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In my previous thread about what does it mean by the term"an accurate table saw", as often happens the posts got somewhat off of subject.
Harry's post about the importance of setting a little off set at the out feed end of the fence seems to be SOP for properly setting a fence up.
This leads to another question that I don't have the answer to but would like some comment on. My limited experience has led to think that the chances of a kick back are pretty much diminished when a splitter is used and some means of keeping the material held down hard against the table so that it cannot raise up at the out feed end. Does that make sense or not. That has become my thinking and is accomplished with both a MJ splitter and the MJ Ripper.
Those safe guards along with being very alert as to the feel of the material as it is being cut and, as Harry reminded us, standing off to the side of line of the cut being made seems to me to be all that one can do in order to avoid being hurt by a kick back.
I try to pay attention to the splitter as it psses through the cut watching to see that is not being disturbed. If for any reason it moves or looks like it is being pinched, the cut is stopped and saw turned off immediately. I say that I watch the splitter, I have tos at that I have never had a problem yet using the splitter and keeping the material be ripped held down hard against the out feed end of the fence.
Early on I admit that I learned about serious kick backs the hard way and sure am aware of the potential dangers associated with using a table saw.
Like our friend Harry, I sure am an advocate of the MJ ripper by the way.
Jerry
Jerry
Harry's post about the importance of setting a little off set at the out feed end of the fence seems to be SOP for properly setting a fence up.
This leads to another question that I don't have the answer to but would like some comment on. My limited experience has led to think that the chances of a kick back are pretty much diminished when a splitter is used and some means of keeping the material held down hard against the table so that it cannot raise up at the out feed end. Does that make sense or not. That has become my thinking and is accomplished with both a MJ splitter and the MJ Ripper.
Those safe guards along with being very alert as to the feel of the material as it is being cut and, as Harry reminded us, standing off to the side of line of the cut being made seems to me to be all that one can do in order to avoid being hurt by a kick back.
I try to pay attention to the splitter as it psses through the cut watching to see that is not being disturbed. If for any reason it moves or looks like it is being pinched, the cut is stopped and saw turned off immediately. I say that I watch the splitter, I have tos at that I have never had a problem yet using the splitter and keeping the material be ripped held down hard against the out feed end of the fence.
Early on I admit that I learned about serious kick backs the hard way and sure am aware of the potential dangers associated with using a table saw.
Like our friend Harry, I sure am an advocate of the MJ ripper by the way.
Jerry
Jerry