Ripped boards. They are different widths.

navycop · Post by **navycop** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:30 pm

I ripped a 3 1/4" board in half. One half came out 1 1/2". The other half came out 1 3/4". I was thinking about ripping the 1 3/4" down. I didn't know if that would be safe (close to blade). Or can I sand it on the disk sander? Got any plans for a jig or sled I could use?

beeg · Post by **beeg** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:42 pm

Did ya have it set up to rip at 1 1/2"? I'd just rip the other one while it's set up. BUT be careful.

fjimp · Post by **fjimp** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:45 pm

navycop wrote:I ripped a 3 1/4" board in half. One half came out 1 1/2". The other half came out 1 3/4". I was thinking about ripping the 1 3/4" down. I didn't know if that would be safe (close to blade). Or can I sand it on the disk sander? Got any plans for a jig or sled I could use?

What tool did you use to rip the boards? Have you measured width on both ends of each board? How about in the middle? Jim

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:45 pm

navycop wrote:I ripped a 3 1/4" board in half. One half came out 1 1/2". The other half came out 1 3/4". I was thinking about ripping the 1 3/4" down. I didn't know if that would be safe (close to blade). Or can I sand it on the disk sander? Got any plans for a jig or sled I could use?

I would rip down the 1 3/4" piece to 1/1/2" before I would spend any time sanding it. PUSH STICK and FEATHER BOARD are a must if you do this.

But, I would run it through the surface planer to take off that last 1/4".

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:33 pm

navycop wrote:I ripped a 3 1/4" board in half. One half came out 1 1/2". The other half came out 1 3/4". I was thinking about ripping the 1 3/4" down. I didn't know if that would be safe (close to blade). Or can I sand it on the disk sander? Got any plans for a jig or sled I could use?

Sounds like you wanted two boards 1⅝" minus saw kerf. Were you looking for two boards each 1½"? If so you can safely rip the wider board to 1½".

Use your splitter and upper saw guard, use a feather board to hold the wood to the fence, and use a fence straddler for the final several inches of the cut. I would choose a fence straddler rather than a push stick as there is no risk of it coming in contact with the blade. However a push stick will work if held against the fence.

A couple of hints - Please excuse me if I'm sounding too basic.
- Always saw a bit wider than the finished piece to allow for sanding.
- When sawing a board in half always allow for the width of the saw blade (kerf).

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:06 pm

navycop,

When you use the featherboard (highly recommended), place it so that it puts preasure against your board ONLY BEFORE the board goes through the blade.

rdewinter · Post by **rdewinter** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:28 pm

navycop
I don't understand how you could rip a 3 1/4" board and end up with a board of 1 3/4" and one of 1 1/2". 1 3/4" plus 1 1/2"= 3 1/4". Where's the kerf?

Bob
San Diego

navycop · Post by **navycop** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:21 am

I did have the feather board in front of the blade. I just measured one board after it was cut. I just subtracted 1 3/4" from 3 1/4". The sum was 1 1/2". I didn't think about the kerf. But you get the point. I don't have a planer as dusty suggested. The SS did come with a fence straddler. I guess I can use that.