"David" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> at least aluminum cuts easily. :) I ran a router bit into
> my Incra Twin Linear. Cost me about $35 bucks, IIRC, to get
> 2 new fence pieces.
>
> dave
We all do that kind of stuff. Earlier this week, I was in a rush and didn't
want to clear off my wood bench to cut the end off a board. I used the
extension table of my Unisaw instead and managed to cut a little slice into
that square tubing that the Bies locks to. The carbide blade of the Dewalt
circular saw didn't show any damage, however.
Larry
> > at least aluminum cuts easily. :) I ran a router bit into
> > my Incra Twin Linear. Cost me about $35 bucks, IIRC, to get
> > 2 new fence pieces.
> >
> > dave
>
> We all do that kind of stuff.
> Larry
Then why did my husband make me feel lower than dirt when I did
something very similar? Of course he claimed it also bent his WWII
blade (which I have some difficulty believing) and chipped a carbide
tooth or two. I didn't know aluminum was THAT hard to cut, especially
when there was just a tiny nick out of the fence. That didn't need
replacing.
Made me want to never touch his workshop again.. He'd probably happier
if I didn't , too.
Indyrose
[email protected] (Fred the Red Shirt) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> "Lawrence L'Hote" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<4%WLc.145585$JR4.24772@attbi_s54>...
> > "David" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > at least aluminum cuts easily. :) I ran a router bit into
> > > my Incra Twin Linear. Cost me about $35 bucks, IIRC, to get
> > > 2 new fence pieces.
> > >
> > > dave
> >
> > We all do that kind of stuff. Earlier this week, I was in a rush and didn't
> > want to clear off my wood bench to cut the end off a board. I used the
> > extension table of my Unisaw instead and managed to cut a little slice into
> > that square tubing that the Bies locks to. The carbide blade of the Dewalt
> > circular saw didn't show any damage, however.
> >
>
> Ever work out of the back of a pickup truck? I've been told that a
> carbide blade will slice through the tailgate real well, though it
> does make sparks...
>
> Then there's the guy who sawed his black & decker workmate in half.
>
> On a more sobering note, a fellow once advised me to be careful
> when using a circular saw then then showed me that the first three
> fingers on his left hand were all the same length.
Thats it! I'm starting a petition to mandate that congress require all
circular saws to have Saw Stop technology!
:)
Jay
You mean I'm not the only one?!?! Whew, I thought there was something
wrong with me.... :-)
"Pat Barber" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> A CMS will do "similar" things to one of those snazzy
> "add on" fences.....
> oooooooh the pain when you look down.
>
>
> Paul in MN wrote:
>
> > If you buy an Incra mitre system there is a section in the manual
that
> > tells you to check your blade clearance when making angle adjustments
due to
> > the fact that the fence may contact the blade after adjusting. They're
> > right.... 'sigh'
> >
> > Yours truly,
> >
> > Dolt
> >
> >
>
Doug Miller wrote:
>
>
>>Made me want to never touch his workshop again.. He'd probably happier
>>if I didn't , too.
>
>
> You took the wrong lesson out of the experience. .....
At times I think they intentionally miss the point.
> 3) Change to a cheap blade before cutting used construction lumber.
This is a hard point to miss.
--
Mark
N.E. Ohio
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice
there is.
Never argue with a fool, a bystander can't tell you apart. (S. Clemens, A.K.A.
Mark Twain)
When in doubt hit the throttle. It may not help but it sure ends the suspense.
(Gaz, r.moto)
At least I've gotten away cheap.
I like to use luan door slabs as portable work tables. They're light and
set up quickly on a pair of saw horses.
They're also good for no more than a few months before I forget to check
blade depth on my circular saw and plow right through the door.
I have to admit to a few scars on the tops of the horses too.
--
-JR
Hung like Einstein and smart as a horse
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"Bill Reynolds" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On a different subject, my daughter is a nurse in the ER in Naples FL.
>
> Last week a guy came in who lost three fingers in a table saw
> accident. The doctors were unable to reattach them because he had
> sawed the same three fingers off on the same table saw a few years
> before. They had successfully reattached then, but now they were too
> mangled this time to try to reattach them.
>
> You gotta watch those spinning sharpie things.
>
Creating a consistent product is half the battle with woodworking... ;-)
John
at least aluminum cuts easily. :) I ran a router bit into
my Incra Twin Linear. Cost me about $35 bucks, IIRC, to get
2 new fence pieces.
dave
Paul in MN wrote:
> If you buy an Incra mitre system there is a section in the manual that
> tells you to check your blade clearance when making angle adjustments due to
> the fact that the fence may contact the blade after adjusting. They're
> right.... 'sigh'
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Dolt
>
>
"Paul in MN" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> If you buy an Incra mitre system there is a section in the manual that
> tells you to check your blade clearance when making angle adjustments due
to
> the fact that the fence may contact the blade after adjusting. They're
> right.... 'sigh'
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Dolt
Does the manual warn against forgetting that a dado blade is wider than a
standard blade, so you should move the fence to compensate?
