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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:38 pm
by charlese
O.K.! I'll bite! What's a Rip-Strate
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:09 am
by a1gutterman
charlese wrote:O.K.! I'll bite! What's a Rip-Strate
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I found
this.
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:11 pm
by keakap
That's the one. I keep forgetting how old this stuff is, and that some stuff may not even be made anymore. Back when I got it, it was quite popular, but that was many moons ago. Btw, those pictures hardly tell the tale-- this thing weighs about 15 pounds, mostly cast iron and steel.
I found out that the 520 fence is too wide to accept the R-S mount, so I'm going to either have to alter (cut the legs off) it or devise an intermediate holder of some sort.
The Rip-Strate has been a very useful safety tool. It straddles the 510 fence and the hold-down mechanism is quite solid and stiff-springed, holding down even a long board and pushing it against the fence at the same time. Wheels = no additional drag, and no kick-back. (One could rip an 8ft long 2x6 pushing the end of the board with one finger and not even have to watch it past the blade, until you got to push-stick range.) It is strong enough that you can push a long board halfway through, then walk around the back and pull the rest of it, letting the R-S do the guiding. (I didn't use to have an outfeed device.)
It has been copied, and I guess I should look around and see if they are still made, as the mounting method was different and might fit the 520.
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