stoneaxe
Stainless
- Joined
- Mar 2, 2010
- Location
- pacific northwest
I have never used a power feed on a table saw.
I want to rip repetitive small strips 1/2" wide by 2" thick ,off the edge of a 8/4 board. Thin strip to the fence, so it can hold the same position as the board gets narrower.
The assumption is the feed rolls should engage both sides of the cut, and be centered over the blade, so the blade sticks up a bit in-between the gap between the rolls. This puts the feeder right tight to the fence, unless I use a low fence that the feeder can overlap. Seems like that would give better engagement of the thin strip against the fence.
Dust collection is a question also- there is good dust pick up under the table, but it is hard to get a port positioned above the cut with the feeder in the way. I have contemplated cutting a 2" hole in the feeder, in the thin metal shroud that covers the rolls.Then a 2" vac hose could be hooked up right above the blade.
any advice on this?
thanks, stoneaxe.
I want to rip repetitive small strips 1/2" wide by 2" thick ,off the edge of a 8/4 board. Thin strip to the fence, so it can hold the same position as the board gets narrower.
The assumption is the feed rolls should engage both sides of the cut, and be centered over the blade, so the blade sticks up a bit in-between the gap between the rolls. This puts the feeder right tight to the fence, unless I use a low fence that the feeder can overlap. Seems like that would give better engagement of the thin strip against the fence.
Dust collection is a question also- there is good dust pick up under the table, but it is hard to get a port positioned above the cut with the feeder in the way. I have contemplated cutting a 2" hole in the feeder, in the thin metal shroud that covers the rolls.Then a 2" vac hose could be hooked up right above the blade.
any advice on this?
thanks, stoneaxe.