Craftsman 113.299210 - Manual (Page 33)

WARNING: To avoid injury from blade contact
never thru-saw cuts narrower than 1/2” wide. Baffle
N arrow strips thicker than the auxiliary {snce/w ork sup­
port m ay eritsr the guard and strike the baffle C arefully
raise guard only enough to clear the workpiece U se
push block to com plete cut
Bevel Ripping Narrow Work
W hen bevel ripping m aterial 6” or narrow er, Use fence on
the right side of the blade only. This w ill provide m ore
space betw een the fence and the saw biade for use of a
push stick. If the fence is m ounted to the left, the saw -
blade guard m ay interfere w ith proper use of a push stick
Using Featherboards for Thru-Sawing
Featherboards are not em ployed for thru-saw ing opera­
tions w hen using the m iter gauge
Featherboards are used to keep the w ork in contact w ith
the fence and fable as show n, and to help stop kick-
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Add a 7-1/2” high fat facing board to the fence, the full
length of the fence.
M ount featherboards to facing board and table as shown,
so that leading edges of featherboards w ill support w ork­
piece
Featherboard
WARNING: Make sure the featherboard against the
edge presses only on the uncut portion |in front of
the blade). It might otherwise pinch the blade in
the kerf and cause a kickback.
Before starting the operation (sw itch “O FF" and blade
below table surface);
1 Install featherboards so they exert pressure on the
w orkpiece; be positive they are securely attached
2. M ake sure by trial that the featherboards w iil stop a
kickback if one should occur
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