Craftsman 137.21807 - Manual (Page 37)

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BEVEL RIPPING
This cut is the same as ripping except
the blade bevel angle is set to an angle
other than “0 0 ”.
RIPPING SMALL PIECES
To avoid injury from the blade contact,
never make cuts narrower than 3/4 in.
wide.
1. It is unsafe to rip small pieces.
Instead, rip a larger piece to obtain
the size of the desired piece.
2. When a small width is to be ripped,
your hand cannot be safely put
between the blade and the rip fence,
use push stick or push block to pass
the workpiece completely through
and past the blade.
HELPFUL DEVICES
In order to make some of cuts, it is
necessary to use the devices like, push
block, featherboard and auxiliary fence,
which you can make yourself. Here are
some templates for your reference.
FEATHERBOARD (FIG. SS, TT)
A featherboard is a device used to
help control the workpiece by guiding
it securely against the table or fence.
Featherboards are especially useful
when ripping small workpieces and for
completing non-through cuts. The end
is angled with a number of short kerfs
to give a friction hold on the workpiece
and locked in place on the table
with C-clamps. Test that it can resist
kickback.
Place the featherboard against the
uncut portion of the workpiece to
avoid kickback that could cause
serious personal injury.
MAKE A FEATHERBOARD (FIG. SS)
Select a solid piece of lumber
approximately 3/4 in thick, 4 in wide and
18 in long. To make a featherboard, cut
one end of the lumber at 60 degrees,
then cut 8 in-long slots 1/4 in apart on
the angled end as shown in Fig. SS.
Fig. SS
USE A FEATHERBOARD (FIG. TT)
1. Lower the saw blade (1).
2. Position the rip fence (2) to the
desired adjustment and lock the rip
fence.
3. Place the workpiece (3) against the
fence and over the saw blade area.
4. Adjust the featherboard (4) to resist
the workpiece forward of the blade.
5. Attached the C-clamps (5) to secure
the featherboard to the edge of the
table.
Fig. TT
WARNING
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2
3
4
5
60 o
4 in
1/8 in 3 in
3/4 in
3 in
8 in
18 in