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Re: To Keep or not to keep Cabinet saw

 

I must say that the support this group provides is immense.?

A little about myself since I forgot to add this before. My name is Horacio Nochetto and i am a mechanical engineer by trade. i always loved woodworking, but was unable during college and some time afterwards. I recently purchased a house and now have the room for a decent shop which has grown exponentially in the last year.

I currently make live edge itemw as well as cutting boards, coasters and smaller items. I plan on making some shop furniture in the near future to get a handle on the needed precision for fine furniture.?

For ripping hardwoods, i normally am ripping stock from 25-10mm thick. As this is a bit thin, i was trying to figure the best method forward. It seems i need to practice and keep with the slider, at least for the near future.?

My hammer was setup by Felder technicians to be higher than the cast iron, but it's not the same height across the entire cast iron. Near the front it is about 4 thousands of and inch and near the back it is close to 20 thousands. Yes, it's that different. They told me i need not worry since I do not have a shaper.?

I still worry however since I still get some circular marks while ripping on the slider. I will see if the cast iron is twisted (I have moved it like a dumb dumb) and try better securing the material to the table.?

I am currently using a ridge carbide super combo 10 inch 48 tooth atb blade. I used Felder's 80 tooth 12 inch blade but it gave me much worse cut quality. I still however get circular marks while ripping on the slider with the ridge. I wonder if my tow out is causing this or my rip method, or a combination of the two. I will need to check on all these things.

Thank you all for your help on this.?



On Tue, Mar 7, 2023, 12:23 PM Jacques Gagnon <jacques.gagnon309@...> wrote:

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Good morning (H?),

Having switched to a slider about 18 months ago my experience is not as extensive as other members here. Nevertheless I have not experienced problems with the angled cut you mentioned, partly because it is so small that it does not make a difference in most (if not all) operations.

You have received excellent feedback from the pros; learning to work on the slider (left side of the blade) is the best approach. Should you absolutely have to work on the fence side (right of the blade) one option is to make two cuts. First about 5-8 mm wide and then cut to final dimension. Your piece will sit entirely on the cast iron table. This is not optimal but it will work.

As for the cabinet saw, I do not miss it and have no intention of ever going back.

Regards,

Jacques

PS: I am a hobbyist using a B3 - same saw equipment as yours.

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