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Cuts which are narrower than 3 or 4 inches should never be pushed through by hand. Always use a push stick
(Fig. 35). You may, if the work is long, start the cut by hand but the last six inches should be pushed through with
the stick.
Push sticks are very easy to make (Fig. 36) and should be kept handy for use at all times.
BEVEL RIPPING
Bevel rip cuts are accomplished by tilting the table to the
right to the angle needed, locking it in place and making
the pass as you would for a normal rip cut (Fig. 37). The
fence is always situated on the RIGHT side of the blade
which creates a convenient V-block arrangement to
support the work.
Because the pivot center of the table is below the table
top, the saw slot moves in an arc as the table is tilted.
This necessitates advancing the saw blade so that it may
be centered in the saw slot at the angle of tilt needed.
This is done by simultaneously advancing the blade as
the table is tilted. An alternate method is to tilt the table,
raise it, and then advance the saw blade and lower the
table over the blade.
To tilt to 45 degrees, pull plunger out and tilt table to the right to maximum setting, then push in plunger and
return table until 45 degree auto-stop set screw bears against pin. When returning to "0" setting, pull out plunger
and tilt table until plunger is clear of 45 degree auto-stop. Then push in plunger and tilt until it rests against “0”
setting auto-stop.
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