Ripping - Skil 3400 Consignes De Fonctionnement/Sécurité

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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 in place. Before starting to rip,
be sure:
A. Rip Fence is parallel to sawblade.
B. Spreader is properly aligned with sawblade.
C. Antikickback pawls are functioning properly.
When ripping LONG BOARDS or LARGE PANELS, always use a
work support. A simple one can be made by clamping a piece of
plywood to a sawhorse (Fig. 39).
When bevel ripping material 6" or narrower, use 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. 40).
When "WIDTH OF RIP" is 2" to 6" wide USE THE PUSH STICK to
feed the work (Fig. 41).

Ripping

bEVEL RIPPING
FIG. 39
FIG. 40
FIG. 41
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