Not that it's ever been an issue with me--just checking.
Bob
"Lawrence L'Hote" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<4%WLc.145585$JR4.24772@attbi_s54>...
> "David" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > at least aluminum cuts easily. :) I ran a router bit into
> > my Incra Twin Linear. Cost me about $35 bucks, IIRC, to get
> > 2 new fence pieces.
> >
> > dave
>
> We all do that kind of stuff. Earlier this week, I was in a rush and didn't
> want to clear off my wood bench to cut the end off a board. I used the
> extension table of my Unisaw instead and managed to cut a little slice into
> that square tubing that the Bies locks to. The carbide blade of the Dewalt
> circular saw didn't show any damage, however.
>
Ever work out of the back of a pickup truck? I've been told that a
carbide blade will slice through the tailgate real well, though it
does make sparks...
Then there's the guy who sawed his black & decker workmate in half.
On a more sobering note, a fellow once advised me to be careful
when using a circular saw then then showed me that the first three
fingers on his left hand were all the same length.
--
FF
I agree with you that it's pretty unlikely the blade was
damaged by contact with aluminium!
dave
Indyrose wrote:
>>>at least aluminum cuts easily. :) I ran a router bit into
>>>my Incra Twin Linear. Cost me about $35 bucks, IIRC, to get
>>>2 new fence pieces.
>>>
>>>dave
>>
>>We all do that kind of stuff.
>>Larry
>
>
> Then why did my husband make me feel lower than dirt when I did
> something very similar? Of course he claimed it also bent his WWII
> blade (which I have some difficulty believing) and chipped a carbide
> tooth or two. I didn't know aluminum was THAT hard to cut, especially
> when there was just a tiny nick out of the fence. That didn't need
> replacing.
>
> Made me want to never touch his workshop again.. He'd probably happier
> if I didn't , too.
>
> Indyrose
On a different subject, my daughter is a nurse in the ER in Naples FL.
Last week a guy came in who lost three fingers in a table saw
accident. The doctors were unable to reattach them because he had
sawed the same three fingers off on the same table saw a few years
before. They had successfully reattached then, but now they were too
mangled this time to try to reattach them.
You gotta watch those spinning sharpie things.
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (Indyrose) wrote:
>> > at least aluminum cuts easily. :) I ran a router bit into
>> > my Incra Twin Linear. Cost me about $35 bucks, IIRC, to get
>> > 2 new fence pieces.
>> >
>> > dave
>>
>> We all do that kind of stuff.
>> Larry
>
>Then why did my husband make me feel lower than dirt when I did
>something very similar?
Since you decided to make a private spat public, you get to read my response
in public too. :-)
>Of course he claimed it also bent his WWII
>blade (which I have some difficulty believing)
I said the blade was not bent before you used it to cut used, dirty 2x4s [it
wasn't], and that it was bent afterwards [it is]. I never claimed that running
it into the aluminum jig bent it.
>and chipped a carbide tooth or two.
One tooth.
I said the tooth was not chipped before you used it to cut used, dirty 2x4s
[it wasn't], and that it was chipped afterwards [it is]. I never claimed that
running it into the aluminum jig chipped it.
>I didn't know aluminum was THAT hard to cut, especially
>when there was just a tiny nick out of the fence. That didn't need
>replacing.
No, but it did need some filing and sanding to remove some nasty sharp edges,
didn't it?
>
>Made me want to never touch his workshop again.. He'd probably happier
>if I didn't , too.
You took the wrong lesson out of the experience. The *right* lessons to take
out of the experience are:
1) Lock the miter gauge on zero before you use it.
2) Verify that the gauge clears the blade *before* applying power.
3) Change to a cheap blade before cutting used construction lumber.
4) Use the factory miter gauge when high precision is not needed.
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
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A CMS will do "similar" things to one of those snazzy
"add on" fences.....
oooooooh the pain when you look down.
Paul in MN wrote:
> If you buy an Incra mitre system there is a section in the manual that
> tells you to check your blade clearance when making angle adjustments due to
> the fact that the fence may contact the blade after adjusting. They're
> right.... 'sigh'
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Dolt
>
>
On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 20:54:28 GMT, "Paul in MN" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>
> If you buy an Incra mitre system there is a section in the manual that
>tells you to check your blade clearance when making angle adjustments due to
>the fact that the fence may contact the blade after adjusting. They're
>right.... 'sigh'
>
OK - I admit it. But only made a nick in the fence. Glad it was al.
On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 11:52:56 -0400, Bill Reynolds
<[email protected]> calmly ranted:
>On a different subject, my daughter is a nurse in the ER in Naples FL.
>
>Last week a guy came in who lost three fingers in a table saw
>accident. The doctors were unable to reattach them because he had
>sawed the same three fingers off on the same table saw a few years
>before. They had successfully reattached then, but now they were too
>mangled this time to try to reattach them.
>
>You gotta watch those spinning sharpie things.
Well, at least he can still VOTE.
<gd&r>
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