Well, not necessarily. The splitter in the main is designed to prevent a
pinch and throw between blade and fence. Thus, in the majority of cases, a
piece of metal which is thinner than the kerf, and yet equal distance from
the fence as the edges of the saw teeth, will work well. Shim to make it
so, as the teeth tend to be wider than the blade by about the same on thick
or thin.

"Lawrence A. Ramsey" wrote in message
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That is fine. Remember if you use a thin-kerf blade that it will not
work. I bought a Bies splitter/spreader and would not take anything
for it cause I use it constantly but it does limit your purchasing
thin kerf blades.

On 27 Sep 2003 09:25:50 -0700, (Sanford) wrote:

Hi. I am making a simple splitter for my Delta contractors saw. Can
any one tell me how thick it has to be? I was just going to screw in
a piece of scrap aluminum I had around that is a hair over 3/32 thick.
I use a standard size 1/8 inch blade. Is that thick enough to stop
kick back? The original delta blade guard comes with a much thinner
splitter, but of course it extends far further back. Any help would
be much appreciated. Safety first(and now that I have a wife, second
and third too)! Sanford