Resawing operations – Grizzly G0700 User Manual
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Model g0700 (Mfg. since 8/09)
You may experience kickback during this
procedure. Stand to the side of the blade
path and wear safety glasses or a face
shield to prevent injury.
resawing operations
the table saw motor is pushed to its limits when 
resawing. if the motor starts to bog down, slow 
down your feed rate. Motor overloading and blade 
wear can be reduced by using a ripping blade. 
ripping blades are designed to clear the sawdust 
quickly.
components needed for resawing:
zero-clearance insert .........................................1
ripping Blade 10" ...............................................1
Clamps ...............................................................2
shop Made auxiliary Fence ...............................1
shop Made resaw Barrier .................................1
to perform resawing operations:
1. disConneCt saW FroM poWer!
2. install the rip fence in the vertical position.
3. place the workpiece against the rip fence and
slide the resaw barrier against the workpiece. 
now clamp the resaw barrier to the top of the 
table saw (see 
figure 79).
Operations requiring the blade guard to 
be removed increase the risk of accidental 
contact with the blade. To reduce this risk, 
use push sticks/paddles and featherboards 
to keep your hands at a safe distance from 
the blade throughout the entire cut. Always 
replace guard after completing the cut!
Fence
Resaw
Barrier
1
/
8
" Connection
Workpiece
figure 79. ideal completed resaw cut.
6. plug in the table saw, turn it ON, and use a
push stick to feed the workpiece through the 
blade using a slow, steady feed rate.
7. Flip the workpiece end for end, keeping the
same side against the fence, and run the 
workpiece through the blade.
8. repeat steps 4–6 until the blade is close to
half of the height of the board to be resawn. 
the ideal completed resaw cut will leave a 
1
⁄
8
"
connection when the resawing is complete as 
shown in 
figure 79. Leaving a
1
⁄
8
" connection
will reduce the risk of kickback.
9. turn OFF the table saw, then separate the
parts of the workpiece and hand plane the 
remaining ridge.
10. When finished resawing, remove the resaw
barrier and re-install the blade guard/splitter.
4. Lower the blade completely below the table,
and slide the workpiece over the blade 
to make sure it moves smoothly and fits 
between the resaw barrier and fence.
5. raise the blade approximately an inch, or
close to half the height of the workpiece, 
whichever is less.
