1NRO":10e0stlg said:
I'll be looking to use it to it's potential, up to 8" ish.
Remind me to be out of the country when you get kickback on an 8" rip :lol:
It's worth picking up a few really old tomes on bench saws of this calibre, they're not as straightforward as sub-16" blade machines and require quite a bit of careful setup and packing to prevent the saw plate from warping in the cut and having all the teeth cutting in unison and such.
Saw Mill Work and Practice by W.J. Blackmur
Saws and Sawing by Sydney Lister
Sawing and Planing by A.H.Haycock
Modern Mechanical Saw Practice by J.Raymond Foyster
Circular Saws by Eric Stephenson and Dave Plank