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navycop wrote:I have to rip a board from 3 inches down to 2 3/4's. What is the best way to position the board? The larger "remaining" edge against the fence or the "cut off edge" against the fence? I don't have a Zero clearance plate.

Large remaining board. You can't push a quarter inch through easily. Just stay out of the way in case the cut off drops through the blade slot, catches and throws at you.

navycop wrote:I have to rip a board from 3 inches down to 2 3/4's. What is the best way to position the board? The larger "remaining" edge against the fence or the "cut off edge" against the fence? I don't have a Zero clearance plate.

Clearance doesn't matter on the 2 3/4" side, so adjust your blade to be very close on the left side to the insert, then cut with the larger piece and the fence on the right.

Paul M

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judaspre1982 wrote:As Roger said , keep the widest portion of the board between the fence and the blade. You can adjust the position of the blade in a standard table saw insert to favor the thinner waste side of the board. Depending how long the board is , 1/4 of waste should not fall into the opening that is left , so long as the saw blade is as close to the waste side of the saw insert as possible.
PAUL BEAT ME TO IT
Dave

Sorry Dave, Ya gotta be quick around here.

Paul M

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judaspre1982 wrote:Depending how long the board is , 1/4 of waste should not fall into the opening that is left , so long as the saw blade is as close to the waste side of the saw insert as possible.
PAUL BEAT ME TO IT
Dave

Thanks fella's. The board is about 39" long.

navycop wrote:Thanks fella's. The board is about 39" long.

If I was needing a board x inches wide I would ALWAYS set the fence x inches from the blade regardless of what size the remaining part would be.

If the remaining part was of a dimension to cause a problem, I would do as described above(move blade close to insert, then set the fence).

JPG40504 wrote:If I was needing a board x inches wide I would ALWAYS set the fence x inches from the blade regardless of what size the remaining part would be.
If the remaining part was of a dimension to cause a problem, I would do as described above(move blade close to insert, then set the fence).

I hate to sound like a broken record. But you're saying that in 98% of the cuts are made with the fence to the right of the blade?

navycop wrote:I hate to sound like a broken record. But you're saying that in 98% of the cuts are made with the fence to the right of the blade?

Awfully close to 100% around here.

Paul M

In my shop all rip cuts are with the fence to the right of the blade.

Multiple 'shorter identical size cross cuts are done with the fence left of the blade. Of course using a spacing block attached to the fence.