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Re: Strip: Problem Cutting strips
By:John Abercrombie
Date: 1/17/2013, 4:28 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Problem Cutting strips *PIC* (Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K)


I use my left hand to press against the edge of the board. I hold the rounded handle of my push stick against the board and lock my thumb under the fence ruler. I never move this hand nearer the blade.

I feed the board entirely with my right hand. My left hand is dedicated to pressing the board into the fence and I'm focusing my eyes on the fence/board contact.

I have a power feed I no longer use.

For details see http://www.laughingloon.com/shoptips3.html

Rob

Rob-
On your web page, you do mention: "Proper set-up of infeed and outfeed tables is critical to success." I agree 100%.
Showing a picture of a setup with a decent (it can be temporary, but needs to be long enough and wide enough to do the job- not a single floppy roller stand, IMO) outfeed table would be really helpful for beginners.

Ripping without an outfeed table is really 'asking for it' IMO since you need to push 'down' on the board to keep it on the table. Featherboards with spring clamps won't keep a 16-foot 1x8 on the saw table,with 14' hanging off the outfeed end, as we both know.

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Strip: Problem Cutting strips
Thor -- 1/14/2013, 9:53 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/14/2013, 11:14 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 1/14/2013, 11:19 pm
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Allan -- 1/15/2013, 12:10 am
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Thor -- 1/15/2013, 2:49 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 1/16/2013, 8:47 am
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Nick Riccardi -- 1/15/2013, 7:36 am
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Todd Olson -- 1/15/2013, 3:58 pm
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Kevin -- 1/15/2013, 7:15 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 1/15/2013, 8:51 pm
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Jay Babina -- 1/16/2013, 4:08 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 1/16/2013, 5:02 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/17/2013, 12:50 am
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Thor -- 1/16/2013, 5:25 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/16/2013, 6:10 pm
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Allan -- 1/16/2013, 6:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/17/2013, 12:53 am
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John Abercrombie -- 1/17/2013, 1:51 am
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Etienne Muller -- 1/17/2013, 4:22 am
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Tom Thomas -- 1/17/2013, 8:44 am
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John Abercrombie -- 1/17/2013, 12:05 pm
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Mike Savage -- 1/17/2013, 12:48 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 1/17/2013, 1:49 pm
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Mike Savage -- 1/18/2013, 2:19 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 1/17/2013, 1:53 pm
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Mike Savage -- 1/18/2013, 2:24 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/19/2013, 12:52 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/19/2013, 9:03 am
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ancient kayaker -- 1/17/2013, 2:30 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 1/17/2013, 11:44 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/19/2013, 12:45 am
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Etienne Muller -- 1/19/2013, 4:24 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/19/2013, 4:50 am
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Etienne Muller -- 1/19/2013, 10:46 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/17/2013, 3:51 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 1/17/2013, 4:28 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/19/2013, 12:56 am
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ancient kayaker -- 1/19/2013, 10:55 am
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PatrickC -- 1/17/2013, 7:17 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 1/17/2013, 8:07 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/17/2013, 11:31 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 1/19/2013, 12:16 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 1/19/2013, 8:36 pm
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Robert Horstmann -- 1/19/2013, 10:08 pm
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Tom Thomas -- 1/19/2013, 10:54 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 1/20/2013, 4:32 am