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I usually have the edge of my mitre guage sitting a couple mm from the blade. So when I dial up an angle other than 90, I always adjust the distance from the blade (you know, because of circles and math and stuff).
Except for this one time! :doh:
The Freud blade cut right through the steel causing small shards of steel to fly all over the place. Thankfully none of them hit me in the face or eyes. :duck:
Umm :think: don't you mean aluminium :;Quote:
Originally Posted by Afro Boy
Ally, Steel. Either way... :doh:
An expensive mistake!
(I did similar with my cross-fence. Only a cheap 'n nasty job, but even so it was the only one I had. Now it's only a cross-stub. :C)
Oh yeah, some metallic substance anyway! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by DJ's Timber
It's not too bad actually since the gauge is in working order, etc. etc. Just glad my eyes are still working too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!
Bugger, I did that once, but when I started to hear a "shhing!" i realised what I was about to do and pulled the m/gauge out. I only went in a few mm at the bottom and didn't do to much damage.
Thought about it for a bit, and remembered not to do it again. (so long as the Stuff-up Fairies keep away)
:console:
Hi all.
Apart from bog standard cross-cuts, it's good practice to do a dry run to make sure that nothing gets in the way of the blade, including your fingers.
Using a wooden sub-fence that overhangs the Flip Fence is good practice as well.
Regards
Grahame
Thanks for the tip Graham. I usually do that stuff so this was quite out of the ordinary for me. I was making a small cut for a shim and just didn't go slowly enough to realise what would happen. :B
:shhh: you don't make suggestions like that. :no: You want phone calls like, "Grahame, I buggered up my shiny Incra 1000 SE... I cut it up on the tablesaw and I need to buy a new one." :D
Putting a sub fence on my 1000SE was the first thing I did, putting non-slip tape on the sub fence was the second, makes it much easier to keep the wood to be cut from sliding around. I have never used my 1000SE without a sub fence.:no:Quote:
Originally Posted by Gwhat
I nicked my Incra as well , not a "big a nick" as yours , but me off just the same.
Sub fence was fitted very quickly.
Kev.
I think this is a pretty common occurrence. In the early days of ownership I cut a little into mine also. Later I acquired a second 1000se as part of a purchase from another forum member and it had an almost identical cut. I have not installed a sub fence but I do now take extra care.
I bought a V27.
Cheaper
does everything perfectly well provided you don't need too many odd angles
comes with no fence so you make your own out of timber :)
Glad you weren't hurt.
So did you recut it back to square?
Not yet, but it's not such a bad idea actually!Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry72