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- From: parnass@cbnewse.cb.att.com (Bob Parnass, AJ9S)
- Subject: Re: Safest Way to use A Radial Arm Saw
- Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, IL
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 14:42:52 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec24.144252.25394@cbnewse.cb.att.com>
- Summary: tip for crosscutting with minimal (or no) splintering on RAS
- References: <1992Dec23.205315.3449@sco.COM>
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- In article <1992Dec23.205315.3449@sco.COM>, dick@sco.COM (Dick Bryer) writes:
- > ...On the topic of pushing vs pulling:
- > I normally pull the saw toward me thru the work....
-
- On my Delta 10" RAS, I pull the saw toward me through the work,
- then turn the saw OFF. I DO NOT push the spinning blade back
- through the cut wood.
-
- After the blade stops completely, I remove the 2 cut pieces
- of wood and push the saw back home.
-
- I found this method is much less likely to splinter the wood,
- as I observed that splintering is often produced (after the board
- has already been cut) while pushing the spinning blade back home.
-
- Pine is more likely to splinter than oak, maple, or walnut, so
- I put a strip of masking tape on pine boards where I expect the
- blade to cut. That prevents splintering.
-
- BTW, I use a Freud LU84 carbide combination blade.
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- Bob Parnass, AJ9S - AT&T Bell Labs - parnass@ihlpm.att.com - (708)979-5414
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