On Thu, 2011-06-02 at 09:28 -0400, gene heskett wrote: > On Thursday, June 02, 2011 09:17:34 AM Dave did opine: > > > On 6/1/2011 11:56 PM, gene heskett wrote: > > > This is NOT a kickback pawl. This is a solid steel plate that mounts > > > to the old blade guard bracket, under the table insert. You must > > > make a zero clearance table insert, I make mine from the 1/2" thick > > > melamine coated phenolic from Highland Hardware in Hotlanta. I wrote > > > the gcode to carve the outer so it fits the table quite snugly, then > > > raise the blade to cut the slot, then take it back to the mill and > > > extend the slot all the way to the rear so the shark fin can rise and > > > fall with the blade. > > > > OK. I get it now. > > > > I think my Dad has one of those on his fancy Powermatic.. I'll have to > > look. > > More than likely, the Powermatic's are quality saws. But a recent lawsuit > has changed the landscape and caused lots of saw peddlers to do major > redesigns of their so called blade guards, usually (IMSNHO) even more > worthless than the ones of 5 years ago. They still seem very adverse to > just plain using enough quality steel, but 2 pounds of fawncy plastic that > is always in the way seems to be their answer. It seems to satisfy the > legal dept, but they are a legendary failure at understanding that if its > not installed when the saw is in use because it is such a pain in the ass > to use, then it is still an outright failure. But its our fault for taking > it off. Scroooem. > > > That does sound like a really good idea. > > > > That is entirely different than an anti kickback pawl. > > > > Dave
I think my choice would be to make a carriage for the saw and try to keep my brain in place and not reach for something I shouldn't. The idea of power driving the carriage sound good also. Dave > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment > > with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean > > your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Data protection > > magic? > > Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Discover what all the cheering's about. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-dev2dev2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
