Hello All,
I just starting out in woodworking and bought a used Makita 2708 table saw. It didn't have a splitter or safety guard so I ordered one from Makita (still waiting for it to arrive). I also went out and bought a new blade for it and at the advice of the salesperson got a thin kerf blade.
Later that evening I was watching a video on table saw techniques and of course most of it focused on safety and the importance of using the guard and splitter etc. Then I started thinking...if the thin kerf blade is thinner than the splitter, would that cause any safety issues or any accuracy issues?
The reason I thought this was becuase, if the splitter is wider (granted by a small fraction of an inch) wouldn't that force the piece being cut into the front edge of the blade?
Please set me straight! Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
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Welcome pkeolaching,
Congrats on your saw, and hats off for looking at the video and for heeding safety advice!
I should mention that there are probably hundreds of table saw tricks and techniques (if not more). A lot of these are really cool--so education really pays off with this tool.
The splitter is thinner than the thin-kerf blade. But splitter alignment does become more critical with the thin-kerf.
Since you just acquired the saw, you'll want to check all its adjustments--there are quite a few. Even in regular usage, things get out of whack somewhat.
By the way, personally, I really like Freud's combination blades. Expensive, but worth it.
Regards,
-k2 in CO
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Congrats on your saw, and hats off for looking at the video and for heeding safety advice!
I should mention that there are probably hundreds of table saw tricks and techniques (if not more). A lot of these are really cool--so education really pays off with this tool.
The splitter is thinner than the thin-kerf blade. But splitter alignment does become more critical with the thin-kerf.
Since you just acquired the saw, you'll want to check all its adjustments--there are quite a few. Even in regular usage, things get out of whack somewhat.
By the way, personally, I really like Freud's combination blades. Expensive, but worth it.
Regards,
-k2 in CO
Moderator, Miscellaneous Forum
http://www.bobvila.com/BBS/Miscellaneous
