John Deere ET-3409-J - Manual (Page 21)

Table Saw Operator's Manual 21
OPERATION (cont.):
There are two basic types of cuts. Ripping and cross cutting. In general, cutting with the grain is ripping and across
the grain is cross cutting. Neither ripping or cross cutting may be done safely freehand. Ripping requires the use of
the rip fence and cross cutting uses the miter gauge. Safety glasses are being worn.
ALWAYS USE EYE PROTECTION WHEN WORKING WITH THE TOOL TO PREVENT EYE INJURY.
Ordinary eyeglasses do not provide adequate protection since the lenses are not made of safety glass. Also, use a
face mask for additional safety and wear a dust mask if the cutting operation produces dust.
1. Ripping:
Confirm the following items before ripping:
a.
Rip fence is parallel to saw blade.
b. Rip fence is securely fixed.
c. Remove the miter gauge.
d. Spreader is properly aligned with saw blade.
e. ANTI-kickback pawls are functioning properly. (Fig. 8-d)
(Fig. 25)
Operation
Cutting operation:
a.
Adjust the saw blade height so it is about 1/8" (3.2 mm) above the
top of the workpiece.
b. Hold the workpiece flat on the table and against the rip fence. Keep
the workpiece about 1" (25 mm) away from the saw blade.
CAUTION: THE WORKPIECE MUST HAVE A STRAIGHT EDGE AGAINST THE RIP FENCE AND MUST
NOT BE WARPED, TWISTED OR BOWED. KEEP BOTH HANDS AWAY FROM THE SAW BLADE
AND AWAY FROM THE PATH OF THE SAW BLADE.
c. Turn on the switch on and allow the saw blade to come up to speed.
d. Keeping the workpiece against the table and rip fence, slowly feed the workpiece rearward all the way
through the saw blade. Continue pushing the workpiece until it is clear of the guard and it falls off the rear
of the table.
e. When ripping long boards or large panels, always use an adequate support. A simple support can be
prepared by fixing a piece of plywood to a sawhorse or the like.
f. When the width of rip is more than 6" (152 mm) feed the workpiece with one or both hands continuously
until it is beyond the saw blade and anti-kickback pawls.
CAUTION: DO NOT PUSH THE FREE PIECE THAT IS CUT OFF, MERELY GUIDE IT.
g. When the width of rip 2" (50 mm) to 6" (152 mm) wide, use a push stick to feed the workpiece.
h. When the width of rip is less than 2" (50 mm) wide, use an auxiliary guide a push block.
i. When ripping thin material (such as veneer), the workpiece may slide or bind between the bottom of rip
fence and the table surface resulting in impossible ripping. Make a board which has the same height and
length of the rip fence surface by using a piece of 3/4" (19 mm) thick plywood. Fix the board to the rip
fence using four wood screws, so that the bottom of the board touches the table surface.
WARNING: NEVER OPERATE TO PULL THE WORKPIECE BACK WITH THE SAW BLADE TURNING.
TURN THE SWITCH OFF, ALLOW THE SAW BLADE TO COMPLETE STOP, RAISE THE ANTI-
KICKBACK PAWLS (FIG. 8-D) ON EACH SIDE OF THE SPREADER IF NECESSARY AND SLIDE THE
WORKPIECE OUT.
2. Bevel Ripping:
This operation is the same as ripping except that the bevel angle is set to an angle other than 0°.
WARNING: ONLY WORK WITH THE WORKPIECE AND RIP FENCE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SAW
BLADE.