Sal Cangialosi
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I have recently been running into difficulty ripping boards thicker than 4/4. It seems that the boards tend to move away from the far end of the fence while tightly abutting the back end of the fence.
At first, I assumed that the table/fence was out of alignment with the blade. However, when checking the blade to miter slot (assuming I am not making a mistake) it seems to be within 2-4mm. As to the fence, I have aligned it to the miter slot; yet the problem remains. Even tested by skewing the fence both right and left at the front to see if it has an impact and it does not seem to.
I noticed while ripping an 8/4 board yesterday that there was a fair amount fo twist as the board was cut presumably from the release of internal stress. But this doesn't appear to be a consistent situation.
Would appreciate any thoughts as it it is quite a bit of work dealing with the burn/gouging as well as it is likely very unsafe.
Thanks much
Sal
At first, I assumed that the table/fence was out of alignment with the blade. However, when checking the blade to miter slot (assuming I am not making a mistake) it seems to be within 2-4mm. As to the fence, I have aligned it to the miter slot; yet the problem remains. Even tested by skewing the fence both right and left at the front to see if it has an impact and it does not seem to.
I noticed while ripping an 8/4 board yesterday that there was a fair amount fo twist as the board was cut presumably from the release of internal stress. But this doesn't appear to be a consistent situation.
Would appreciate any thoughts as it it is quite a bit of work dealing with the burn/gouging as well as it is likely very unsafe.
Thanks much
Sal