SCMS Technique Question

[Rob V]

OK - This may be a little weird question. Im looking into getting a SCMS - Ive seen it used a bit on a few shows on TV. Ive seen people use them 2 different ways :

1. W/ the wood in place - slide the saw all the way towards you - pull the trigger - plunge it thru the wood then push it towards the back thru the wood.

and

1. W/ the wood in place - pull the trigger - plunge it thru the wood and pull it towards you.

Which way is the correct way?? Or does it not really matter???

Just curious b/4 I get one and accidently lop a limb off.

Thanks

-Rob

[Jay Pique]

That's right.

That's "wrong".

JP

[Woodcrafter]

For an SCMS,

1. is right.
2. is wrong

Although not to confuse a SCMS with a Radial Arm Saw. If it is a radial arm, then number 2 is the correct method.

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[LRod]

No more so than a RAS. Either way should be alright.

- - LRod

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[Leon]

Well actually it is more likely than a RAS. With the RAS the blade is at a predetermined height and will not elevate from that height unless you make a mechanical adjustment. With a SCMS your hand holds the blade down. If the blade is pulled towards you the blade can grab the wood like a RAS but also the blade can lift, unlike a RAS, and travel across the top of the board you are cutting.

[jo4hn]

[snip]

and keep your pants buttoned... j4 :-o

[LRod]

Hmmm, interesting. I hadn't thought of that aspect.

Trust me, the RAS can do it, too, DAMHIKT. However, the odds are considerably lower, I expect.

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[Leon]

LOL... Yeah, It happened to me a time or two... I am not quite sure what gives because on paper it is not suppose to happen. I suspect the arm and post twist up at the base frame along with the blade probably bending a little to one side.

[LRod]

Having to do a realignment afterwards suggests to me that the table and its supports got pushed down. That would account for a good part of it.

- - LRod

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