I need to rip a piece of 12/4 hard maple. Unfortunately, I do not have a band saw with enough power. I recently ran some 8/4 of same with my Delta contractor's table saw. It struggled a bit and I had to put wedges in the outfeed. Not sure if it can handle anything thicker.
Do you think I could run it through the table saw with about a 2.5" cut, flip it and cut the rest? If so, what type of blade would you use?
I can always clean rough edges with joiner/planer.
thanks