Woodworker's Journal 2008-32-3, страница 72
Today's SHOP Cutting-Edge Features All right, let's have a look at the saw and see what it offers. I'm a big advocate of keeping the guard on the saw all the time. SawStop's blade guard (see photo, above) is very low-profile and convenient. It allows you to get the rip fence quite close to the guard and still fit a push stick in between the two — useful for narrow pieces, like face The author likes to keep the guard on the blade at all times: its low profile allows you to get a rip fence close to the guard, yet still fit a push stick between guard and fence for narrow rips. frame parts. The cover is clear so you can easily see through it and watch your work. In addition to the blade guard, the SawStop includes a riving knife (top left photo, page 74). Use the riving knife in cases where you can't use the blade guard. It'll prevent the wood from pinching in on the blade behind the cut. Riving knives typi cally work better than conventional splitters because as you raise and lower the blade, the riving knife goes with it. So the distance from blade to knife is always the same. The blade guard also has a riving knife-style splitter. The saw blade is completely surrounded by a dust shroud (top right photo, page 74). The shroud does an excellent job of capturing dust. Because a hose goes straight from the shroud to a dust port on the back of the saw cabinet, you can't fill the cabinet with dust. In fact, you need to have dust collection on the machine whenever you're using it; otherwise, the built-in hose and shroud will fill with debris. Today's Shop continues on page 74 ... 800-891-6733 www.steelspan.com ext. 519 (Circle No. 4 on PRODUCT INFORMATION form) RouterBits.Com Over 800 Router Bits, Forstner Bits, and Drill Bits! Email catalog@RouterBits.Com for a free print catalog! Order online for fast shipping (Circle No. 66 on PRODUCT INFORMATION form) 72 June 2008 Woodworker's Journal SELF-FEEDING DR® CHIPPER! just load a DR® RAPID-FEED"" CHIPPER, step back, and watch it chip branches up to SVz" thick! EXCLUSIVE RAPID-FEED™ LOADING SYSTEM saves time and energy. Most material will self-feed, instead of you having to force-feed it through. CHIP BRANCHES UP TO SVz" THICK with powerful engines up to 18 HP OVERSIZED HOPPER accepts limbs with side branches, even small trees — with less time spent pruning. TOP-DISCHARGING is standard on all models for easy collection of discharged chips. PRO-SPEC™ CHIPPER KNIVES are nearly identical in size and design to the knives used on the big chippers used by line crews. COMMERCIAL-DUTY CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCHES make operation totally automatic. Get a FREE DVD and Catalog with full details including------- specifications, low, factory-direct prices, and your 6-Month Risk-Free Trial offer. fgELEL 1-888-213-1135 |
