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When the saw came out of the box, did it come with a fence.....(The straight edge used as a guide for your respective timber)...If not I see this as your major problem. By pushing timber through a saw without a fence the material will want to take it's own course . With a fence or guide ,you are in control.All a guide is ( to make up one) is a length of hardwood 25mmx25mm or 1 "x1"cl;amp it both sides to your desired thickness of the finished cut and away you go .....NOTE always make sure the fence is parallell to the saw blade...hope this is of some help....Have a good day and stay COVID safe

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The fence is not just convenient, it is an ESSENTIAL feature for using the saw to safely rip materials.  Stock must be fed parallel to the blade.  If not, the blade will grab the stock and throw it back at high speed.  Even a small, underpowered saw is capable of doing this.

 

I do not wish to insult anyone by stressing what might seem to be obvious but I have learned this sort of thing the hard way!  Fortunately mostly near misses.

 

Roger

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On 4/21/2020 at 10:02 PM, timjina said:

When the saw came out of the box, did it come with a fence.....(The straight edge used as a guide for your respective timber)...If not I see this as your major problem. By pushing timber through a saw without a fence the material will want to take it's own course . With a fence or guide ,you are in control.All a guide is ( to make up one) is a length of hardwood 25mmx25mm or 1 "x1"cl;amp it both sides to your desired thickness of the finished cut and away you go .....NOTE always make sure the fence is parallell to the saw blade...hope this is of some help....Have a good day and stay COVID safe

Nope, this thing does 'NOT' come with a fence. You must make your own. I use a 1/4" x 1" stainless steel flat-bar, that I clamp to the table, as my fence. It works great! 

"The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!"

 

 

 

 

 

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On 4/22/2020 at 12:37 PM, Roger Pellett said:

The fence is not just convenient, it is an ESSENTIAL feature for using the saw to safely rip materials.  Stock must be fed parallel to the blade.  If not, the blade will grab the stock and throw it back at high speed.  Even a small, underpowered saw is capable of doing this.

 

I do not wish to insult anyone by stressing what might seem to be obvious but I have learned this sort of thing the hard way!  Fortunately mostly near misses.

 

Roger

Quite true. 'Kick-backs' can be a dangerous and scary thing, especially with thicker woods and more powerful saws. One must be familiar with their equipment, techniques and be experienced in safe practices. I hate to say it, however. 'It's hard to teach folks such things as common sense and safety!" That's usually an acquired 'foresight' that eventually comes to folks only after years of 'hands-on' working experience... and a few 'band-aids' along the way! All you experienced folks know exactly what I mean. You, yourselves were once 'newbies' too.          

"The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!"

 

 

 

 

 

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Kickback is always a "not good" thing.   I learned to stand off to the side to use the saw and even the mini table saws can cause you body damage if they kick back.  

Mark
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