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Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
By:Kurt Maurer
Date: 6/18/2012, 8:00 pm
In Response To: Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws?? (Marc Upchurch)

Well, I suppose maybe I oughta make myself clear here: when I say I'm old school, I mean like had a job in industrial woodworking (in a shipyard making oak cradles for blowboats) before I was old enough to (legally) drive cars, and have been employed in commercial cabinet shops in more recent years. None of the table saws, or its variants, that I have ever seen ever had a riving knife, whatever it is, or any other safety dealy tacked on. In my world, everyone catches a kick-back exactly once; we call it the original crotch rocket. Never happens a second time, because either you learn valuable lessons at supersonic speed, find other work, or die outright (not really). And yes, I've suffered enough accidents to know how it works, though never yet with a power tool. I harbor no illusions of immunity, yet still plan to die of old age with all ten fingers intact.

Many, many thanks to Deano, who committed the heresy of saying his riving knife came right off, stayed off, and now collects dust on a shelf somewhere. That's exactly what I needed to hear. I am genuinely afraid that stuff would cause more trouble for a guy like me than prevent, and would never even try to get used to it - there's simply too much at stake, for my money. But it's a moot point, as I have no reason to believe I'll ever need to buy a new saw. And like I said, no way I'll preach removal to noobs.

Oh, and if I ever do buy a new saw, I'll be damned if it'll ever be one of those weenie-hugger things........

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Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws?? *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 6/18/2012, 1:47 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Jay Babina -- 6/18/2012, 2:12 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/19/2012, 2:02 am
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Mike Bielski -- 6/18/2012, 2:15 pm
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Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 6/18/2012, 2:26 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 6/18/2012, 3:04 pm
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John Messinger -- 6/18/2012, 3:16 pm
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Deano -- 6/18/2012, 4:18 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 6/18/2012, 5:06 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Etienne Muller -- 6/18/2012, 6:43 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/18/2012, 9:55 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Etienne Muller -- 6/19/2012, 3:27 am
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
John Messinger -- 6/19/2012, 8:08 am
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Marc Upchurch -- 6/19/2012, 5:27 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Mike Bielski -- 6/18/2012, 11:33 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Marc Upchurch -- 6/18/2012, 5:19 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 6/18/2012, 8:00 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 6/18/2012, 10:41 pm
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Allan -- 6/19/2012, 12:50 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/19/2012, 1:33 am
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William Mayberry -- 6/18/2012, 9:51 pm
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danperry -- 6/18/2012, 10:44 pm
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danperry -- 6/18/2012, 11:06 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/19/2012, 7:41 am
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws?? *PIC*
Jeff Horton -- 6/19/2012, 12:47 pm
Thanks! Just made one for my saw
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/21/2012, 11:08 am
Experience and Safety
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/19/2012, 9:20 am
Re: Experience and Safety
Al Edie -- 6/19/2012, 11:46 am
Re: Experience and Safety
Stephen Troy -- 6/19/2012, 2:45 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Malcolm Schweizer -- 6/18/2012, 11:21 pm
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Bryan K -- 6/19/2012, 11:07 am
Do you mean "riving knife" or "splitter"?
Brian Nystrom -- 6/20/2012, 7:16 am
Here's a video that explains it
Brian Nystrom -- 6/20/2012, 7:19 am
Re: Do you mean "riving knife" or "splitter"?
John Abercrombie -- 6/20/2012, 2:41 pm
Re: Do you mean "riving knife" or "splitter"?
Brian Nystrom -- 6/21/2012, 6:56 am
Re: Tools: Can We Talk About Table Saws??
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/20/2012, 8:40 am
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Mike M -- 6/20/2012, 8:46 am
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Will N 2 Go -- 6/21/2012, 12:44 am
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/21/2012, 2:44 pm