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What material to use for radial arm table

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I need to replace the table on my Dads radial arm saw. Was originally made out of particle board. Should I use particle board, MDF or plywood.

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Splined Miter Joints

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My SIL wants to wrap some metal posts with wood using a splined miter joint. The posts are 8' tall. Should the spline be one long piece? Does it need to run full length or can he use several small splines perhaps 6" in length?

I know many people use a lock miter joint but he doen't have that ability. Thanks for the help.

Lonnie

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TS Safety Question

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I have a LT table saw, and was cutting some 45 deg miters for the sides of a box.

I did the cuts with my miter gauge with a longer (sacrificial)auxiliary fence and a stop block. So the piece was trapped between the tilted blade and the stop block.

The pieces were 8" to 14" long, so my fleshy bits were far from the blade.

Everything went smoothly, and the miters were the best I ever cut, but I had a nagging feelingI was doing something dumb, kickback-wise.

Was I? Should I have rearranged the cut by using the miter gauge on the right side of the blade, and the blade tilted away from the "keeper" part of my workpiece?

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