In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
John Rumm wrote:

Roger Mills wrote:
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
John Rumm wrote:

Roger Mills wrote:
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
John Rumm wrote:

If you go the rebate route, it one of those jobs that you can do
in a number of ways. The fast solution would be a pair of non
through cuts on a table saw (or possibly just one if the blade
kerf is wider than the amount you need to remove.

That's probably what I'd do - and hope that no-one from H&S is
watching when I remove the guard and riving knife to be able to do
non-through cuts.
You can fit a splitter in place of the riving knife.


I could possibly make one, but I doubt whether there's an
off-the-shelf splitter to fit my saw - which is one of these
http://tinyurl.com/ls6hab (suitably re-engineered to make it work!)
In my case, the guard actually bolts onto the back of the riving
knife - which sticks up a long way above the table so that the wood
*has* to pass either side of it and not over the top.

What does a splitter look like? Is it a bit like a riving knife, but
without the guard attachment, and only sticking up by slightly less
than the blade? I guess what I need is to get a spare riving knife
and saw a chunk off.

A splitter can be as simple as a fixed protrusion that sticks up
behind the blade. However, a riving knife with the guard support
removed would be the best bet - that will allow non through cuts
without any difficulty. The only thing you can't really do with a
riving knife on are plunge cuts and cove cutting.

Having said all that, for non-through cuts, I can't see that you
actually *need* a splitter. But I suppose if I had one, I could do
*through* cuts without the guard. Maybe that's the thing to do -
convert the riving knife into a splitter and throw away the guard. I
*think* I can contrive not to cut too many fingers off!

Having the pair would probably be best - riving knife and guard, and
knife on its own.

Yes, that would be safest! One of these days I'll have a look for a suitable
piece of sheet steel (probably about 10g at a guess) and make a copy of the
bottom bit of the riving knife.
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Cheers,
Roger
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