TS 55 depth Gauge

[AlexThePalex]

I know what they are their for but  cutting sheet material it doesnt happen  and  your telling me your not stronger than a hand held circular saw because when mine binds the blade just stops. Well I have had no ridding knife  for 5 years now on all my tools and never had any fingers lost.

Your talking about big machinery tools I agree you need a riving knife for them but a portable  bench saw or a normal hand held saw you do not need them as they get in the way their just aint the power you can hold the wood and it will jam  and the blade will stop so quickly move the wood or the saw to get the blade going so you dont burn your motor out.

I don't know what kind of saw you have, but I have a DeWalt DW65 saw with 1500 watts of power and in 12 years of use it hasn't stopped for even 1 darn millisecond.

I find it very hard to believe people can even argue you don't 'need' a riving knife. Like it's some overrated luxury item. It is not.  

 

[Inner10]

Yes you have it.  The table top was approx 1m long & the batton about 3m.  If you try & feed that all the way from the front it will tip down so when it is at the centre you have to go round the back & pull it through.  Scary how fast it happened but these things usually are.

Ahh gotcha, that is a dangerous way to use a table saw.  The riving knife would have saved his fingers that time, but an outfeed table would have also saved his fingers.  In addition its really easy to not pull the board straight and cause the saw to bind.

I know what they are their for but  cutting sheet material it doesnt happen  and  your telling me your not stronger than a hand held circular saw because when mine binds the blade just stops. Well I have had no ridding knife  for 5 years now on all my tools and never had any fingers lost.

Depends, normally a saw will just stop and then the breaker pops, but if the saw is pinched quickly while it still has some momentum then prepare for a kick.

 

[terrystouf]

Stuff can jamb.I think an adhesive overlay with the track thickness accounted for ,and in inches is a great idea.We have the technology.Post if you do it first...

 

[woodguy7]

Good idea about the adhesive over lay, i would buy it.  Peter, you listening  [wink]

 

[peter halle]

Good idea about the adhesive over lay, i would buy it.  Peter, you listening  [wink]

I heard  [popcorn]

Peter

 

[Brandon]

I'm surprised no one has made one yet. I'm sure someone on here can make it.