RIDGID JP06101 Operator's Manual page 22

OPERATION
USING CUTTING AIDS
See Figure 26.
Push sticks are devices used for safely pushing a workpiece
through the cutter head instead of using your hands. They
can be made in various sizes and shapes from scrap wood
to use 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 block has a handle fastened by recessed screws
from the underside. Use it on non-through cuts.
USING THE PUSH BLOCKS/PUSH STICKS
See Figure 27.
Always use the push blocks/push stick whenever possible
when jointing or rabbeting wood. Push blocks must be used
when planing.
Grasp the push sticks/push blocks firmly with the fingers
close together and wrapped around the handle. Position the
push blocks/push Stick flat on top of workpiece and push
the workpiece down against the table. This helps to provide
a quality cut and minimize the chance of a kickback.
Hold-down pressure must also be sufficient to prevent push
block/push stick from sliding or slipping on the top face of
workpiece when advancing workpiece over cutter head.
Use a hand-over-hand motion of the push blocks/push stick,
being careful to maintain control over the workpiece at all
times. This means that once the workpiece has been fed
past the cutter head onto the outfeed table, one push stick/
push block must always maintain contact with the workpiece
on the outfeed table.
WARNING:
To prevent ant tendency of the push blocks to slip
while feeding, clean rubber surface as needed with
sandpaper. Any slippage of the push block could
result in serious personal injury.
WARNING:
Never pass either hand over the cutter head during
any operation. Failure to heed this warning could
result in serious personal injury.
Never plane wood that is thinner than 3/4 in. It is apt to split
or shatter and thus has a greater tendency to kickback.
Wood thinner than 3/4 in. will slide under the cutter guard
and could be trapped.
CAUTION:
Before turning switch "ON," make sure the cutter
guard is correctly installed and operating properly
and the cutter guard stop post is limiting the travel
of the cutter guard.
PUSH STICK
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PUSH BLOCK
Fig. 26
PUSH BLOCKS
Fig. 27