Originally Posted by
David Stone (CT)
For those who use the rip fence for ripping solid wood but have sliding saws where the fixed portion of the table projects way out front on the saw, thereby making it impossible to stand in the conventional left-of-the-blade like on a cabinet saw while pushing the stock through: where do you stand to make these rips? By way of experiment, I tried using the rip fence while standing on the left side of my (turned off) saw and it felt like it'd be awkward, especially passing over the blade, even with a push stick. Not having any experience other than a small format saw where this isn't an issue, I'm just curious.