On Apr 2, 4:23 pm, Doug Winterburn wrote:
BoyntonStu wrote:
On Apr 2, 11:32 am, "Leon" wrote:
"BoyntonStu" wrote in message

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On Apr 1, 9:22 pm, Markem wrote:
On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 17:15:57 -0700 (PDT), BoyntonStu
wrote:
How do you rip without pushing?
Tablesaw!
Mark
Thanks a lot.
What is the difference between pulling a RAS towards yourself and the
board, and keeping the RAS fixed and sliding the board on a sled away
from yourself into the blade?
Done correctly the RAS fence keeps the board from moving backwards. If you
are using a sled to push the board into the RAS the blade could aggressively
grab and bad results could happen. For those that think pushing the blade
is correct, the blade is always trying to lift the board. When correctly
pulling, the blade is pushing the board down against the table and against
the fence.

Is the above in the rip position or crosscut?

Obviously in the crosscut position. Some folks who are used to using a
SCMS think the same technique of pushing the blade through the work on a
crosscut applies to a RAS. It doesn't. In the rip position on a RAS,
the work should be fed against the rotation of the blade, the same as a
tablesaw.



I am only using my RAS in the rip position. NO movement of the motor.

The motor is fixed!

You're not getting the full utility out of your RAS. What it excels at
when properly adjusted is crosscutting, particularly if you also have a
tablesaw for ripping.

If the arm travel would be as smooth as my slide table, fine.

It isn't.

The slide table is mounted on my table saw top and BOTH are mounted on
my Craftsman 10" radial saw.


I have, in effect, an upside down table saw that tilts on both
directions.

Can you imagine it?