Grizzly G0696X - Manual (Page 43)

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To make a rip cut:
1. review preventing Kickback on page 8
and take the necessary precautions to pre-
vent kickback.
2. if using natural wood, joint one long edge of
the workpiece on a jointer.
3. disConnECt sAW From poWEr!
4. Ensure that the blade guard and spreader is
installed.
5. set the fence to the desired width of cut on
the scale.
6. Adjust the blade height so the highest saw
tooth protrudes no more than 1 ⁄
4
" above the
workpiece.
7. set up safety devices such as featherboards
or other anti-kickback devices.
8. rotate the blade by hand to make sure it
does not come into contact with any of the
safety devices.
9. Connect the saw to the power source, turn it
ON, and allow it to reach full speed.
Note: The jointed edge of the workpiece
must slide against the fence during the cut-
ting operation.
"ripping" means cutting with the grain of a natu-
ral wood workpiece. in man-made materials such
as mdF or plywood, ripping simply means cutting
lengthwise.
Ripping
Serious injury can be caused by kickback.
Kickback is a high-speed expulsion of stock
from the table saw toward an operator. The
operator or bystanders may be struck by
flying stock, or the operator’s hands can be
pulled into the blade during kickback.
10. Use a push stick to feed the workpiece
through the saw blade, as shown in Figure
73, until the workpiece is completely beyond
the saw blade.
Turn OFF the saw and allow the blade to
come to a complete stop before removing
the cut-off piece. Failure to follow this warn-
ing could result in serious personal injury.
Figure 73. typical ripping operation.
Keep the blade guard installed and in the
down position. Failure to do this could
result in serious personal injury or death.