DeWalt DWE7492 - Advanced Cutting Techniques; Non-Through Cutting Operations (Grooving;Rabbeting); Non-Through Ripping and Bevel Ripping; Non-Through Crosscutting and Mitreing

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ENGLISH
Compound Mitre
This cut is a combination of a mitre and a bevel cut. Set the
bevel to the angle required and proceed as for a cross-cutmitre.
Support for Long Pieces
• Always support longpieces.
• Support long workpieces using any convenient means
such as saw-horses or similar devices to keep the ends
fromdropping.
Non-Through-Cutting
(Grooving and Rabbeting)

WARNING: Remove the blade guard assembly
11
and
install the non-through-cutting riving knife
52
for non-
through-cutting operations. Use featherboards for all
non-through-cutting operations where the blade guard
assembly, anti-kickback assembly and riving kife cannot
beused.
Instructions in the Ripping, Crosscutting, Bevel Crosscutting,
Mitreing, and Compound Mitreing sections are for cuts
made through the full thickness of the material. The saw can
also perform non-through cuts to form grooves or rabbets in
thematerial.
Non-Through-Ripping (Fig. D, U)

WARNING: A rip fence should ALWAYS be used for
ripping operations to prevent loss of control and personal
injury. NEVER perform a ripping operation freehand.
ALWAYS lock the fence to therail.

WARNING: When bevel ripping and whenever possible,
place the fence on the side of the blade so that the blade is
tilted away from the fence andhands.

WARNING: Keep hands clear of theblade. With non-
through-cutting the blade is not always visible during the
cut, so increased caution is necessary to ensure hands are
clear of theblade.

WARNING: Use a push stick to feed the workpiece if there
are 51–152mm between the fence and the blade. Use a
narrow ripping fence feature and push block to feed the
workpiece if there are 51mm or narrower between the
fence and theblade.
1. Remove the blade guard assembly
11
and install the non-
through-cutting riving knife
52
(Fig. D). Refer to: Mounting
the Blade Guard Assembly/RivingKnife.
2. Lock the rip fence by pressing the rail lock lever down.
Remove the mitregauge.
3. Raise the blade to the desired cutdepth.
4. Hold the workpiece flat on the table and against the fence.
Keep the workpiece about 25.4mm away from theblade.

WARNING: The workpiece must have a straight edge
against the fence and must not be warped, twisted or
bowed. Keep both hands away from the blade and away
from the path of the blade. See proper hand position in
FigureU.
5. Turn the saw on and allow the blade to come up to speed.
Both hands can be used in starting the cut. When there
are approximately 305mm left to be ripped, use only one
hand, with your thumb pushing the material, your index and
second finger holding the material down and your other
fingers hooked over the fence. Always keep your thumb
along side your first two fingers and near thefence.
6. Keeping the workpiece against the table and fence, slowly
feed the workpiece rearward all the way through the saw
blade. Continue pushing the workpiece until it is clear of the
blade guard assembly and it falls off the rear of the table. Do
not overload themotor.
7. Never try to pull the workpiece back with the blade turning.
Turn the switch off, allow the blade to stop and slide the
workpieceout.
8. When sawing a long piece of material or a panel, always use
a work support. A sawhorse, rollers, or out feed assembly
provides adequate support for this purpose. The work
support must be at the same height or slightly lower than
the sawtable.
Non-Through-Ripping Small Pieces (Fig. A)
It is unsafe to rip small pieces. It is not safe to put your hands
close to the blade. Instead, rip a larger piece to obtain the
desired piece. When a small width is to be ripped and the hand
cannot be safely put between the blade and the rip fence, use
one or more push sticks. A push stick
21
is included with this
saw, attached to the rip fence. Use the push stick(s) to hold the
workpiece against the table and fence, and push the workpiece
fully past theblade.
Non-Through-Bevel Ripping (Fig. V)
This operation is the same as non-through-cut ripping except
the bevel angle is set to an angle other than zero degrees. For
proper hand position, Refer to FigureV.

WARNING: Before connecting to power source or
operating the saw, always inspect the riving knife for
proper alignment and clearance with saw blade. Check
alignment after each change of bevelangle.
Non-Through-Crosscutting (Fig. W)

WARNING: NEVER use rip fence in combination with
mitregauge.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, NEVER use the
fence as a guide or length stop whencrosscutting.

WARNING: When using a block as a cut-off gauge,
the block must be at least 19mm thick and is very
important that the rear end of the block be positioned
so the workpiece is clear of the block before it enters the
blade to prevent contact with blade resulting in a thrown
workpiece and possiblyinjury.
1. Remove the rip fence and place the mitre gauge in the
desiredslot.
2. Adjust the blade height to the desired cutdepth.
3. Hold the workpiece firmly against the mitre gauge
10
with
the path of the blade in line with the desired cut location.
Keep the workpiece an inch or so in front of the blade. KEEP
BOTH HANDS AWAY FROM THE BLADE AND THE PATH OF
THE BLADE (Fig. W).