Frank Fusco
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As y'all know, the last two years have not been easy for me and my shop time was zero to very little. However, I'm back to doing a few projects and love it.
But, I did learn that link belts stretch, and stretch, and stretch...........
That's OK, the advantages of them outweigh the minor inconvenience of taking out a couple links.
But, I was having some trouble cutting my pieces on my table saw. Normally, I keep the blade all the way up on the theory that it cuts best with the teeth coming down on the wood. I recall that my father, a professional woodworker, set his blade so the tip of the teeth barely cleared the top of the piece being cut. My gut tells me that is not the best idea. So, today I lowered the blade to where the bottom of the gulley barely cleared the work. It seemed to work fine.
But, question is: what is the common/popular wisdom on this practice with table saws?
But, I did learn that link belts stretch, and stretch, and stretch...........
That's OK, the advantages of them outweigh the minor inconvenience of taking out a couple links.
But, I was having some trouble cutting my pieces on my table saw. Normally, I keep the blade all the way up on the theory that it cuts best with the teeth coming down on the wood. I recall that my father, a professional woodworker, set his blade so the tip of the teeth barely cleared the top of the piece being cut. My gut tells me that is not the best idea. So, today I lowered the blade to where the bottom of the gulley barely cleared the work. It seemed to work fine.
But, question is: what is the common/popular wisdom on this practice with table saws?