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Re: Strip: Notes on 7.25 inch saw blade *PIC*
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 11/1/2016, 12:45 pm
In Response To: Strip: Notes on 7.25 inch saw blade (Steve Solomon)

Steve:
I know a riving knife is considered an important safety addition to a table saw, and it sounds like you have figured out a solution (thicker blade) to the problem you analyzed.
I'm sure my lawyer would advise me NOT to suggest removing the riving knife from your saw, so I won't. :-)

That said, I've never used a saw with a riving knife, and I've ripped (literally) miles of strips - both thin strips for canoes and kayaks and thicker (1.25") strips for a sailboat.

IMO, the essential safety factors in ripping are:
1)a good long outfeed table, which can be a temporary addition
2)a zero-clearance throat plate
3)the fence adjusted parallel to the blade
4) good, skinny push sticks to keep my hands far from the blade
5)a 'proper' ripping fence which ends at the point where the strip is sawn free. eT posted a picture of his ripping setup which includes an excellent add-on ripping fence. It only takes a minute to improvise such a fence (even a piece of straight lumber clamped to the metal fence will suffice) and almost completely eliminates the possibility of having a strip binding between the blade and the fence, and being thrown backward.

I also adjust the blade height so that an inch or less (to the bottom of the gullets) projects above the work.

FYI:For everyday use I use one of the 'red' 10" Freud 'Diablo' thin kerf ripping blades. The 7.25" Freud 60-tooth chrome 'UltraFinish' blades are excellent- I don't use one for kayak strips, but I do use it to rip guitar binding and lining strips.

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Strip: Notes on 7.25 inch saw blade
Steve Solomon -- 11/1/2016, 10:34 am
Re: Strip: Notes on 7.25 inch saw blade *PIC*
JohnAbercrombie -- 11/1/2016, 12:45 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 11/1/2016, 2:36 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/1/2016, 2:53 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 11/1/2016, 3:35 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/1/2016, 5:19 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 11/1/2016, 5:48 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 11/2/2016, 9:46 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/1/2016, 3:13 pm
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Steve Solomon -- 11/1/2016, 3:46 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 11/1/2016, 4:21 pm
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Steve Solomon -- 11/1/2016, 6:00 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/1/2016, 6:40 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 11/2/2016, 12:04 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/2/2016, 4:30 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 11/2/2016, 4:49 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/2/2016, 6:08 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 11/2/2016, 5:14 pm
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Dan Thaler -- 11/2/2016, 6:42 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/3/2016, 3:54 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/1/2016, 3:06 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 11/1/2016, 4:05 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/1/2016, 4:31 pm
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Steve Solomon -- 11/1/2016, 6:08 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/1/2016, 8:24 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 11/1/2016, 6:32 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/1/2016, 8:19 pm
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Dan Thaler -- 11/1/2016, 7:08 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 11/2/2016, 9:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/3/2016, 4:01 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/3/2016, 9:23 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 11/3/2016, 10:19 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/3/2016, 3:35 pm
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jaybabina -- 11/2/2016, 11:30 am
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scottbaxter -- 11/2/2016, 5:12 pm