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Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
By:Deano
Date: 6/18/2012, 4:18 pm
In Response To: Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws?? (John Messinger)

: I swear by the riving knife on my Griz. I have had it for about two
: years now, and take it off only for using a thin kerf Skil saw
: blade (ie. only for ripping strips). I spent about 20 minutes
: lining the knife up the first day and it has been fine with
: everything since. It works nicely with my 10" thin kerf
: blades.

: The blade cover was never put on the machine. I hope some users are
: asked about the "SawStop" gimmicks. They are only for
: the imaginations of those that never have used a table saw. Real
: users just do not push their hands into a moving blade. But
: kickbacks happen often and really hurt with a 1Hp saw, and have
: killed with a 3Hp saw. I have not had one yet with my riving
: knife.

I treated myself one birthday and got a 5hp left tilt Unisaw... the riving knife came off the first time I used a dado. And if it hadn't been then, it would have been the tenoning jig, or the mitre fence that would have made me take it off. If it had a quick release that was easy to use, I might put it back on for ripping, especially for thin stuff. But alas, it's a bolt below the table top that's not easy to get to. So so the riving knife gathers dust on the shelf, and I use feather boards to control things, and no matter what, I never, ever stand behind anything I'm ripping.

Messages In This Thread

Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws?? *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 6/18/2012, 1:47 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Jay Babina -- 6/18/2012, 2:12 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Bill Hamm -- 6/19/2012, 2:02 am
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Mike Bielski -- 6/18/2012, 2:15 pm
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Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 6/18/2012, 2:26 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Etienne Muller -- 6/18/2012, 3:04 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
John Messinger -- 6/18/2012, 3:16 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Deano -- 6/18/2012, 4:18 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Mike Bielski -- 6/18/2012, 5:06 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Etienne Muller -- 6/18/2012, 6:43 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/18/2012, 9:55 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Etienne Muller -- 6/19/2012, 3:27 am
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
John Messinger -- 6/19/2012, 8:08 am
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Marc Upchurch -- 6/19/2012, 5:27 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Mike Bielski -- 6/18/2012, 11:33 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Marc Upchurch -- 6/18/2012, 5:19 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 6/18/2012, 8:00 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 6/18/2012, 10:41 pm
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Allan -- 6/19/2012, 12:50 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/19/2012, 1:33 am
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William Mayberry -- 6/18/2012, 9:51 pm
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danperry -- 6/18/2012, 10:44 pm
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danperry -- 6/18/2012, 11:06 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/19/2012, 7:41 am
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws?? *PIC*
Jeff Horton -- 6/19/2012, 12:47 pm
Thanks! Just made one for my saw
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/21/2012, 11:08 am
Experience and Safety
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/19/2012, 9:20 am
Re: Experience and Safety
Al Edie -- 6/19/2012, 11:46 am
Re: Experience and Safety
Stephen Troy -- 6/19/2012, 2:45 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Malcolm Schweizer -- 6/18/2012, 11:21 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Bryan K -- 6/19/2012, 11:07 am
Do you mean "riving knife" or "splitter"?
Brian Nystrom -- 6/20/2012, 7:16 am
Here's a video that explains it
Brian Nystrom -- 6/20/2012, 7:19 am
Re: Do you mean "riving knife" or "splitter"?
John Abercrombie -- 6/20/2012, 2:41 pm
Re: Do you mean "riving knife" or "splitter"?
Brian Nystrom -- 6/21/2012, 6:56 am
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/20/2012, 8:40 am
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Mike M -- 6/20/2012, 8:46 am
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Will N 2 Go -- 6/21/2012, 12:44 am
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/21/2012, 2:44 pm