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Re: Strip: Strip Width
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 6/23/2009, 8:43 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Strip Width (Jerry S)

: As Bill H noted, usually they are 1/4" thick.

: I have not tried this method I am about to suggest. If you are using a
: circular saw to cut the strips, I would see if there was a way to SAFELY
: mount the saw upside down and use it more like a mini table saw. With the
: strips being so thin, I would want to think the operator would have better
: control by moving the wood through the blade rather than the saw through
: the wood. Hopefully someone else will correct me if I am totally off my
: rocker.

: Jerry S

From experience doing things like this, it's a seriously bad idea. Use the saw as designed or don't use it. My fingers are tingling just from thinking about this. (I've lost skin doing coble up jobs like this before)

If you want to use a table saw, buy a table saw.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Strip Width
dsmithla -- 6/22/2009, 11:36 pm
Re: Strip: Strip Width
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/23/2009, 3:42 am
Re: Strip: Strip Width
dsmithla -- 6/23/2009, 10:17 am
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dsmithla -- 6/25/2009, 10:36 am
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Jay Babina -- 6/25/2009, 1:16 pm
Re: How are your going to rip?
dsmithla -- 6/25/2009, 2:44 pm
Re: Strip: Strip Width
Jerry S -- 6/23/2009, 3:25 pm
Re: Strip: Strip Width
kelly t -- 6/23/2009, 4:37 pm
Re: Strip: Strip Width
Jerry S -- 6/23/2009, 3:00 pm
Re: Strip: Strip Width
Mike Scarborough -- 6/24/2009, 7:41 am
Re: Strip: Strip Width
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/24/2009, 1:01 pm
Re: Strip: Strip Width
Bill Hamm -- 6/23/2009, 8:43 pm
Re: Strip: Strip Width
Bill Hamm -- 6/23/2009, 1:26 am