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Lanx
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i built a 5x6 shoe rack for my wife, i, drilled 100 holes for pegs (so she can tell me how to adjust the shelves, i.e. close together for the slipper shelf, further apart for the mid boot shelf etc)
anyway it has 9 shelves and she wanted 2 more. i goto homedepot picked up a 1inx10inx10ft board and ask the dude to cut it in half (the rack has already been made, i've been moving shelves around for a few days, i just need to drill it into the stud to prevent tipover and it's done). i get back 2 boards, 1 measuring 58", and the other at 62"
i said, wtf, i can't use this and just left.
anyway it has 9 shelves and she wanted 2 more. i goto homedepot picked up a 1inx10inx10ft board and ask the dude to cut it in half (the rack has already been made, i've been moving shelves around for a few days, i just need to drill it into the stud to prevent tipover and it's done). i get back 2 boards, 1 measuring 58", and the other at 62"
i said, wtf, i can't use this and just left.
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Table saws kick back because they are not set up properly, or get out of whack over time. The blade needs to be parallel with the fence. Kickback happens when its not and the wood jams between the blade and the fence. It only takes a few millimeters. Another thing is to have force being applied to the wood 90 deg to the cut on the leading edge of the wood. Like a feather block. I know its a pain in the ass to set up, but its the safest way to make rip cuts. For the cross cuts use a sled. They are easy to build way more accurate than that little device which comes with the saw for cross cuts. And will last for years. Its the first thing I built for my table saw and have had it for 20+ yrs now.
Soygen
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Yeah you should definitely have your fence/blade squared up properly, but kickback is also often due to not paying attention, warped boards and/or removing safety functions on the saw(riving knife, etc). I'll do a lot of things in my garage while listening to music or audio books, etc but when I'm on the tablesaw I really try to only focus on that saw because I don't have a sawstop and want my fingers to stick around.
Adebisi
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Never pull through table saw
Never pull through table saw
Never pull through table saw
Also those cheap job site saws are basically horror movie props. The fences are hilariously janky and never calibrated. Might as well be a railgun alternative.
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Siliconemelons
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My dad had one back when he did more cabinets.
Why are they worse than table saws? They were on a big arm- my dad always made me super cautious of it.
He didnt keep it very long so, I never really learned to use it
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I just use mine for cross cuts but rarely so these days.They are dangerous because of a thing called a "climb cut". When you pull the radial arm saw too fast, the blade catches the wood and it acts as a "tire" pulling the saw toward the operator which lead to many injuries and amputations. The spin of the blade is basically toward the operator which is just a shitty design, lol. Its just better to have a stationary saw and move the wood, vs stationary wood vs a moving blade on an arm.
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People used to use them to make a cut and slide the board down to make another and wound up cutting into their arm. Happened a lot in production type shops.
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few weeks ago, went to real "went out of business" sale. the owner passed away, so wife and son were selling most everything left in the shop. he did fencing and custom sheds. anyway, they had a 12 craftsman commercial saw like this for $50. the fun part, the dust cover and blade cover were removed. they also had it mounted to a long tall skinny cabinet. the handle was right about eye level for me (i'm 6'). when running had to be scary as shit.
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They are great and cheap option for dedicated crosscut machine if youre not an idiot and know how to use tools proper. Set it against a wall somewhere and build a nice fence and table and youre all set. Way cheaper than a dedicated miter saw if your only going to be cutting 90 deg length cuts over and over. Plus these things can crosscut wide shit wider than any miter can do. These things are literally free these days. That kinda looks like mine but mine is a 10".
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