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OPERATIO

CUTTING AIDS

See Figure 20.

Push sticks are devices that may be used for pushing a

workpiece through the biade in any rip cut. When mak

ing non-through cuts or ripping narrow stock, aiways use

a push stick, push biock, and/or featherboard so your

hands do not come within 3 inches of the saw biade.

They can be made in various sizes and shapes from scrap
wood and used in a specific project. The stick must be

narrower than the workpiece, with a 90° notch in one end

and shaping for a grip on the other end.

A push biock has a handie fastened by recessed screws
from the underside. Use push biocks for narrow cuts and
all non-through cuts.

CAUTION: Be sure the screws in a push biock are
recessed to avoid damaging the saw or workpiece.

PUSH BLOCKS

Fig. 20

AUXILIARY FENCE

An auxiiiary fence is a device used to ciose the gap be
tween the rip fence and the saw tabie. Aiways make and

use and auxiiiary fence when ripping materiai 1/8 in. or

thinner.

HOW TO MAKE AND ATTACH AN AUXILIARY
FENCE (FOR RIP CUTTING THIN WORKPIECE)

See Figure 21.

Rip fence hoies are used to secure an auxiiiary fence

which requires a piece of wood 3/4 in. thick, 3-1/2 in.
wide, and 18-1/2 in. iong to make.

To attach the auxiliary fence to the rip fence:

Piace the wood against the rip fence and resting firmiy on

the saw tabie.

■ From the back side of the rip fence, secure the wood

to the fence using 1-1/2 in. wood screws.

HOW TO MAKE A JIG (FOR RIP CUTTING
NARROW WORKPIECE)

See Figure 22.

If ripping a narrow workpiece places the hands too close

to the blade, it will be necessary to make and use a jig.

To make a jig:

■ Attach a handie to a iong, straight piece of wood and

secure from the underside using recessed screws.

■ Cut an L-shaped stop in the side of the jig.

To use a jig:

■ Position the workpiece fiat on the tabie with the edge

fiush against the jig and against the stop.

■ Hoiding the jig handie and using a push biock, make

the rip cut as described on page 32 iater in this

section.

STOP

JIG

HANDLE

Fig. 22