Just got a Delta 36-6022 at the Depot. You get a lot for $199 (plus military discount). Has a 5 year warranty and all the reviews on the website are 5 star. Even though table saws have a reputation for being one of the most injury causing tools, I've been looking into getting one since I keep running into woodworking situations where I try dangerous stuff with my other tools that a table saw could probably achieve with ease (i.e., trying to cut a 1/2" thick piece in half on my miter saw or running a circular saw along a 3/4" piece's edge to get a narrow bevel).
I was wondering if there are any upgrades I should get for this saw to make it safer and better?
I bought a 90 tooth blade for it, but couldn't find info on the riving knife kerf to know if it'd be a good fit. Turns out the riving knife is 0.02" wider than the teeth and 0.04" wider than the blade. It seems like a bad idea to try the saw out with this difference. Just pushing wood against the blade with the saw off, it gets caught on the riving knife. Do I need a set of riving knives with different widths for different blades?
I'm also a little leery of the fence. I haven't read up about it on the manual, but I can easily lock it in place without it being 90* to the blade.
The anti-kickback pawl assembly will mar the surface of the table if I leave it on. The plastic guards seem a bit much. What's the bare necessities of table saw safety for you?
I was wondering if there are any upgrades I should get for this saw to make it safer and better?
I bought a 90 tooth blade for it, but couldn't find info on the riving knife kerf to know if it'd be a good fit. Turns out the riving knife is 0.02" wider than the teeth and 0.04" wider than the blade. It seems like a bad idea to try the saw out with this difference. Just pushing wood against the blade with the saw off, it gets caught on the riving knife. Do I need a set of riving knives with different widths for different blades?
I'm also a little leery of the fence. I haven't read up about it on the manual, but I can easily lock it in place without it being 90* to the blade.
The anti-kickback pawl assembly will mar the surface of the table if I leave it on. The plastic guards seem a bit much. What's the bare necessities of table saw safety for you?