hebertoo wrote:
Interesting but I wish he had mentioned cutting boards that are cupped or bowed. The rocking motion from doing that can be very hazardous also.
Yeah, the closest I've ever had to a kickback was with a bowed 2X4. Luckily I was using feather boards, and had a wimpy TS at the time. It just started bogging down the motor and created a lot of resistance to the feed. It felt like I was loading a spring, and knowing a little about springs I figured the best thing to do was to turn the saw off before something spung back in my face. I think that had it been a more powerful saw I'd have eaten that board before I'd felt it coming on. I did learn quick to square up my timber before putting it on the TS.
I do like the short fence idea and may have to incorporate one into my fence.
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