Other things to look for. A rip fence or a sled could be out of alignment with the saw blade. The riving knife could be out of alignment with the saw blade. These things can also cause inaccurate cuts or binding.
And speaking of binding. You'll (Justine) likely not have this since you are simply ripping the very edge of a piece of wood. Sometimes if you are doing a normal rip cut (down the center or what have you) the wood will naturally bind around the saw blade and bog down the saw sometimes even to a stop. It's basically the wood trying to return to form after the cut has released the tension. Conversely, sometimes you'll also see the pieces of wood bow outwards slightly away from the blade.
Just a note on table saw's that isn't a well known point. The saw blade and its motor assembly has to be parallel to the miter groove in the table top, very parallel. The groove I'm talking about is the one for the miter gauge and other tools you use with the saw. Most table saws have a groove on both sides of the blade. Just because you get a table saw doesn't mean it will do the job right unless its set up right.
I bought my table saw from a local woodworking store in the mid 90's. I noticed that whenever I made a cut that the tail of the cut tore out and rips always bound up. Mine wasn't a well known brand, the brand name was called Vulcan. But the setting was adjustable. Not easy but doable.
I used a dial indicator and found the motor was several thousandths out of parallel with the miter groove. I had to loosen the bolts on the motor assembly and relocate the motor so the saw would cut true. You do that by measuring the distance from the in feed edge of the blade and the out feed edge of the blade to the miter groove. It shouldn't be more than a thousands of an inch different. The less the difference the better the saw will cut. It isn't a difference that is usually noticeable to the eye, even when it is off enough to make a bad cut.
Get that right and you have a jewel.
Steve
On 10/23/2012 12:35 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
A table saw is the most precise tool to do it. However, a decent used one is probably going to cost you $200-$500, if not more. You could always buy the saw, do the work, then re-sell the saw. If you are not familiar with a tablesaw and just want to do a quick job, fair warning - long rips are the most dangerous job on a tablesaw if you don't know how to set it up and make the cut safely.
If you only have a little work to do, you might be better off hiring a local handyperson with a tablesaw to do it for you.
Bob
From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of elfortzie
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 11:17 AM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DIY] table saw
Any thoughts on a table saw that would be up to ripping the tongue off hardwood flooring? Or any other way to do it?
Thanks
Justine
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