Ok, does anyone know which hybrids and 3hp cabinet saws are currently being sold in the US with a riving knife? Does anyone have any information on when in 2008 manufacturers plan on releasing riving knife saws?
Thanks!!! Jeff
Table saws with a riving knife???
Dec 28, 2007
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I know both the Sawstop and the PM2000 use a riving knife
IIRC the latest Jet hybrid has that feature.
What's a riving knife?
Google is your friend.
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Grizzly 2008 catalog just came in the mail. They used to have riving knife on one of their 12 in cabinet saw, but they now have a 10 in cabinet saw model (G0651) with riving knife.
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Paine.
second picture on this page
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the saw kerf open behind the cut - reducing one source of "kickback". Set close to the rear of the top quarter of the blade it stays close regardless of the depth of cut. "Splitters" on most US market saws are less and less effective the shallower the cut because they'er only close to saw teeth at maximum depth of cut. (see last illustration on this page
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equivalent to our OSHA has required riving knives on all table saws for years. About time US market saws had them.
charlie b
BTW - Festools Plunge Circular Saws are the only handheld circular saws I know of that have a riving knife. Seems like handhelf sawing could use a riving knife.
US woodworking machine manufacturers are so far behind the Europeans.
charlie b
JJ wrote in news:fd50ca54-1841-4eea-985d- snipped-for-privacy@l1g2000hsa.googlegroups.com:
My little bosch 4100 has one...
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