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OPERATIO
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CUTTING AIDS
See Figure 20.
Push sticks are devices that may be used for pushing a
workpiece through the biade in any rip cut. When mak
ing non-through cuts or ripping narrow stock, aiways use
a push stick, push biock, and/or featherboard so your
hands do not come within 3 inches of the saw biade.
They can be made in various sizes and shapes from scrap
wood and used in a specific project. The stick must be
narrower than the workpiece, with a 90° notch in one end
and shaping for a grip on the other end.
A push biock has a handie fastened by recessed screws
from the underside. Use push biocks for narrow cuts and
all non-through cuts.
CAUTION: Be sure the screws in a push biock are
recessed to avoid damaging the saw or workpiece.
PUSH BLOCKS
Fig. 20
AUXILIARY FENCE
An auxiiiary fence is a device used to ciose the gap be
tween the rip fence and the saw tabie. Aiways make and
use and auxiiiary fence when ripping materiai 1/8 in. or
thinner.
HOW TO MAKE AND ATTACH AN AUXILIARY
FENCE (FOR RIP CUTTING THIN WORKPIECE)
See Figure 21.
Rip fence hoies are used to secure an auxiiiary fence
which requires a piece of wood 3/4 in. thick, 3-1/2 in.
wide, and 18-1/2 in. iong to make.
To attach the auxiliary fence to the rip fence:
Piace the wood against the rip fence and resting firmiy on
the saw tabie.
■ From the back side of the rip fence, secure the wood
to the fence using 1-1/2 in. wood screws.
HOW TO MAKE A JIG (FOR RIP CUTTING
NARROW WORKPIECE)
See Figure 22.
If ripping a narrow workpiece places the hands too close
to the blade, it will be necessary to make and use a jig.
To make a jig:
■ Attach a handie to a iong, straight piece of wood and
secure from the underside using recessed screws.
■ Cut an L-shaped stop in the side of the jig.
To use a jig:
■ Position the workpiece fiat on the tabie with the edge
fiush against the jig and against the stop.
■ Hoiding the jig handie and using a push biock, make
the rip cut as described on page 32 iater in this
section.
STOP
JIG
HANDLE
Fig. 22
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