OK, a TS blade guard protects the user from a spinning blade. But, I ask
this because of the overarm blade guard/DC combos. Is the blade guard on
those arranged with a counter-balance so that it sits on the table and
rises up when a piece of wood starts sliding towards the blade? Or, is it
manually adjusted before starting the saw so that it will clear the wood?
If the latter and one is cutting a 3" thick piece of wood, is having the
guard 3+ inches above the table an OK thing after the wood has been pushed
through -- which I ask of the people here who believe in blade guards?
I am thinking of a very simple home-made device attached to my 8' ceiling
to approximate the store-bought systems and if the guard does not have to
auto-move as the wood approaches, then the design can be much simpler.
Thanks.
"Igor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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: On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 02:50:14 GMT, Igor <[email protected]> wrote:
: PS: Why do the guards have to be made out of polycarbonate or the like?
: How about "shatterproof" polyethylene -- as in a clear Tupperware-like
: container?
If the workpiece is guided by either fence, there is absolutely no need to
see the blade whilst it is cutting.
Steering the workpiece is just asking for a kickback, especially in the
period before the leading edge reaches the riving knife.
In any event, transparent guards soon become obscured by dust.
Jeff G
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On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 02:50:14 GMT, Igor <[email protected]> wrote:
>OK, a TS blade guard protects the user from a spinning blade. But, I ask
>this because of the overarm blade guard/DC combos. Is the blade guard on
>those arranged with a counter-balance so that it sits on the table and
>rises up when a piece of wood starts sliding towards the blade? Or, is it
>manually adjusted before starting the saw so that it will clear the wood?
>If the latter and one is cutting a 3" thick piece of wood, is having the
>guard 3+ inches above the table an OK thing after the wood has been pushed
>through -- which I ask of the people here who believe in blade guards?
>
>I am thinking of a very simple home-made device attached to my 8' ceiling
>to approximate the store-bought systems and if the guard does not have to
>auto-move as the wood approaches, then the design can be much simpler.
>Thanks.
PS: Why do the guards have to be made out of polycarbonate or the like?
How about "shatterproof" polyethylene -- as in a clear Tupperware-like
container?
Tht is a REALLY good question since most people do not use theirs.
Maybe it is just another way for manf.'s to charge us. Now, a GOOD
table saw guard is worth it's weight in gold like the Brett, etc. But
the OEM is junk. Hope someone here can correct me.
On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 13:14:16 -0700, Larry Jaques <jake@di\/ersify.com>
wrote:
>It's for de-blooding your TS top, blade, and DC system.
>
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