Fig. 33
Fig. 34
Fig. 35
Fig. 36
WARNING: Check that the rip fence is locked in position and is
parallel to the saw blade.
Check that the riving knife is properly aligned with the saw blade.
When ripping small section material a push stick should be used to
feed/guide the final 300mm of the material past the blade. A push
stick should always be used when making cuts of less than 300mm.
(Fig. 33)
Note: When ripping long boards or large panels we recommend
the use of remote work-piece support(s)
to aid material handling.
Feed the work-piece through the saw keeping it indexed against
the rip fence. Use smooth, steady pressure and employ a push stick
when necessary.
When the ripping width is greater than 300mm, and with care, both
hands can be used to guide/feed the material through the saw.
The operators left hand will be to the LH side of the saw blade. The
operators right hand will be close to the rip fence on the RH side of
the sawblade.
WARNING: The operators hands should never be in line with the
blade.
BEVEL RIPPING
Bevel ripping is cutting along the length of a work-piece with the
saw blade tilted at an angle.
When bevel ripping material 150mm or narrower use the
rip fence on the RH side of the blade only. (Fig. 34)
MAINTENANCE
WARNING: Ensure that the machine is disconnected from the
mains supply before any maintenance tasks or adjustments
are attempted.
CHANGING THE BLADE
Note: We recommend that the operator considers wearing
protective gloves when handling or changing the machines
blade.
• Disconnect the machine from the power supply
• Remove the top blade guard. (refer to TOP BLADE GUARD
on page 18)
• Remove the table access plate by removing the countersunk
head screw from the front edge of the access plate. (Fig. 35)
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