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On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:45:58 -0400, "J. Clarke"
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That is correct in some instances. Will your guard set up properly,
when
ripping stock to 1/8" widths, or when cutting dado's?

"By the book" you're supposed to rip it with the wide piece between the
fence and the blade and move the fence for every cut or use the off-cut
as a spacer rather than just setting the fence and cutting. Here's a
video (not mine--it's amazing what you can find by searching youtube)
showing the "safe" way to rip 1/8" widths:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FullQWi2ZwM

Extra credit: What safety rules does _he_ violate in that video?

Not sure if this is your point but he likes to reach around the blade as
its
winding down. I've seen that it a few of his videos.


Actually the video illustrates a way to more safely cut the thin strips up
to the point that your remaining stock becomes thin it self. Basically if
you want to use all of your material to make thin stock you are going to end
up with the fence close to the blade eventually. The video and the keeper
pieces on the opposite side of the blade does not address cutting 3/4" wide
stock into 3~4, 1/8" wide pieces.

The Gripper and "their" splitter addresses this.