# Rip Saw Instruction Procedure

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">**Purpose**</span>

To make a straight edge on an unfinished board for a more consistent cut.

<details id="bkmrk-power-on-machine-1.-"><summary>Power on Machine</summary>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**1. Press the green button to start the saw blade**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 1.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/Ktuimage-1.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/Ktuimage-1.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**2. Press the green button to start link chain conveyor**

<p class="callout info">*Chain conveyor will not start if the saw blade is not running*</p>

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 2.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/kNtimage-2.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/kNtimage-2.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**3. Open gate to the dust collector**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 3.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/yjGimage-3.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/yjGimage-3.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

</details><details id="bkmrk-machine-set-up-1.-st"><summary>Machine Set Up</summary>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**1. Start by loosening the clamp to set conveyor height**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 4.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/image-4.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/image-4.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**2. Turn the wheel to adjust the conveyor height then set the clamp back into the locked position**

<p class="callout info">*Height should be set to 1/8 less than the thickness of the board to be cut*</p>

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 5.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/SmLimage-5.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/SmLimage-5.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**3. Turn on laser guide**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 6.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/YENimage-6.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/YENimage-6.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<p class="callout info">*Explain to the employee why the conveyor height needs to be set 1/8 of and inch less than the boards thickness*</p>

</details><details id="bkmrk-ripping-part-1.-set-"><summary>Ripping Part</summary>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**1. Set the front right side of the board in the center groove of the conveyor**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 7.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/oesimage-7.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/oesimage-7.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**2. Line up the back of the board with the laser guide**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 8.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/y0Timage-8.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/y0Timage-8.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**3. Push the board forward till the conveyor catches it**

<p class="callout info">*If the conveyor doesn't grip the board, stop the machine and double check your conveyor height*</p>

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 9.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/image-9.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/image-9.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

**4. After the board passes through the rip saw, verify that you have a smooth straight side.**

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**5. Loosen the fence clamp**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 10.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/image-10.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/image-10.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**6. Set fence to measurement the board needs to be and set the clamp back into the locked position**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 11.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/image-11.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/image-11.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**7. Set the smooth side of the board flat against the fence and push the board back through the conveyor**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 12.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/image-12.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/image-12.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

</details><details id="bkmrk-power-of-machine-1.-"><summary>Power of Machine</summary>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**1. Press both red buttons for the saw blade and the link chain conveyor**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 13.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/image-13.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/image-13.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**2. Make sure to close the gate to the dust collector**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 14.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/image-14.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/image-14.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

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