method needed.. bevel rip for a rookie..

[Black wallnut]

I'll just repeat myself in that I wouldn't recommend methods or procedures that I knew or thought were unsafe.
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As will I Mike, except that you do not seem to be able to articulate exactly why you believe the use of a hold in feather board an unsafe practice. If the wood has built in stresses that will cause it to pinch the blade how exactly do you think a hold in feather board is going to add to this danger? Feather boards by design can help with taming kickbacks. I don't use them when I rip but I've seen plenty of times where I had wished I had. You keep making specific statements and when asked for clarification you fail to address them, such as "fall away."

[gimpy]

Just as a side thought to the poster's question about which side to do the bevel cut on a right tilt saw. While paging through some older magazines (looking for something completely different), I came across an article that does show a set-up using the fence on the right (normal) side of a right tilt saw. The reason given for doing it that way was because of needing the larger capacity for wider pieces.

This process is for cutting the second cut on the piece after the first bevel has been cut. Anyway the article is in Taunton's "Fine Woodworking" magazine, No. 190, April of 2007. The article/explantion is shown on pages 64-65, if anyone is interested.

It does seem quite a bit more extensive and involved, rather than just moving the fence over to the left side, but, I guess it can be done safely (per the article). I just recently did some bevels, but cut them with the fence on the left side as shown in the bt's manual.

I don't ever plan (nor do I suggest/advise someone to use it) on using the procedure shown in the magazine, but thought you might find it interesting, seeing that it can be done.

[JoeSpackle]

Safe bevel cuts on a right tilt saw , fence on the right.





The only thing you need to make sure of is that the blade is fully buried in the fence .

The cutoff will fall harmlessly into the void and the cut cannot be goofed up because if you wander away from the fence you can just run the part again.

HTH

Joe