good side up. some blades will minimize tear-out to an incredible
degree. for example a "double sided Melamine blade". You can minimize
tear out on the bottom side with a zero clearance insert, but for fussy
stuff like 2 side melamine, that's not good enough. then you need the
correct blade.
I cut on my CMS with the good side up. The tear-out is on the bottom,
just like on the table saw.
circular saw - good side DOWN. (think of it this way; the circular saw
is just a small table saw, but upside down.)
dave
Ron wrote:
> A WW101 question about minimizing tearout...
>
> On a table saw, should the 'good' side of a board be face up or face down?
>
> Does ripping vs crosscutting matter?
>
> Would I reverse it for a compound miter saw?
>
> ThankX all and have a good holiday,
> Ron
>
>
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 21:30:35 GMT, "Ron" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>A WW101 question about minimizing tearout...
>
>On a table saw, should the 'good' side of a board be face up or face down?
face up.
however, if you have a well tuned saw with a good blade in it it won't
matter.
>
>Does ripping vs crosscutting matter?
crosscutting modern hardwood veneered plywood panels is where I'm most
likely to get chipped edges. the surface veneer is so damn thin....
>
>Would I reverse it for a compound miter saw?
probably.
really, do some test cuts to see how your particular machine
behaves...
>
>ThankX all and have a good holiday,
>Ron
>