"Ray" wrote

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

Sand the splitter to make it thinner
Add an auxiliary fence that stops short of the splitter
Aftermarket splitter and guard
Zero-clearance insert with 'splitter'
Adjust the splitter further away from the fence side of the blade


UK Safety regs:

'Riving knives should have a chamfered leading edge, and should be thicker
than the body of the saw blade, but slightly thinner than the width of cut.'

For an auxiliary fence and its benefits, please see my web site - Circular
Sawbench Safety - Fences.

Jeff G
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Jeff Gorman, West Yorkshire, UK
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