Ok, asking all you out of tinkeres out there.
My "idea" is some sort of solid wood "block" that would mount over the saw blade.
Something you raise the blade into.
Splitter of some sort attached to the wood.
Some sort of finger board type thing to prevent kickback. Aka, nails in slightly oversized angled holes or sand paper or....
Sure you cannot see thru wood (unless you are Superman). I don't quite buy into needing to see the blade cutting the wood.
I'm very unhappy with my current basket guard, and don't feel like spending lots of money for a comercial solution.
I happen to have a shopsmith, so the table tilts instead of the blade. This does mean a fixed position splitter is ok for bevel cuts.
Any thoughts before I spend lots of time trying to make one?
Jim
My "idea" is some sort of solid wood "block" that would mount over the saw blade.
Something you raise the blade into.
Splitter of some sort attached to the wood.
Some sort of finger board type thing to prevent kickback. Aka, nails in slightly oversized angled holes or sand paper or....
Sure you cannot see thru wood (unless you are Superman). I don't quite buy into needing to see the blade cutting the wood.
I'm very unhappy with my current basket guard, and don't feel like spending lots of money for a comercial solution.
I happen to have a shopsmith, so the table tilts instead of the blade. This does mean a fixed position splitter is ok for bevel cuts.
Any thoughts before I spend lots of time trying to make one?
Jim