Guide Rail Anti-Splinter Strip Questions

[Rick Christopherson]

The sawblade is cutting the splinter guard on the up-stroke, so putting a piece of wood below it does not make much difference. The depth is kept shallow so the teeth are traveling nearly parallel to the surface. The risk is not tearout, but that the strip will deflect.

 

[Daniel_n]

The sawblade is cutting the splinter guard on the up-stroke, so putting a piece of wood below it does not make much difference.

Of course, don't know what I was thinking about.

The depth is kept shallow so the teeth are traveling nearly parallel to the surface. The risk is not tearout, but that the strip will deflect.

I see, it makes sense. 

 

[woodshopdemos]

Just installed new white strips on all rails. Easy to do and gives perfect edging.

Here is Elena \cutting the strip for a new edge:

and here is story:
http://www.woodshopdemos.com/festoolstrip.htm

 

[ForumMFG]

Just so everyone knows that it is not necessary to put something under the guide rail to trim your splinter guard.  This is something else we learned at the training class.

 

[MrToolJunkie]

John,

How much "strip" do you have between the aluminum rail and the edge after it has been cut?   

Thanks,

Scot

 

[woodshopdemos]

John,

How much "strip" do you have between the aluminum rail and the edge after it has been cut?   

Thanks,

Scot

About 1/8"

 

[Les]

Just so everyone knows that it is not necessary to put something under the guide rail to trim your splinter guard.  This is something else we learned at the training class.

This is confusing to me. Why wouldn't you want to replicate the process of cutting a workpiece? Seems like the strip would have a sag and then when the saw passes, it would lift the strip. I don't know if this would effect the accuracy or not but I don't see me ever cutting without a support piece and splinter guard on the outside of the cut.