Ripping Small Pieces - DeWalt DW744 Guide D'utilisation

CAUTION: The work piece 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 22.
4. Turn the saw on and allow the blade to come up to
speed. Both hands can be used in starting the cut. When
there is approximately 12" (305 mm) left to be ripped,
use only one hand, with your thumb pushing the mate-
rial, 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.
5. Keeping the work piece against the table and fence,
slowly feed the work piece rearward all the way through
the saw blade. Continue pushing the work piece until it
is clear of the guard and it falls off the rear of the table.
Do not overload the motor.
6. Never try to pull the work piece back with the blade turn-
ing. Turn the switch off, allow the blade to stop, raise the
anti-kickback teeth on each side of the splitter if neces-
sary and slide the work piece out.
7. 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 as the
saw table.
CAUTION: Never push or hold onto the "free" or "cut off"
side of the work piece.
Bevel Ripping
This operation is the same as ripping except the bevel angle
is set to an angle other than zero degrees.
WARNING: Before connecting the table saw to the power
source or operating the saw, always inspect the guard and
splitter for proper alignment and clearance with saw blade.
Check alignment after each change of bevel angle.

RIPPING SMALL PIECES

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 pattern is included
at the end of this manual to make push sticks. A push
stick (U) is included with this saw, located on the right-side
panel. Use the push stick(s) to hold the work piece against
the table and fence, and push the work piece fully past the
blade. See Figure 23.
Crosscutting
WARNING: NEVER touch the "free end" of the work piece
or a "free piece" that is cut off, while the power is ON and/
or the saw blade is rotating. Piece may contact the blade
resulting in a thrown work piece and possible injury.
FIG. 21
LOCK HANDLE
NUT
STOP PLATE
FIG. 22
FIG. 23
U
FIG. 24
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, NEVER use the
fence as a guide or length stop when crosscutting.
WARNING: NEVER use a length stop on the free end
of the work piece when crosscutting. In short, the cut-off
piece in any through-sawing (cutting completely through the
work piece) operation must never be confined — it must be
allowed to move away from saw blade to prevent contact
with blade resulting in a thrown work piece and possibly
injury.
WARNING: Use caution when starting the cut to prevent
binding of the guard against the work piece resulting in dam-
ADJUSTING
age to saw and possible injury.
SCREW
CAUTION: When using a block as a cut-off gauge,
the block must be at least 3/4" (19 mm) thick and is very
important that the rear end of the block be positioned so the
work piece is clear of the block before it enters the blade to
prevent contact with blade resulting in a thrown work piece
and possibly injury.
1. Remove the rip fence and place the miter gauge in the
desired slot.
2. Adjust the blade height so that the blade is about 1/8"
(3.2 mm) higher than the top of the work piece.
3. Hold the work piece firmly against the miter gauge with
the path of the blade in line with the desired cut location.
Keep the work piece an inch or so in front of the blade.
KEEP BOTH HANDS AWAY FROM THE BLADE AND
THE PATH OF THE BLADE (Fig. 24).
4. Start the saw motor and allow the blade to come up to
speed.
5. While using both hands to keep the work piece against
the face of the miter gauge, and holding the work piece
flat against the table, slowly push the work piece through
the blade. See Figure 24.
6. Never try to pull the work piece with the blade turning.
Turn the switch off, allow the blade to stop, and carefully
slide the work piece out.
CAUTION: Never touch or hold onto the "free" or "cut off"
end of the work piece.
Bevel Crosscutting
This operation is the same as crosscutting except that the
bevel angle is set to an angle other than 0°. For proper hand
position, refer to Figure 25.
WARNING: Before connecting the table saw to the power
source or operating the saw, always inspect the guard and
splitter for proper alignment and clearance with saw blade.
Check alignment after each change of bevel angle.
Mitering
WARNING: Miter angles greater than 45˚ may force the
guard into the saw blade causing damage to the guard and
personal injury. Before starting the motor, test the opera-
tion by feeding the work piece into the guard. If the guard
contacts the blade, place the work piece under the guard,
not touching the blade, before starting the motor.