Step 5: Set the height of the blade to prepare to rip a board.
Ripping is when you cut with the direction of the grain of the wood or along the long edge of a piece of plywood. To rip a board, first set the height of the blade. Do this by setting the stock along the side of the blade. Lower the blade until the stock appears halfway up the valley, or gullet, of the blade. This will keep the blade from overheating on long cuts.
 Lower the blade until the stock appears halfway up the valley.
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