Bevel Ripping - skilsaw SPT99T Consignes D'utilisation/De Sécurité

RIPPING
RIPPING is known as cutting a piece of wood with
the grain, or lengthwise . This is done using the rip
fence . Position the fence to the desired WIDTH
OF RIP and lock it in place .
Before starting to rip, be sure:
A . Rip Fence is parallel to saw blade .
B . Riving knife is properly aligned with saw blade .
C . Anti-kickback pawls are functioning properly .
Position the wider portion of the workpiece on the
side of the fence .
When ripping LONG BOARDS or LARGE
PANELS, always use an auxiliary work support
(Fig . 48) .

BEVEL RIPPING

Avoid bevel ripping with the fence on the left
side, when possible . When bevel ripping material
6" or narrower, use the fence on the right side of
the blade ONLY . This will provide more space
between the fence and the sawblade for use of a
push stick . If the fence is mounted to the left, the
sawblade guard may interfere with proper use of
a push stick .
When "WIDTH OF RIP" is 6" and WIDER use your
RIGHT hand to feed the workpiece, use LEFT
hand ONLY to guide the workpiece, do not FEED
the workpiece with the left hand (Fig . 48) .
When "WIDTH OF RIP" is 2" to 6" wide USE THE
PUSH STICK to feed the work (Fig . 49) .
When WIDTH OF RIP is NARROWER than 2"
the push stick CANNOT be used because the
guard will interfere. USE the AUXILIARY FENCE,
and PUSH BLOCK .
The auxiliary fence should be used any time
the "WIDTH OF RIP" is under 6 inches wide . If
the "WIDTH OF RIP" is of a smaller dimension
than the height of the workpiece, then a sacri-
ficial auxiliary fence of adequate height to fully
support the workpiece during the cut should be
made and attached to the fence .
Feed the workpiece by hand until the end is
approximately. 1" from the front edge of the
table . Continue to feed using the PUSH
BLOCK on top of auxiliary fence UNTIL THE
CUT IS COM PLETE (Fig . 50) .
Basic Table Saw Operation
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FIG. 48
FIG. 49
Push Stick
FIG. 50