Makita 2702x1 Instruction Manual page 22

Featherboards are used to keep the workpiece in contact with the rip fence and table as
shown, and to stop kickbacks.
To install featherboards, proceed as follows:
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Turn the tool off and unplug it.
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Add 8" high flat facing board to the rip
fence, the full length of the rip fence.
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Mount featherboards to the rip fence
and table as shown, so that the leading
edges of featherboard will support the
workpiece until the cut is complete, and
the workpiece has been pushed com-
pletely past the cutter with a push stick.
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Make sure featherboards are securely
attached.
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Featherboard
CAUTION :
Only the Makita dado head set (Part No. 191543-4) should be used with Makita table saw
After dadoing, always replace the blade guard with the spreader back in its original posi-
Never attempt bevel cuts when dadoing.
Never dado if there is vibration (flutter) or
a
strange noise.
Never attempt dados in other than wood.
Do
not use the dado set for cut-offs.
Feed work slowly, especially when cutting deep or wide grooves or dados. Fast or abrupt
feeds can be dangerous.
*Use a pushstick. When the dado head is hidden from view while cutting, your hands
should never be on top of the stock.
.A very dangerous throwback can result if the wood becomes stuck and you try to
remove it by pulling toward you. Always stop the tool and wait for dado head to come to
a complete stop. Then simply withdraw the wood.
Model 2702lModel2703.
tion on the table saw.
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