The BT3000 I bought had no blade guard. I made an 0.079 riving knife out of an old Craftsman blade using the attached pattern by cutting it with a grinder. It is very flat and sturdy.
That is what I made above.
It is not shaped like the fin in the example below. Is there a difference in performance? Is the large squared off back end of the riving knife better or worse than a curved back that makes it look like a fin? It looks bulky to me, as I cut it from a pattern used for a blade guard.
From Wikipedia:
So, do I carve my riving knife to look like a shark fin?
thanks!
Jamie
If bored:
My old Craftsman saw bought in college only had a blade guard that hung out the back and I took it off back then and never used any protection these past 40 years. As I am teaching my son to use tools, I revisited safety and watched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7sRrC2Jpp4 "Kickback on Camera! and then this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f8VWwtaudU "MUST WATCH! How table saw kickback injuries occur, and how to STOP them!" and that is all I needed! I haven't turned on my BT3000 yet!
That is what I made above.
It is not shaped like the fin in the example below. Is there a difference in performance? Is the large squared off back end of the riving knife better or worse than a curved back that makes it look like a fin? It looks bulky to me, as I cut it from a pattern used for a blade guard.
From Wikipedia:
So, do I carve my riving knife to look like a shark fin?
thanks!
Jamie
If bored:
My old Craftsman saw bought in college only had a blade guard that hung out the back and I took it off back then and never used any protection these past 40 years. As I am teaching my son to use tools, I revisited safety and watched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7sRrC2Jpp4 "Kickback on Camera! and then this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f8VWwtaudU "MUST WATCH! How table saw kickback injuries occur, and how to STOP them!" and that is all I needed! I haven't turned on my BT3000 yet!
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