what are differences,left seems safer,but most of the older big euro machines are all right tilt. Assuming the rip fence stay on the right side of the blade.I`ve been told that inertia plays a roll ,some how the way the blade is tilted in relation to the material against the rip fence has some effect on the whole thing.Any thoughts from any physics geeks..
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Spaceman Spiff:
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my 2 cents, I like left, get what you want.
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Dear Spiff,
Hi! I agree basically with RW above from my own experience. Having had a number of physic's courses, I think you may be more interested in precision and safety. I'd encourage you to choose the TS that gets you excited. You can add a SawTrain from Jointech (800--619-1288 or e-mail at http://www.jointech.com) so that you can enjoy your fence on either side of the blade, depending upon what you are making. Moreover, most TS companies have optional longer fence rails, than what comes as standard, allowing the same. Good luck and happy woodworking!
Turbo
An INCA saw does not require any aftermarket fences and can mount 50 " left or right of the blade in a matter of seconds.
My preference for right tilt blades:
1.)All ripped joints will be referenced from the outside edge and veneered material of slightly different thicknesses will still match up without unsightly core material of plywood revealing itself. Left tilt references from the inside and yields mismatch of visible edges.
2.) I have a permanet auxillary fence mounted to my INCA fence. This fence has a 45 degree chamfer at the apex of fence and table surface. This allows the 2nd ripping pass to reference against this chamfer for the ultimate in safety and desired accuracy of fit. With a left tilt blade, the sharp, fragile, 45 degree thin edge, of the fist rip cut is going to slide under any table fence gap and/or just deviate from desired ripping path due to the fragile, crumbly edge. As stated, if you use right tilt and the auxillary chamfer fence, the cut is always supported by the FACE or the first rip pass.
3.) The ONLY time I rip with the blade tipping away from the fence is when I am forced to rip stock that is not dimensioned perfectly square.
Just my 2 cents, I hope you can understand what I tried to type, kinda hard to verbalize. A sketch is worth a thousands words.
Don
I'm a 20 year vet furniture builder and have a older model sears left tilt table saw. it's all what a person prefers or gets use to, I live 100 miles from my father and his saw is a newer jet right tilt and it is backwards for me when I use his saw,I prefer the saw to tilt away from the fence besides I'm right handed. The decision should be to your preference. Good luck with the projects you choose. Be safe and think about the cut your doing , before you turn the saw on . We all need 10 fingers to work with!
Don't be afraid to ask questions,their are never dumb questions, maybe the answer are !
Spiff
Just my 2 cents worth.
I have 2 saws, a left and a right.
I know all the arguements for either and can't really say it makes
alot of differance.
Use the search function and follow some of the threads and comments
to learn the differances.
Yhen do what you want.
Jeff
Spiff,
I too don't think it matters much except for personal perference. The one thing about Left tilt is though that the blade thickness wil affect the accuracy of your fence measuring tape. This is because the arbor is on the left of the blade so that if you use a thin kerf blade vs a standard kerf you will have to recalibrate zero.
TDF
Spiff,
Tom's right about the measuring tape being inaccurate with a left tilt saw. My advice is to never use that tape anyway. I always throw a ruler between the fence and the right most teeth of the blade (when the fence is to the right of the blade). It provides me with confidence for each cut. I've worked in several communal shops where this was critical. Now that I have my own shop its not as critical, but still reduces possible inaccuracies.
My personal preference is a left tilt, and have used both extensively. When the arbor is tilted your work is not trapped on a left tilt . That's my primary preference. In the end the decision is not really important. You'll manage to cut anything you need to - safely, if you're careful and conscientious.
Good luck!
Seth
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and there is no fail . . . there is only
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