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- From: whit@carson.u.washington.edu (John Whitmore)
- Subject: Re: Safest way to use radial arm saw?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.093503.25574@u.washington.edu>
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- Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 09:35:03 GMT
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- In article <=5r206a@rpi.edu> ameres@ithaca.cat.rpi.edu (Eric Ameres) writes:
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- >
- >I guess the bottom line is: I can't see any mechanical reason for the
- >pull vs. push argument, but safety-wise they (the manufacturers) like
- >you to use the pull method.
- >
- The first contact of the saw with the wood in pull-cutting
- is DOWNWARD and TOWARD the backboard. The first contact of the saw
- with the wood in push-cutting is UPWARD.
-
- Pulling the wood up off the table is a no-no; this means
- that one should prefer, for the sake of keeping the wood stationary,
- the pull-cutting method. It makes little difference for thin
- stock, but for a thick board (compared to the blade's radius)
- the effect should be quite noticeable.
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- John Whitmore
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