Riving knife

Ivan Vegvary · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 29

Okay, everybody here says that they are great. Would somebody kindly
explain what it is?

I'm an amateur!

Ivan Vegvary

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Swingman · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 497

"Ivan Vegvary" wrote in message
> Okay, everybody here says that they are great. Would somebody kindly
> explain what it is?
>
> I'm an amateur!

Don't usually encourage indiscrimate use, but in this case Wikipeida gets
the point across fairly well:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riving_knife

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randyswoodshoop · Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 7

On Feb 24, 9:51 am, "Ivan Vegvary" wrote:
> Okay, everybody here says that they are great. Would somebody kindly
> explain what it is?
>
> I'm an amateur!
>
> Ivan Vegvary

I riving knife is used behind the table saw blade instead og the guard
and splitter on almost all table saws.
by 2010 they will be mandortory on table saws to get them GL approved.
Let know if I can be of more help

Randy
http://nokeswoodworks.com

charlieb · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 208

Scroll down this page 'til you get to Splitter and Riving knife
illustration.

http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/KickBack/KickBack3.html

You might want to start at the beginning and go through most
of the ways a table saw can hurl a piece of wood at you. It's
not just those sharp spinning carbide things you have to
worry about. The wood can hurt you too.

http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/KickBack/KickBack1.html

Knowledge is power. If you understand how AND why something
can hurt you then you can figure out HOW to minimize the
likelyhood that it will hurt you.

charlie b

Robert Bonomi · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 37

In article ,
randyswoodshoop wrote:
>On Feb 24, 9:51 am, "Ivan Vegvary" wrote:
>> Okay, everybody here says that they are great. Would somebody kindly
>> explain what it is?
>>
>> I'm an amateur!
>>
>> Ivan Vegvary
>
>I riving knife is used behind the table saw blade instead og the guard
>and splitter on almost all table saws.
>by 2010 they will be mandortory on table saws to get them GL approved.
>Let know if I can be of more help

You're on! Whatinthehell is "GL"?

randyswoodshoop · Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 7

On Feb 24, 3:30 pm, bon...@host122.r-bonomi.com (Robert Bonomi) wrote:
> In article ,
>
> randyswoodshoop wrote:
> >On Feb 24, 9:51 am, "Ivan Vegvary" wrote:
> >> Okay, everybody here says that they are great. Would somebody kindly
> >> explain what it is?
>
> >> I'm an amateur!
>
> >> Ivan Vegvary
>
> >I riving knife is used behind the table saw blade instead og the guard
> >and splitter on almost all table saws.
> >by 2010 they will be mandortory on table saws to get them GL approved.
> >Let know if I can be of more help
>
> You're on! Whatinthehell is "GL"?

Sorry I ment UL approved for underwriters laboratorie
These are considered the safest thing for a table saw.

Ivan Vegvary · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 29

"Ivan Vegvary" wrote in message $O64.334@trndny03...
> Okay, everybody here says that they are great. Would somebody kindly
> explain what it is?
>
> I'm an amateur!
>
> Ivan Vegvary
>
Thanks everybody. Now I know.
Ivan Vegvary

Jeff Gorman · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 12

"Ivan Vegvary" wrote in message $O64.334@trndny03...
> Okay, everybody here says that they are great. Would somebody kindly
> explain what it is?

You might like to try http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/wis16.pdf

Jeff

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Mike · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 14

On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:34:58 -0800 (PST), randyswoodshoop
wrote:

>On Feb 24, 9:51 am, "Ivan Vegvary" wrote:
>> Okay, everybody here says that they are great. Would somebody kindly
>> explain what it is?
>>
>> I'm an amateur!
>>
>> Ivan Vegvary
>
>I riving knife is used behind the table saw blade instead og the guard
>and splitter on almost all table saws.
>by 2010 they will be mandortory on table saws

....and have been in some areas of the rest of the world for a couple
of decades Smile

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