Photos 5 and 6 show how to
rip thin strips with the blade guard in place using a couple of easily constructed table saw accessories.
The choice can be influenced by the value of the lumber, the production volume required, the degree to which
rip widths can be standardized, the mix of random versus specified width rippings, the required quality of glue joints, production lot sizes and the capital available to install the system.
offers multi-rip gang saw which features a "quick adjust"
rip fence which reportedly permits the operator to use the gang
rip much like a single-blade ripsaw.
"This has been one of the most anticipated
RIP releases in recent memory," said Karen Crews, President of Xitron.
The scientists went to Perranporth Beach in Cornwall, England, which is known for its dangerous
rip currents, and set up video cameras of the shoreline to monitor the breaking waves.
For example, lifeguards have reported surprisingly fast
rips at moderate wave heights, and have suggested that waves only three feet high can be pretty hazardous.
Carag, said that the number of
RIPS' initiated cases increased by 45 percent in the first eight-months of the year from 58 attuned in the same period a year ago.
Whether it is with a simple table saw or using a more advanced gang
rip saw, ripping lumber is a standard industry practice.
There are times when you want your
rips to be super accurate, like when you're building face frames, door parts or other cabinet components.
"Recent studies carried out in Australia have shown that better understanding of how people behave when caught in a
rip and how to teach them to avoid
rips, is key to reducing the number of incidents." Go to www.rnli.org.uk/ripsurvey to help.
A gang ripsaw with two moving blades and one fixed blade (two variable pockets) provides solutions of great flexibility when a board provides only two net
rips. Adding a second fixed blade provides a fixed pocket that can generate a third net
rip.