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G0588/G0591 12" Sliding Table Saws
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Figure 52. Edge shoe and hold down placement.
Hold
Down
Edge
Shoe
The Model G0588/G0591 easily rips full size
panels (Figure 50). The sliding table removes the
burden of sliding a large and heavy panel over a
stationary table surface.
This saw also can rip cut smaller boards using
the machine as a traditional table saw (Figure
51). Smaller, lighter boards are easier to slide
across the stationary cast iron table surface to
the right of the saw blade.
Rip Cutting
Figure 50. Rip cutting with the sliding table.
Figure 51. Traditional rip cutting.
2. Slide the protection block on the end of the
crosscut fence against the blade teeth to cali
-
brate the scale, then tighten the lock knob.
Note: The scale will not be accurate if the
protection block has been cut.
3. Set a flip stop to the desired width-of-cut.
4. Position the blade guard to the correct height
for your workpiece.
5. Load the workpiece onto the table saw. The
set up should look similar to
Figure 50.
6. When ripping irregular shaped stock, wedge
the leading edge under the edge shoe (
Figure
52), slide the hold down into place as shown
in Figure 52, and clamp the stock firmly.
Note: DO NOT use the edge shoe for rip-
ping warped or twisted boards. The tension
that causes warps and twists can cause the
board to spring free from the edge shoe and
hold down during a cut.
6. Take all the necessary safety precautions,
then perform the cutting operation.
Rip cutting with the sliding table:
1. Install the crosscut fence, align the fence to
90˚, and adjust it as instructed
on Page 48.