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   dgreen | Jun 01, 2008 10:05pm | #1

   Looks a tad dangerous, if that screw loosens or you drop something on it the crown guard could drop into the blade. The splitter looks like it's back too far from the blade.

   I don't have time at the moment to do a search but maybe Sarge will chime in with his design, if I remember right he addressed those issues.

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   Jamie_Buxton | Jun 02, 2008 02:06am | #2

   The way the terms are now generally used, that's not a riving knife.  It is a splitter.   A riving knife stays in-line with the blade when the blade is beveled over.  And a riving knife maintains its height with respect to the blade, as the blade is cranked up and down.

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   forestgirl | Jun 03, 2008 09:01am | #3

   Ohhhh, cold water being splashed around here.  Hang in there, maybe Sarge will come along and give you some tips for refinement.  Yes, it seem it's a little far from the blade -- significant shortcoming.  Needs to move with the blade (up/down/angle).  Are you using a DC with your table saw ??

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   
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   QCInspector | Jun 03, 2008 12:10pm | #4

   It is a lot like the one Tage Frid showed in first book of his Teaches woodworking set. His was attached to the stud on the carriage that you didn't want to use. The advantage of his is that it will tilt with the blade and given the choice I would prefer his over yours. If you like yours and it works for you then keep using it.

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   Disputantum | Jun 03, 2008 01:01pm | #5

   It's only intended for ripping with the blade all the way up at 90°. It seems to work fine with the test cuts I tried. I'll file a report when I've used it more extensively.Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well
   that no one could find fault with it.—John Cardinal Newman

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