Grizzly H8145 - Manual (Page 19)

H8145 Baby Table Saw
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To make a rip cut:
1. Set up the fence for "Standard Cutting," as
described in Fence Setup on Page 15.
2. Review all safety information in the begin-
ning of this manual, including Preventing
Kickback on Page 8.
3. Inspect the workpiece to make sure it is safe
enough to cut (refer to Page 16).
Note: The workpiece should have one straight
edge that can be guided along the fence for
support during operation. If both edges of
the workpiece are warped, joint one edge to
make it flat and place that edge against the
fence when cutting.
4. Set the fence to the desired width of cut on
the scales at the front and rear of the table.
Make sure the width is the same at both the
front and back of the fence.
Serious injury can be caused by kickback.
Kickback is a high-speed expulsion of stock
from the tablesaw 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 the kickback.
"Ripping" means cutting with the grain of the
workpiece. With other materials such as MDF or
plywood, ripping means cutting lengthwise.
Ripping
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 14. Typical ripping operation.
5. Turn the saw ON.
6. Place the flat edge of the workpiece against
the fence.
Note: If the workpiece is slightly cupped,
place the cupped side down against the table,
so the bowed side is up and the workpiece is
stable and does not rock during the cut.
7. Keep the workpiece firmly pressed against
the table and the fence, and feed it com-
pletely through the saw blade, as shown in
Figure 14.
Serious injury will occur if your hands/fin-
gers make contact with the spinning blade.
Keep your hands away from the blade as
much as possible by using push sticks or
push blocks when feeding the workpiece
through the cut.
The fence must be parallel to the blade to
keep the workpiece from binding during the
cut and causing a kickback. Make sure the
fence is parallel to the blade by ensuring that
both ends of the fence are firmly secured at
the same distance from the blade.