[Woodworkers] A question?

[Tom Lovelace]

Outstanding summary, Royce. Thanks!
TomL

> On Feb 19, 2019, at 9:08 AM, Royce Killion via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
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> The both serve the same purpose of not letting a piece of wood that has not been seasoned correctly
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> or a board that has a lot on internal stress close on the backside of the blade which can be quite unnerving.
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> The will also keep cutoffs from wiggling over into the backside of the blade and whizzing by your head at
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> the speed of sound or worse.
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> I think the main difference is that a splitter is stationary where a riving knife
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> will follow the blade as you raise and lower it.  Also a splitter will often be higher
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> that the blade and will have to be removed for any kind of grooving cut where a riving
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> knife follows the blade and can be left on.
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> Royce
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> On 2/19/2019 8:28 AM, Tom Lovelace via Woodworkers wrote:
>> What is the difference between a table-saw splitter and a riving knife?
>> Should I be using both?
>> Thanks
>> TomL
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