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   P3Driver | Dec 31, 2004 05:44pm | #1

   As long as the splitter is wider than the kerf cut by the blade, there shouldn't be any problem.

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   JeffHeath | Dec 31, 2004 06:13pm | #2

   Branch

   Other way around.  If the splitter is wider than the kerf, the wood will stop dead in its tracks.

   JC

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   P3Driver | Jan 01, 2005 01:40am | #3

   You know, sometimes the brain and fingers just don't work together.  Of course you're correct. 

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   billsams | Jan 01, 2005 01:51pm | #4

   Will,
   Check out http://www.felder.com website. they sell different 3 thicknesses of splitters. They have a long slot for mounting which you will most likely have to cut or retrofit to make it fit your saw. The splitters themselves run about $35 or apeice. I purchased one for my general, really works well.

   Otherwise you might want to think of making your own out of whatever thin stock you find.
   Bill

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   jimstallard | Jan 01, 2005 01:54pm | #5

   Bill,

   What was that website again? I clicked on your link and got a non-woodworking website. I really would like to see those splitters.

    

   Thanks!

   Jim

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   lwj2 | Jan 01, 2005 06:17pm | #6

   Felder USA:

   http://www.felderusa.com/

   K700ECO saw with photo of blade & splitter:

   http://www.felder.co.at/data/produkte/0000000144_bild_2.jpg

   If you want to make your own splitter, I'd suggest using a piece of brass* the width of your kerf x height of your blade + necessary depth for mounting. Taper it to a rounded profile with the edge facing the blade slightly narrower than the kerf going to the full width at the back.

   *Brass is softer than carbide or steel, if it somehow manages to contact your blade you won't be out a blade. Alternatively, you might want to consider using aluminium, which is also softer than carbide or steel.

   Leon Jester

   Edited 1/1/2005 10:24 am ET by Leon Jester

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   WillGeorge | Jan 01, 2005 09:09pm | #7

   Thank you ALL for the Information..

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   billsams | Jan 02, 2005 02:13pm | #8

   Sorry Jim for the wrong web address, but Leon obviously picked up on things, thanks Leon.
   Bill

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   FineBlade | Jan 03, 2005 04:32am | #10

   Hi Bill,
   I'd be very interested to know which Felder splitter you used, and how you installed it on your General, sounds good. Many thanks, Daniel

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   billsams | Jan 03, 2005 02:14pm | #11

   Daniel, I'm pretty sure I purchased the middle size thickness, but if I was to order again I would order both the middle size and the smaller size for thin kerf blades. The middle size is "just a little" to thick for thin kerf blades.I had to cut off the lenth of the splitter as well as notch for the insert as well as the back of the table top and create an additional slot for the bolt. This is hard material, but using a sharp drill bit to rough out what you want then using files or grinders where you can get to will make it work.Attached are two pics hopefully to further explain the cutting. The splitter will not raise up and down with the blade, it is stationary. I love the setup, easy to remove, the dust collection guard sucks well and diverts sawdust away from the operator. Overall a really good and inexpensive way to create safety at your saw.If you have further questions let me know.
   Bill

   
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   Jimma | Jan 02, 2005 10:46pm | #9

   There's a new splitter on the market that's worth taking a look at. It's innovative, cheap, easily available and it works. I bought mine at Woodcraft for $15. It's called the
   "MJ Splitter" and it's made by Micro Jig, Inc. These are the same people who make the GRR Gripper. The only possible problem is you have to use a zero-clearance table saw insert because the splitter plugs into the insert where a slot would otherwise be for conventional blade-type splitters. For me, it's not a problem. The splitter comes in a package with a jig for drilling holes in the typical insert; after that you just plug it in or pull it out (for dado or other partially-through cuts). Two thicknesses of splitter are supplied.