jcbrock wrote:I too look forward to this project too Mike. A couple of tablesaw safety suggestions from your photos:
Putting a fingerboard on the outfeed side of the blade is going to want to close the kerf and potentially cause kickback. It seems safer to keep them on the infeed side only if you're creating an open-kerfed cut.
That's a good point thanks. Fortunately in this case the panels were thick enough that it did not close the gap. I always stand clear of the kickback range off to the side as well. I had a good kickback happen once with some thinner stuff, did not hit me but was scary. The attachments included with this saw to help prevent kickback are badly designed and worse than useless especially for thicker pieces. I gave up on using them for now.
jcbrock wrote:When using the miter gauge to cut off and the fence as a stop block, I'd put a short spacer block against the fence and use that as the stop. Then when you slide the work through the blade, the cutoff is not trapped between the blade and the fence where it can be caught and thrown, as the spacer block gives you a gap between the cutoff and the fence.
My 2 cents, just trying to offer suggestions to make things safer. Table saws are scary.
And that one too! Thanks again for the tips.