Skil 5750 - Manual (Page 12)

RIP CUTS
The combination blade provided with your saw
is for both cross cuts and rip cuts. Ripping is
cutting lengthwise with the grain of the wood.
Rip cuts are easy to do with a rip fence
(Fig. 13). Rip Fence is available as an
accessory (not included). To attach fence, insert
fence through slots in foot to desired width as
shown and secure with the wing nut
(not included).
RIP BOARD GUIDE
When rip cutting large sheets, the rip fence
may not allow the desired width of cut. Clamp
or nail a straight piece of 1" lumber to the
sheet as a guide (Fig. 14). Use the right side
of the foot against the board guide.
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FIG. 14
DESIRED LINE
OF CUT
RIP
BOARD
GUIDE
FIG. 13
RIP
FENCE
WING
NUT
DESIRED
WIDTH
OF CUT
CUTTING LARGE SHEETS
Large sheets and long boards sag or bend,
depending on support. If you attempt to cut
without leveling and properly supporting the
piece, the blade will tend to bind, causing KICK-
BACK and extra load on the motor (Fig. 11).
Support the panel or board close to the cut, as
shown in (Fig. 12). Be sure to set the depth of
the cut so that you cut through the sheet or
board only and not the table or work bench. The
two-by-fours used to raise and support the
work should be positioned so that the broadest
sides support the work and rest on the table or
bench. Do not support the work with the narrow
sides as this is an unsteady arrangement. If the
sheet or board to be cut is too large for a table
or work bench, use the supporting two-by-fours
on the floor and secure.
FIG. 11
FIG. 12
RIGHT
WRONG
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