Expanded my small table, but what a pain in the ass

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Jun 20, 2007 | 08:21 PM

gsumano

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Expanded my small table, but what a pain in the ***

I made my small table saw bigger, but what a pain in the *** it was. Damn thing was robbing me 1/8 of aninch each time I did a crosscut but I manage to narrow it to 1/32 of an inch

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Anyways, do we have any carpenters here? Do you guys ever crosscut using the ripping fence?Iwas always taughtby woodshop instructorto never crosscut with the rippingfence to help prevent kickbacks.However, this couple of weeks when my parents were searching for some cabinets makers, Isaw mostof themcrosscutting with the ripping fence[&:]

Jun 21, 2007 | 03:32 AM

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I always use the fence. Kickbacks usually occur from either wrong/dull blade or forcing the material into the cut. Also, don't forget to allow for kerf loss when measuring. I also NEVER use the measurement on the side of the saw table, that's just a starting point. I measure at three places, beginning, middle and end of blade back to the fence ( always from the finish cut line and not the far side of the blade) THose 16ths and 32nds can kill a precision job like cabinetry. I 've been working with wood for over 40 years now ( before electricity even ! )_

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Jun 21, 2007 | 05:58 AM

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I used to do a lot of woodworking. Had a kickback on a tablesaw in highschool from the blade being old. Hit me right in the ****.

Jun 21, 2007 | 08:30 AM

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I used to do a lot of woodworking. Had a kickback on a tablesaw in highschool from the blade being old. Hit me right in the ****.

haha that had to have been a little bit awkward

Jun 21, 2007 | 08:33 AM

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I always use the fence. Kickbacks usually occur from either wrong/dull blade or forcing the material into the cut. Also, don't forget to allow for kerf loss when measuring. I also NEVER use the measurement on the side of the saw table, that's just a starting point. I measure at three places, beginning, middle and end of blade back to the fence ( always from the finish cut line and not the far side of the blade) THose 16ths and 32nds can kill a precision job like cabinetry. I 've been working with wood for over 40 years now ( before electricity even ! )_

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cool thanks for the info. Yeah, I never use use those measurements that come on the table either. I been thinking that the only reason my teacher always said never to crosscut with the fence was to prevent dumb highschool students from cutting a long horizontal skinny piece, where it is most likely that you would go sideways and end up forcing the wood into the cut.

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Had a kickback on a tablesaw in highschool from the blade being old. Hit me right in the ****.

ouch. I had a kickback in highschool too, but it was my mistake. I didn'tgo pass the blade straight that my wood turnedsideways, getting hook onto the blade and hitting me in the hip.