yawning_dog
ArboristSite Member
Hi everyone. I was hoping one of you Ripsaw owners might be able to help me out. I just picked up a used Ripsaw last week. It appears to be in decent shape, but I don't have anything to compare it to. I tried it out over the weekend on a 12" wide cut from a cedar log. I was trying to cut a 3/4" board. From the start, the blade started to "dive" deeper and deeper into the wood, until after about 1.5 feet my 3/4" cut was 1" thick and I could no longer move the saw.
I suspect that blade tensioning will help out a bit, although the blade was already really tight. Any suggestions? What's the purpose of that threaded knob on top of the plastic plate?
I suspect that blade tensioning will help out a bit, although the blade was already really tight. Any suggestions? What's the purpose of that threaded knob on top of the plastic plate?