rabbet cutting.

6. Reconnect the saw to the power source and

turn the saw

ON.


7. When the blade has reached full speed, per-

form a test cut with a scrap piece of wood.


8.
If the cut is satisfactory, repeat the cut with

the final workpiece.

Rabbet Cutting

The danger of kickback increases relative

to the depth and width of a cut. Reduce the

risk of kickback by making multiple passes

to achieve the desired depth of cut. Failure

to follow these warnings could result in seri-

ous personal injury.

You may experience kickback during this

procedure. Stand to the side of the blade

and wear safety glasses or a face shield to

prevent injury when cutting rabbets.

4. Adjust the fence, turn the saw ON, raise the

blade into the sacrificial fence to the height
needed for the rabbeting operation, and turn
the saw

OFF.

5. Align the workpiece to perform the cutting

operation as shown in

Figure 51.

Always use push sticks, featherboards,
push paddles and other safety accessories
whenever possible to increase safety and
control during operations which require
that the blade guard and splitter must be
removed from the saw. ALWAYS replace the
blade guard after dadoing is complete.

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