Though I haven’t had the opportunity to try it, I have found a similar product from a company called Shark Guard. There were and are a number of splitter designs available, and a fair number of videos and articles on making your own (not my first choice.) I am very happy with our Biesemeyer splitter, but unfortunately, it’s no longer available for Powermatic saws. I say splitters because that’s really what’s available as adding a riving knife is taking aftermarket additions to a complicated (or impossible) level. Hooray for them and for us! But that left those of us with very decent machines wanting, and the aftermarket for splitters was created.
So, if you have an older table saw like ours, you’ll be looking for an aftermarket part for the conversation.Ī number of years ago (I apologize for not quoting the date) saw manufacturers answered the call for improved safety on their machines and started to include true riving knives in the mechanics of the saws. While the blade moves up and down, the splitter remains in a constant location and the distance between the teeth of the blade band the splitter changes (below), widening when the blade is lower, and reducing the effectiveness of the splitter.Ī riving knife is designed to move with the height of the blade and maintain a close clearance distance between the knife and the blade - a safer option.Īs you might imagine, to keep the distance equal with the blade requires some extra parts under the top. Recently, while using my old Sears table saw without the guard and riving knife. A splitter mounts behind the saw blade and essentially stay right there. After unplugging the saw, you have to raise the saw blade first. But before I get too far I want to point out that this is a splitter, not a riving knife.
AFTER MARKET BLADE GUARD OLD CRAFTSMAN TABLE SAW MANUAL
One of these is the splitter shown above (made by Biesemeyer a number of years ago). For instance, the owners manual for a Ryobi 10 in tabletop saw gives the following instructions for removing the blade guard and riving knife: With the box. I apologize for getting a bit technical (tool nerd!), but this is worth a bit of discussion.įirst, our Powermatic 66 table saw has been replaced with a newer model by the manufacturer, so we have used some aftermarket items to keep it safe and up to speed. I recently posted a video to our YouTube channel that discussed proper tightening of a saw blade nut (hand tightened is usually enough) and was surprised by the number of comments not on the focus of the video, but on the splitter shown on our Powermatic 66.
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