ATF55 homemade right-side splinterguard

[John Stevens]

Just a thought what if you would use some sillicone spray on the rubber strip?

Maybe a strip of UHMW-PE tape.  The adhesive on it is extremely strong, and the tape itself is very tough, besides being very slippery.

Regards,

John

 

[lat]

Just a thought what if you would use some sillicone spray on the rubber strip?

Maybe a strip of UHMW-PE tape.  The adhesive on it is extremely strong, and the tape itself is very tough, besides being very slippery.

Regards,

John

John, how thick and spongy is the UMHW tape? I am familiar with UHMW solid material as well as UHMW film which is paper thin. Polycarbonate is slippery enough and works fine with wood. Melamine is so brittle that pressure from a soft spongy material seems indicated, if I judge by the cut on the left side of the blade which is perfectly crisp. The Festool rubber strip does its job there. What is needed on the right side is something equally spongy but also slippery.

Lou

 

[John Stevens]

John, how thick and spongy is the UMHW tape?

Hi, Lou.  Sorry for the late response.  I guess the tape is less than half a millimeter thick, maybe 1/64"?  And it's not spongy at all.  It's just a clear film of UHMW with a very strong adhesive on one side.  Sold by Lee Valley, among other places.  I bought a little about three years ago, use it sparingly because of the cost and lack of local supply, but find it's nice to have around.

Regards,

John

 

[lat]

John, how thick and spongy is the UMHW tape?

Hi, Lou.  Sorry for the late response.  I guess the tape is less than half a millimeter thick, maybe 1/64"?  And it's not spongy at all.  It's just a clear film of UHMW with a very strong adhesive on one side.  Sold by Lee Valley, among other places.  I bought a little about three years ago, use it sparingly because of the cost and lack of local supply, but find it's nice to have around.

Regards,

John

Thanks, John. I am familiar with this tape. I need something spongy and slippery enough at the same time. Still searching.

Lou

 

[Michael Kellough]

Thanks, John. I am familiar with this tape. I need something spongy and slippery enough at the same time. Still searching.

Lou

UHMWPE tape can be mounted on rubber too.

 

[sherbin18]

Would stick on foam window insulation work? The stuff that's sold in rolls? It's spongy and non sticky on the foam side.

 

[lat]

I note your suggestions Michael and Steven. I will try.

Lou

 

[arthur33]

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I will be glad to take and post a picture of the attachment to the saw if the following explanation  is not clear enough. No modification was made to the saw except to replace the two panhead 4mm bolts at the bottom of the bladeguard by two roundhead and slightly longer 4mm bolts.
Lou
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On my TS-55, these screws are not 4mm .  They are 4mm thick, but the screw pitch is extremely coarse.  I can not find any screws with the same thread-pitch.  Does anybody know where to find these screws?  Thanks.

 

[John Stegall]

Arthur, have you tried your local auto supply store? Take one of the screws with you as mine can usually match up anything I take to them.
john

 

[lat]

Arthur, have you tried your local auto supply store? Take one of the screws with you as mine can usually match up anything I take to them.
john

I got them from Canadian Tire, a big box that sell auto parts, tools, hdwr,etc. Don't know what the equivalent would be in the US. They are 4mm...don't know their thread spacing. If you can not find them, I will be glad to mail you a couple.

Lou

 

[Forrest Anderson]

No modification was made to the saw except to replace the two panhead 4mm bolts at the bottom of the bladeguard by two roundhead and slightly longer 4mm bolts. These two bolts hold the 1" aluminium square channel through two vertical slots in the inside wall of the channel.

On my TS-55, these screws are not 4mm .  They are 4mm thick, but the screw pitch is extremely coarse.  I can not find any screws with the same thread-pitch.  Does anybody know where to find these screws? 

Note that the saw being discussed in this thread is the older ATF55, not the TS55 which is currently being sold. The 4mm screws on the AFT55 that lat owns are described in the parts catalogue as "Flat head screw M 4 x 10" with Order No 228736, and are not used on your TS55. The catalogue describes the equivalent screws on the TS55 as "Screw DG 40 x 15", Order No 400710.

"M4 x 10" is a standard way of describing a metric-threaded screw which is 4mm diameter and 10mm long. Anyone know what the "DG 40" designation means for the TS55 screw?

Forrest

 

[Dave Ronyak]

Lou,

I do not know of a source, but silicone rubber might work in your intended application.  They make windshield wiper blades and those "California" blades for sweeping most of the water off a car after washing it of silicone rubber.

Dave R.

 

[lat]

Dave, thanks for the suggestion. I will try it on my next laminate project. As far as working with wood I am quite happy with the conversion, it does the job and is not in the way.

Lou

 

[Marciofm2065]

I know this thread is 17 years old but it's worth trying...
I stop doing Carpentry in 2009 but time to time I do some woodworking. I will start a project on my garage now and it would be great to add a splinter guard to my ATF 55 E Plus. I tried to open Iat's pictures on the beginning of the thread but they are no longer available.
If anyone has pictures of "homemade" right-side splinter guard, please let me know.
Thanks!