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G1022 Series Table Saws -39-
Ripping
To make a rip cut:
1. Set the fence to the desired width of cut on
the fence rail scale.
2. Adjust the blade height so the highest saw
tooth protrudes approximately
1
⁄4" above the
workpiece.
3. Joint one long edge of the workpiece on a
jointer.
4. Set up any safety devices such as feather-
boards or other anti-kickback devices.
5. With the saw unplugged from the power
source, rotate the blade to make sure it
does not come into contact with any of the
safety devices.
6. Plug the saw into the power source, and turn
on the saw and allow it to come to full speed.
7. The jointed edge of the workpiece must be
slide against the fence during the cutting
operation.
A rip cut is a cut with the grain direction of the
workpiece. Ripping man-made wood products
like plywood is performed by cutting parallel to
the longest side.
8. Using a push stick, feed the workpiece
through the saw blade as shown in Figure
51, until the workpiece is completely past the
saw blade. When a small width is to be
ripped and a push stick cannot be safely put
between the blade and rip fence, rip a larger
piece to obtain the desired piece.
Stand to the left of the blade line-of-cut
when ripping a board. Serious personal
injury could occur if kickback results.
Keep the blade guard in
the down position at all
times. Failure to do this
could result in serious
personal injury or death.
Figure 51. Ripping operation.
Turn off the saw and allow the blade to
come to a complete stop before removing
the cut-off piece. Failure to follow this warn-
ing could result in serious personal injury