The One Safety Item You Must Use (no reason not to use one)
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- The Riving knife is the your first line of defense when it comes to preventing kick back. As far as I can see there is no reason mot to use a riving knife. In this video I'll cover why to use it and how it works. If you have reasons not to use one please tell me in the comments.
Andy
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The riving knife is an absolute must on the table saw. Outside using a dado stack, I cannot imagine any circumstance where it’s not a superior safety benefit. Your looking good Andy, no more punching objects harder than the bones in your hand 😉😉
I agree and thank you! Thanks for watching.
I don't use my riving knife at all, but I do alot of things on my table saw that most people don't.
I do however absolutely make sure that my blade and fence are dead on parallel when I do make rip cuts. Most people just take for granted that the fence is square to the blade when they lock it down, I check with my machinists ruler and get it dead nuts.
Another good practice is to only use as much blade as needed. I see people have that blade up 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch above whatever they are cutting. It blows my mind, I have mine about a 32nd, maybe a 16th above the material.
I could go on about other safety things about a table saw, but it could go on for days lol
Those are all good! Just keeping fingers and hands away is good
Excellent tips, Andy! Thanks! 😊
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
And happy holidays!
Thank you! Same to you!
I see so many videos from the US & Canada where the riving knife has been removed, along with the top guard.
I never see the former being removed in videos from here in the UK & the guard only removed when it interferes with a certain procedure.
Riving knives save lives.
Odd thing: Dado sets are non-existent here in the UK & my table saw can't even accept one.
I did a video on dado sets. Why are they shunned in UK? check that one out and let my know your thoughts. I’d like to know
@@epeiusgarage I think it's down to restrictions on their use commercially.
That & the saws available here generally have a short blade arbour which can't accommodate them.
Any time I've cut a rebate I've used my router table, or router & circular saw guide fence if the cut won't fit on the router table.
@@GARDENER42 dados make easy work. Thank you friend!
Good advice. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
I want to put mine back but part is back ordered same saw as yours
It’s good to have!
My saw didn't come with one.
Oh wow, that would be a reason to not use one I guess. Was it made not to accommodate one or it’s an old saw and it’s lost?
Thanks for the info.
@@epeiusgarage
It's a 35-40 year old Craftsman.
It's being replaced by a Skil 10" that's sitting in my garage.
@@livinaftermidnight9651 oh nice. I do not think safety was not a priority 35-40 years ago lol. Thank you for watching and commenting. Hope you enjoy the new saw.
i have a ryobi 8 1/4 in table saw. the original blade got dull in short order , and i replaced it with a diablo blade which was just a little thinner . that made the riving knife wider than the kirf of the blade. ryobi does not offer a narrower riving knife and i have yet to find any good quality blades that fit my saw. other than diablo, so what your telling me is i should use my riving knife that is wider than my saw kirf and force it past the front edge of the knife thus putting the wood in a bind and putting me at higher risk of injury. ok bud , not subscribing to your channel.
No, I said tell me in the comments about your saw and why you would not be able to use it. I only have one saw. This is exactly the comment I was asking for, minus the rude “I’m not subscribing comment” but it’s a free country and I appreciate the feed back.
Have a good day.
Andy