I'm getting chipout with the TSV 60

[chalmagean]

Hey folks, I recently got the TSV 60 to cut melamine but I seem to be getting a lot of chipout on the other side of the board (underneath).

Any ideas why that happens?

 

[Lincoln]

If that's the underside, try increasing the depth of cut. That will change the angle of the teeth when they contact the melamine. Also try cutting with a sacrificial board underneath, it will act as a 'splinter guard'.

 

[Michael Kellough]

That’s good advice from Lincoln.

If cutting deeper causes the top to chip then pre-score the top.
Set the depth to 2mm and pull the saw backwards. Then proceed full depth forward.

 

[Lincoln]

That’s good advice from Lincoln.

If cutting deeper causes the top to chip then pre-score the top.
Set the depth to 2mm and pull the saw backwards. Then proceed full depth forward.

He has the TSV, so has the scoring blade [smile]

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Agreed, a deeper cut makes the teeth on the bottom side cut upward, rather than forward. That can make a much smoother cut on the back side.
Though cutting with 100% support on that surface should be enough.

 

[Fourmi]

I have a TSV60, the set-up might take a while to get to your own liking.

Here is how mine is set up :
- scoring blade to maximum depth, this is a V shaped blade so this makes the groove as wide and deep as possible to stop the junk that you find in melamine board being pulled up and causing chip out
- blade should be plunged to depth of work plus gullet depth, as a rough guide on 19mm stock, blade will be plunged to just under 30mm
- do loads of test cuts and slowly move the main blade cut over to the left of the V groove until it just stars microchipping, then move it back a notch, in reality you are moving the scoring blade to the right, but this is easier to explain

Since mine has been set up, I have not touched the settings, I use it and it works. The off-cut chips out with how I have mine set-up, this might not work for you, my goal was to have top and bottom chip free with one pass.

 

[chalmagean]

@Fourmi Did you get any chipout on the underside? That seems to be the worst part on my current setup.

 

[chalmagean]

If that's the underside, try increasing the depth of cut. That will change the angle of the teeth when they contact the melamine. Also try cutting with a sacrificial board underneath, it will act as a 'splinter guard'.

I'll try that as well. Even though that will be a problem using my MFT top for cross cuts. Thank you.