"Ian White" wrote in message
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Two example of table saws being used with no guard & no riving knife
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You would think they would pay more attention to details like that.


There ae many instances when it is necessary to utilise a table=saw without
a riving knife and or crown guard. Instances that spring to mind might be
_coving_ a plank; producing tenons; trenching (dado-ing) a board etc. etc.
A crown guard may only be used when a complete cut _through_ a board is
required.

TBH Quite often saws etc are shown without guards to allow viewers to
see what is going on. Norm (New Yankee Workshop)invariably uses a table
saw without a riving knife (is this not a "matter of opinion" and it is
only the uk market that has gone the pro knife route?). ....

Norm, invariably prefaces all his sequences with ; 'Read and understand the
manufacturers' manual"; "Know what the device is for"; and "guards have been
removed for the purpose of filming".


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Brian