One thing which has always bugged me about my saw's riving knife is the way it stands proud of the blade, like this
The guard itself removes within seconds, by simply unlocking a bristol lever. But the riving knife design prevents enclosed cuts from being made - ie shoulder cuts etc.
So I decided to modify the riving knife thus
Having the top of the riving knife below the level of the blade means that I can now cut shoulders, tenons etc.
Here is the finished shot, with the guard back in place - and my Metabo blade. Freud blade on its way to e-bay shortly :x
There was one final benefit to this excercise - with the guards removed and the blade lowered, the riving knife is now below the surface of the table, meaning that I can pop an MDF cover over it and use it as an assembly table
Cheers
Karl
The guard itself removes within seconds, by simply unlocking a bristol lever. But the riving knife design prevents enclosed cuts from being made - ie shoulder cuts etc.
So I decided to modify the riving knife thus
Having the top of the riving knife below the level of the blade means that I can now cut shoulders, tenons etc.
Here is the finished shot, with the guard back in place - and my Metabo blade. Freud blade on its way to e-bay shortly :x
There was one final benefit to this excercise - with the guards removed and the blade lowered, the riving knife is now below the surface of the table, meaning that I can pop an MDF cover over it and use it as an assembly table
Cheers
Karl