Up until then, the only way to install a riving knife on a portable table saw was by modifying the splitter, and that meant the shroud couldn’t be used again. At the time, I learned that several tool manufacturers had been working on the same system together, so that every new portable table saw could be equipped with an easy-to-use guard system where the splitter converts to a riving knife. On my website almost two years ago, I reviewed Bosch’s new Smart Guard System for their portable table saw. Bosch was the first manufacturer to release a new guard system. Those are a lot of reasons to set aside a saw guard.įortunately, tool manufacturers-prodded by governmental regulations-are upgrading the guards on portable table saws. A second portable table saw with a riving knife!Įver since portable table saws first appeared on jobsites, carpenters have been throwing away the guards, and for good reason: They’re difficult to remove and re-install after they’ve been used for a few months, you can’t see through the plastic shroud, so it’s impossible to align the blade with a measurement mark you have to remove the guard to make narrow rips or rabbets and carpenters have always suspected that the splitters cause more kickback than they prevent.
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