In search of thin-kerf riving knife

[daddo]

If you are looking for a piece of metal to cut one out using an angle grinder, the plate of a dull thin kerf blade is perfect.

 I've made a riving knife and a few other items from saw blades and old rusty handsaw blades. Good hard material.

[Cooler]

There are dozens of threads on this subject for this saw.  But no answers.

I would just get a full-thickness saw blade.  I have a thin kerf blade and it is useful for ripping as there is less cutting resistance.  But the narrow kerf means it wants to bind up easier.  I start the cut, and then kill the motor and wedge in a piece of shim stock and then start over again.  A wedge in the cut end is as effective as a riving knife.

You can also make the cut in two passes; only cutting through half the thickness on the first pass to reduce power demands.

But mostly I just use my regular blade.

https://www.google.com/search?client=fir...CAw&uact=5

[Tony Z]

I had a similar issue for a Shop Fox cabinet saw: the splitter that came with the saw was not only overly thick, but was also not in line with the saw blade. I bent it as much as I could to align with the blade. Next I had one of my employees surface grind the splitter until it worked. A bit of upfront pain, but it has worked well ever since.

[Cabinet Monkey]

There are dozens of threads on this subject for this saw.  But no answers.

um............. I gave the answer back in post 17 of this thread.  

[Tapper]

um............. I gave the answer back in post 17 of this thread.  

Agreed - is the OP still around???

Doug

[Cooler]

um............. I gave the answer back in post 17 of this thread.  

??Post 17 is my post.  The first page of this thread seems to start with post #11.  Very confused.

[Cabinet Monkey]

??Post 17 is my post.  The first page of this thread seems to start with post #11.  Very confused.

Can’t help you with the numbering or how our browsers interpret threads.  

The answer was the sixth response to the O.P.’s orig. question.

[daddo]

The original post is #18 as I see it.

Sometthin strange a goin on here.

This post is showing #18. WTH?

[fredhargis]

The original post is #18 as I see it.

Sometthin strange a goin on here.

This post is showing #18.    WTH?

It's #19 now. I keep wondering if the OP has a solution from the suggestions.

[Bill_de]

The original post is #18 as I see it.

Sometthin strange a goin on here.

This post is showing #18.    WTH?

This is not new, but maybe random???

https://forums.woodnet.net/printthread.php?tid=7325168