3/8 rip
#1
12-23-20, 02:39 PM
3/8 rip
I need to rip some long 3/8" pieces in the table saw.
is there a push blocki could make for this? Wouldn't it have to be 3/8 or less to guide the piece past the blade?
is there a push blocki could make for this? Wouldn't it have to be 3/8 or less to guide the piece past the blade?
#3
12-23-20, 03:43 PM
Member
Or like the 1/4" filler pieces, (4' long) that I cut this past week end, you just simply watch where the blade is, keep hands in front and behind the blade.
A push stick has it's limitations, I fully understand what it is for but typ it just doesn't work!
A push stick has it's limitations, I fully understand what it is for but typ it just doesn't work!
#6
12-23-20, 05:48 PM
My old saw didn't have a guard so I used a bigger piece for pushing and just let the saw cut into it. My new saw has a guard and with really narrow stuff I feed the material in until it's about half way. Then I move to the other side of the saw and pull it through, but obviously that isn't for the best quality cut.
#7
12-23-20, 05:57 PM
Group Moderator
I would just make a push stick/block using a 2x4 or larger. Just cut a notch on the bottom or attach a 3/4 piece on the end that extends down to catch both pieces of wood you are ripping. The push block will just run over the blade.
I made some of these and they work well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJM1FFOiQ_M
I made some of these and they work well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJM1FFOiQ_M
#8
12-24-20, 05:59 AM
Group Moderator
That's pretty much what I use, not as fancy as the one on You Tube. I just cut about a 6" piece of scrap 2x4 and glue a sacrificial piece on the bottom side (narrow edge). Eventually I'll have used it often enough on varying width rips for it to lose its purpose and I make up a new one. Always have scrap around to repurpose. 
