On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:02:10 -0700,
wrote:

logic (not usually applied to my thoughts) would say that a higher
blade that had more teeth moving downwards in front would also have
more teeth moving UP in back, right?

Not sure I'd buy this argument for kickback. KB is when the wood
binds at the rear of the blade and is lifted, turned slightly, and
then projected out over the top of the blade. Whether it's high or
low seems to me it's going to KB if the back end of the piece gets
into the line of the blade. High, to me, might even be worse.


On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:34:35 -0700, "Bill B"
wrote:

The shop teacher, high school, many, many years ago, insisted that having
the blade high reduced kickbacks as his claim was the teeth were moving at a
more downwards angle when they hit the wood, instead of trying to push the
wood back at you. It's always worked for me.

wrote in message
. ..
aah, interesting point

some say to keep the blade "just above" the surface as a safety
precaution; but this pt of view is interesting..


On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:38:43 -0700, "Bill B"
wrote:

I put the Ridgid dust collector on the bottom, which just closes the
bottom
of the saw cabinet, the back is wide open and it collects about 99% of the
dust. Look on your floor and I bet you will notice that very little dust
goes out the back now. Run the blade a tad high, I was taught years ago
to
have the teeth hitting the wood at about 45 degrees, and there is very
little thrown forward of the top of the wood. If I set it to where the
blade just clears the wood there is considerably more thrown forward.

"RMeyer1" wrote in message
...
I have an old Craftsman 10 inch contractor tablesaw which I want to hook
up
to
my PennState Dust collector 1250CMF. I have a large plastic 4" collector
pan
that will sit under the saw to collect dust. Do I need to block off air
entry
into the open back of the saw? I imagine it will not work unless I do.
What say
you?