on 7/20/2005 10:32 AM Ray said the following:
I haven't used the guard or splitter for my Jet Contractor saw since
I bought it. I didn't think it was needed because I primarily cut

Same here but for a different reason; the Jet cabinet saw I bought
didn't come with either. Original owner tossed them and I've yet to
come up with a replacement.

even though the splitter was lined up with the blade, the wood would
bind between the splitter and the fence. The finishing blade is the
same width as the splitter.

I want to keep the splitter and guard so what do I do? A few thoughts
I have a

Zero-clearance insert with 'splitter'

I opted for this solution. Took a good quality phenolic zero clearance
insert and will mount the Micro Jig Splitter on it. Picked mine up (I
bought the 1/8th ") at Woodcraft last weekend. Haven't installed it yet
but the install appears straightforward and well thought out.

http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=5067

Couple this with the pair of Board Buddies that I'm mounting on the
Excalibur fence and hopefully I won't have a problem with kickbacks.


If you have a Woodcraft near you, might want to go in and check their
clearance table. Mine had a couple of Biesemeyer quick-release
splitters for thin kerf being blown out. Price was down to about $85
IIRC and those looked like a very nice, solid unit that also has
anti-kickback pawls.

Unfortunately they didn't have one for my saw.