Subject: Avoiding kickback on TS.

From: Gregg Horan <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 12:02:29 -0500

I've just recently started woodworking and was just curious
about technique.

When crosscutting on a table saw, with small chunks of scrap -
for instance just mitering the end of a 1"x2" board - what do 
you do to avoid that little triangle scrap from shooting across
the basement?  I've always been smart enough to realize that it's
going to fire off, so I've never been hit, but it can't be good
for the blade and it's still very unsafe.

Any hints?  Is this not a good idea to be doing in the first place?
("Buy a miter saw" advise will go unheaded since my bank account
is still recouperating....)

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From: "Duncan J. Ross" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 13:07:46 -0500

Most of the smaller chunks that I cut sit on the table, but I stand
clear in case of projectiles being launched.   If they stay near the
blade, I shut the saw off and move them.

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From: Termite <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 16:09:20 -0500

I've never equated kickback with the type of cutting you're talking
about. I have however seen the little parts go flying, or explode as
they get traped in the throat plate.
To help this I installed a zero clearence throat plate. If you have a
dust collection system (here come the flames) this will reduce the
effectiveness of it as it's harder for all of the dust to get down into
the saw. This is more prevalient (sic) when ripping or cros cutting near
the edge/end of the wood. It which time most of the sawdust makes it way
off to the side instead of down into the throat plate.

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From: StanR <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 03:27:35 -0800

> off to the side instead of down into the throat plate.

You're not using the fence with the mitre, are you? That's a very
dangerous pratice that could cause this. If you're using the fence for
sizing, then use a stop block that leaves clearence between the waste
and the fence.

Stan