I agree with Andy. Most fences don't go all the way down to the table
so use a piece of wood or angle iron/aluminum. Using your own fence
you can also line it up parallel with the blade as most fences on
cheap saws are not parallel to the blade.
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Andrew Volk <amvweb@...> wrote:
> NEVER, NEVER, NEVER free hand cut anything on a table saw! Always use a
> fixed fence set parallel to the blade (clamp a piece of wood to the top) or
> a sliding guide, with appropriate push sticks. I am a woodworker and free
> hand cut cause people to lose fingers.
>
> Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Ryan Bray
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 5:46 AM
> To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
> Cc: David C. Partridge
> Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Table saw
>
> you should have a guide attached you your table saw to prevent x-Axis slips.
>
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 3:47 AM, David C. Partridge <
> david.partridge@...> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> You need to use the cutting guide - read the instructions
>>
>> Regards,
>> David Partridge
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com]
>> On Behalf Of Alessio Sangalli
>> Sent: 18 March 2011 07:17
>> To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Table saw
>>
>> Hi finally tonight I tried the table saw (Harbor Freight one) with the
>> lopacki 8mil diamond blade.
>>
>> Unfortunately, all cuts were not parallel:
>>
>> http://www.manoweb.com/alesan/temp/tablesaw/test01.jpg
>> http://www.manoweb.com/alesan/temp/tablesaw/test02.jpg
>>
>> Advices? I read I might have to go slower... will that do the trick? I
> used
>> it wet. A bit splashy but no dust at all.
>>
>> bye
>> as
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