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"Rudy Fichtenbaum" wrote in message
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Whenever I rip boards on my table saw the piece between the blade and
the fence is perfectly smooth but the piece on the outside of the blade
is always rough. I check the alignment of my saw blade and the fence
alignment and both are dead on. Does anyone have any idea about what
causes this problem and what I can do to fix it?

Rudy

The offcut side has no other support to keep it steady/aligned and may
move
in and out against the blade slightly as you make the cut giving a rough
edge perhaps?


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Dean Bielanowski
Editor,
Online Tool Reviews
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The right answer. If it's not being firmly held, it vibrates in and out
of the tooth pattern.

Of course, part of the problem could be your feed rate and push direction
as well.

A featherboard might help, too.