Craftsman 509398 - Manual (Page 47)

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Cutting Aides
Clamp the featherboard to the front table, so
that the angled edge of the featherboard is
against the workpiece on the infeed side of
the blade. Do not clamp the featherboard
against the cut off part (out-feed side) of
the workpiece. If clamped to the outfeed
side, the featherboard can squeeze the
kerf closed, put binding pressure on the
blade, and cause kickback.
Straight Edge for Irregular Workpiece
WARNING
If you try to rip an irregular workpiece,
it could bind blade and cause kick-
back.
If the workpiece you want to rip does not
have a straight edge, attach a straight-edged
board to the workpiece:
a) place irregular side of workpiece against
fence
b) put straight-edged board on top of work-
piece and against fence
c) tack straight edged board to work piece.
Note: Straight-edged board must not extend
beyond leading end of workpiece and should
cover workpiece width only enough to pass
between blade and fence.
Note: Use fence at least as high as com-
bined heights of workpiece and straight-
edged board.
Featherboard
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