On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:19:26 +0000, Steven and Gail Peterson wrote:

There are more concerns. Ripping hardwood on the RAS is about the
scariest thing I do and I avoid it when I can.

Can you elaborate on what makes this a scary operation? I find it no
problem at all with holddown, splitter and anti-kickback pawls set
properly and feeding against the rotation of the blade and using push
sticks to finish cuts.

-Doug