I needed to trim less than an inch off a couple boards that were roughly 2'x2'.
They each needed a smidge taken off of two ends - one with the grain and one against.
In that situation, is it dangerous to just use the sliding table or rip fence both ways (one or the other for both cuts).
I am using the Craftsman 21829 (Red BT3100 on wheels).
I understand why you wouldn't want to use the rip fence for crosscutting short, wide pieces. Does the kick-back concern apply for larger boards as well? Is the concern just a matter of the size of the cut-off, or does the grain direction somehow add to the danger? If so, how?
Thanks!
They each needed a smidge taken off of two ends - one with the grain and one against.
In that situation, is it dangerous to just use the sliding table or rip fence both ways (one or the other for both cuts).
I am using the Craftsman 21829 (Red BT3100 on wheels).
I understand why you wouldn't want to use the rip fence for crosscutting short, wide pieces. Does the kick-back concern apply for larger boards as well? Is the concern just a matter of the size of the cut-off, or does the grain direction somehow add to the danger? If so, how?
Thanks!
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