Grizzly G5959Z - Manual (Page 8)

-6- G5959Z 12" Left-Tilting Table Saw
Push Paddles
Push paddles provide added leverage and sup-
port when ripping or crosscutting wide work-
pieces. See
Figure 3. We offer a number of push
paddles in the Grizzly catalog.
Featherboard
Easily made from scrap stock, featherboards
provide an added degree of protection against
kickback. To make a featherboard, cut a 30-
40° angle at one end of the board and make a
number of end cuts at approximately
1 ⁄
4
" apart
and 2" to 3" deep. We also offer a number of
featherboards in the Grizzly catalog. See
Figure 4.
Figure 3. Push paddles being used to feed a
work piece into the blade.
Figure 4. Featherboards in use during a ripping
operation.