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<div>Even with a splitter, if the board has enough internal tension, it can close up after passing the splitter. I had this happen last week and it actually cause the Sawstop to shut down.</div>
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<div>I Like Royce said it can be quite unnerving when it happens.</div>
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From: Tom Lovelace via Woodworkers <woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org><br>
To: A place where woodworkers talk about woodworking <woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org><br>
Cc: Tom Lovelace <t.lovelace@icloud.com><br>
Sent: Tue, Feb 19, 2019 10:14 am<br>
Subject: Re: [Woodworkers] A question?<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Outstanding summary, Royce. Thanks!<br clear="none">TomL<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> On Feb 19, 2019, at 9:08 AM, Royce Killion via Woodworkers <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> The both serve the same purpose of not letting a piece of wood that has not been seasoned correctly<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> or a board that has a lot on internal stress close on the backside of the blade which can be quite unnerving.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> The will also keep cutoffs from wiggling over into the backside of the blade and whizzing by your head at<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> the speed of sound or worse.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> I think the main difference is that a splitter is stationary where a riving knife<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> will follow the blade as you raise and lower it. Also a splitter will often be higher<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> that the blade and will have to be removed for any kind of grooving cut where a riving<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> knife follows the blade and can be left on.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Royce<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> On 2/19/2019 8:28 AM, Tom Lovelace via Woodworkers wrote:<br clear="none">>> What is the difference between a table-saw splitter and a riving knife?<br clear="none">>> Should I be using both?<br clear="none">>> Thanks<br clear="none">>> TomL<br clear="none">>> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">>> I want to be one of my friends for a day so I can see how cool it is to hang out with me.<br clear="none">>> <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:Woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org">Woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org</a><br clear="none">>> <br clear="none">>> To unsubscribe from this list -<br clear="none">>> <a shape="rect" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://lists.sawdusters.org/listinfo.cgi/woodworkers-sawdusters.org">http://lists.sawdusters.org/listinfo.cgi/woodworkers-sawdusters.org</a><br clear="none">>> <br clear="none">>> Address to contact the list ADMIN staff -<br clear="none">>> <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:woodworkers-owner@lists.sawdusters.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:woodworkers-owner@lists.sawdusters.org">woodworkers-owner@lists.sawdusters.org</a>
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