Craftsman 113.299210 - Manual (Page 34)

Using Featherboards for Non Thru-Sawing
FG atherboards are not em ployed during non thru-saw ing
operations w hen using the m iter gauge
U se featherboards for all other non thru-saw ing opera­
tions (w hen saw biade guard m ust be rem oved) Feather­
boards are used to keep the w ork in contact w ith the
fence and table as shown and to stop kickbacks.
Add a 7-1/2" high flat facing board to the fence, the full
length of the fence
yount featherboards to facing board and table as show n,
so that leading edges of featherboards w ill support w ork­
piece until cut is com plete, and the w orkpiece has been
pushed com pletely past the cutter (saw blads, dado-
head, etc,,) With a push stick, as in ripping
Before starting the operation (sw itch "O FF" and blade
below table surface):
1 Install featherboards so they exert pressure on the
w orkpiece: be positive they are secure,
2, M ake sure by trial the featherboards W ill stop a kick­
back if one should occur
Basic Saw Operations (continued)
WARNING: For your own safety, replace the saw-
blade guard as soon as the notr thru-sawing opera­
tion is complete.
Resawing
R esaw ing is a rip cut m ade in a piece of w ood through its
thickness The piece is typically positioned on its edge If
the piece is narrow er than 2-1/2" It can be resaw n in one
pass w ith the blade guard in place Extra supports or fix­
tures w ill be required w hen the edge resting on the table
is too narrow for the piece to be stable and w hen the
fence interferes w ith the blade guard (See m ethod
described below )
WARNING: Do not attempt to resaw bowed or
warped material. It can’t be properly supported. It
could kickback or bind.
N O TE; To resaw a piece of Wood w ider than 2-1/2", or a
piece needing extra support, it w iil be necessary to
rem ove the blade guard and use the auxiliary fence (See
"W orkfeed D evices",)
C lam p the auxiliary fence to the table so that the w ork­
piece will slide easily without binding betw een the tw o
fences and it w ill not tilt or m ove sidew ays
D o not clam p directly to the bottom edge of the table
because the “sw ivel” of the clam p w ill not grip properly
Place a sm all block of w ood betw een the bottom edge of
the table and the “C " clam p
Work Support “'="'1'“""’,
Featherboard
Auxiliary Fence/
Work Support
‘C" Ciamp
Wood Block^
,\ Workpiece
C" Clamp
WARNING: For your own safety
1. Do not "Backup" (reverse feeding) while resaw­
ing because this could cause a kickback.
2. Make first pass to a depth slightly more than
one half the width of the board.
3. Keeping the same face of board against the
fence rotate it end over end and make the sec­
ond pass.
WARNING: For your own safety, install blade
guard immediately upon completion of the resaw­
ing operation.
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