Woodstock SHOP FOX W1677 - Manual (Page 29)

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W1677/W1711 10" Table Saw
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Rip Cuts
Rip cuts or "Ripping" means cutting with the grain of the
workpiece. In other materials such as MDF or plywood,
ripping simply means cutting lengthwise.
To make a rip cut, do these steps:
1. Review Preventing Kickback on Page 11 and take
the necessary precautions to prevent kickback.
2. Joint one long edge of the workpiece on a jointer.
3. DISCONNECT THE SAW FROM POWER!
4. Use the scale to set the fence to the desired width
of cut.
5. Adjust the blade height so the teeth protrude
approximately 1 ⁄
4
" above the workpiece.
6. Set up safety devices such as featherboards or other
anti-kickback devices.
7. Rotate the blade to make sure it does not come into
contact with any of the safety devices.
8. Plug the saw into the power source, turn it ON, and
allow it to reach full speed.
9. The jointed edge of the workpiece must slide against
the fence during the cutting operation.
10. Using a push stick, feed the workpiece through
the saw blade, as shown in Figure 40, until the
workpiece is completely past the saw blade.
Figure 40. Typical rip cut.
Serious injury can be caused by
kickback. Kickback is a high-speed
expulsion of stock from the tablesaw
toward an operator. The operator or
bystanders may be struck by flying
stock, or the operator’s hands can
be pulled into the blade during the
kickback.
Figure 42. Typical 45° rip cut.
Blade Tilt/Bevel Cuts
The blade can tilt anywhere between 0° and 45°, and
the blade guard tilts with the blade. Figure 41 shows an
example of the blade when tilted to 45°, and Figure 42
shows and example of a typical 45° rip cut.
When using the tilting mechanism:
• Never tilt the blade while it is moving.
• Slow your feed rate down.
• Make sure the blade does not touch the table insert
before starting the saw.
Figure 41. Blade tilted to 45° (guard
removed for photo clarity).