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A push stick.
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A push shoe.
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A plywood push shoe.
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Push shoe plans.
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1. Adjust the blade height so the bottom of the saw blade gullet is even with the top of the wood you’re ripping.
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2. Hook your thumb behind the board and keep your little finger in contact with the fence to rip boards 6 in. and wider. Concentrate on keeping the edge of the board in full contact with the fence while you push it through the blade at a slow, steady rate. Push the board completely past the blade and kickback pawl. Then switch off the saw, being careful to stay out of the path of the blade in case the ripped board or cutoff piece catches in the blade and kicks back.
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3. Rip boards narrower than 6 in. Using the same technique as for wider boards. When your right hand reaches the edge of the saw table, pick up the push shoe and hook it over the back edge of the board. Stand to the side of and not directly behind the blade as you’re ripping. Use a table or other outfeed support to hold the board as it leaves the saw.
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4. Complete a narrow rip by pushing the board past the blade and anti-kickback pawl with a push shoe or push stick. Switch off the saw before retrieving the ripped board.
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5. Clamp the l-shaped plywood extension to your fence. Adjust the fence to the desired ripping width. Rip the thin strip by guiding the board along the plywood fence extension.
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6. Complete the rip by using the l-shaped push block to push the thin strip past the blade and anti-kickback pawl.
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7. Rip a 6-in. wide strip from the straight factory edge of a sheet of plywood. Use screws or finish nails to temporarily attach the crooked board to the plywood strip. Keep the fasteners away from the edge where they might come in contact with the saw blade.
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8. Set the fence to remove the least amount of material and trim the attached board. Using the standard ripping procedure shown in Photo 2, guide the edge of the plywood against the fence as you run the board and plywood through the saw blade. Unscrew the board from the plywood and rip it again with the newly created straight edge against the fence.
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