Hi Corey,
You want the blade to enter the "good" side first, so
in the case of the TS, the blade is rotating down
into the table (so to speak). With a circular saw,
the blade rotates up from the bottom into the
base plate.
So like Charlie said, you were right!
Lou
In article <lpwQd.19785$uc.9931@trnddc05>, Corey <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Wanted to double check before I cut anything...
>
> Is it face up on TS, down for circular saw?
>
> Thanks
>
>
"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 05:43:20 GMT, "Leon"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On every TS that I have seen the blade
>>hits the bottom side first.
>
> It might "hit" the bottom first, but it _cuts_ into the top side.
Yes I realize this but his comment was that the blade should enter the good
side first. All TS blades enter the bottom first.
"loutent" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:150220052020540164%[email protected]...
> Hi Corey,
>
> You want the blade to enter the "good" side first, so
> in the case of the TS, the blade is rotating down
> into the table (so to speak). With a circular saw,
> the blade rotates up from the bottom into the
> base plate.
;~) You might want to reword that. On every TS that I have seen the blade
hits the bottom side first.
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 05:43:20 GMT, "Leon"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On every TS that I have seen the blade
>hits the bottom side first.
It might "hit" the bottom first, but it _cuts_ into the top side.
On a decent TS, it shouldn't matter (most times, most materials). If
you are seeing chipout, then the blade or the alignment isn't what it
could be.
You'll also find that a hand-held circular can give a much better cut
if you give it a decent blade. They're usually supplied with some
awfully coarse do-everything blade. Most of us though spend our time
slicing down plywood sheets on trestles, for which a finer blade will
give a much less splintered finish.
--
Smert' spamionam
Generally. You tend to get splintering as the blade exits the cut. But try
it yourself on some scrap.
-j
"Corey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Wanted to double check before I cut anything...
>
> Is it face up on TS, down for circular saw?
>
> Thanks
>
>
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 05:43:20 GMT, "Leon"
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>On every TS that I have seen the blade
> >>hits the bottom side first.
> >
> > It might "hit" the bottom first, but it _cuts_ into the top side.
>
> Yes I realize this but his comment was that the blade should enter the
good
> side first. All TS blades enter the bottom first.
Unless you are using a tenoning jig.
-j
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 00:24:49 GMT, "Corey" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Wanted to double check before I cut anything...
>
>Is it face up on TS, down for circular saw?
>
>Thanks
>
I work face up whenever possible. it means having your tools well
tuned up and having high quality, sharp blades, but I find I make less
stupid mistakes that way. sometimes you *have* to work face down, like
if the saw bevels the wrong way, but otherwise I avoid it.
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 00:24:49 +0000, Corey wrote:
> Wanted to double check before I cut anything...
>
> Is it face up on TS, down for circular saw?
>
> Thanks
I've always been told that the blade teeth should enter
the work on the good face. Thus for a table saw it is
good face up. Circular saw, good face down. YMMV.
dga