m>Safety!!!
------------------------------------- "Larry W" wrote:
------------------------------------------------ I respectfully disagree.
The work piece is not restrained from rotating except by the operator's hands.
Any slight rotary movement of the work piece and you have a kick back waiting to happen, especially when the kick back pawls do not come into play.
NOT in my shop.
After each corner is clipped, the work piece is pulled back out after the cut.
Again you have a disaster waiting to happen.
If on the other hand, the work piece is fed completely past the saw blade, then lifted from the sled and repositioned on the pivot pin after the sled is returned to the start position, you run the risk of enlarging the pivot hole.
An enlarged pivot hole allows for possible lateral movement of the work piece which will result in kick back.
Again, NOT in my shop.
A table saw does a lot of things well, cutting a circular work piece isn't one of them IMHO.
Lew