Sawstop In Bypass Mode

[Ken Krawford]

I have a Sears molding head cutter like this. Is it possible to use it on a Sawstop in bypass mode?

Molding_head_007.jpg

[william watts]

The bypass mode is for cutting wet wood, to prevent an inadvertent firing of the brake, if the wood my be slightly conductive. I've never used a cutter like that, but don't see why you would use the bypass mode. Use the same process as a dado set up. I have used the test procedure for some wet wood, turned I didn't need to use the bypass mode.

Bill

[Alan Bienlein]

I have a Sears molding head cutter like this. Is it possible to use it on a Sawstop in bypass mode?

Molding_head_007.jpg

Call Sawstop as they are the most qualified to answer this question. Anything other than doing this is doing so at your own risk.

[Wade Lippman]

Even in bypass mode the blade (cutter, whatever) has to fit the cartridge properly.

I wouldn't personally go anywhere near that cutter, but that's just me.

[Paul Girouard]

I have one of those that I've run on my Grizzly, the gripe I vaguing remember about theSaw stop was the inserts would except a dado. But I don't see why you couldn't make zero clearance insert to run the cutter up thru.

The saw stop people should be able to answer your question like the last poster said. I don't think it would have any thing to do with the sensor thou.

[mreza Salav]

Yes call them and ask them. My guess is 99% the answer is no you can't.

[Harvey Miller]

The Sawstop manuals say it's a no-no. Even in by-pass mode the saw checks the 'blade' is gapped properly to the brake, so I'm not sure how it would react to that head.

[Martin Wasner]

I wouldn't personally go anywhere near that cutter, but that's just me.

I use something like that for making beaded panels all the time. LRH used to make a sweet one called the Magic Moulder. Add a power feed and they work really slick.

[Rick Potter]

Just another reason I kept my Uni when I got the SS.

I cannot believe how much I use the Unisaw with a dado along side the SS with a blade. Matter of fact, right now I have a dado on the Uni, and another on a RAS, while I use the SS to cut the pieces for drawers.

[Ben Rivel]

Just another reason I kept my Uni when I got the SS.

I cannot believe how much I use the Unisaw with a dado along side the SS with a blade. Matter of fact, right now I have a dado on the Uni, and another on a RAS, while I use the SS to cut the pieces for drawers.

Wow yea most people dont have the room for one cabinet saw, let alone two.

[Mike Heidrick]

JR has done it in the past with a magic moulder.

From an old post of his....
The Magic Moulder is too small for the dado cartridge to work (on my older industrial saw). I made a workaround using some very heavy gauge copper wire screwed into the dado cart. and looped up to the arbor to pick up the eddy current. Desperate times and all . . .

[Ken Krawford]

I sold my old Unisaw to a friend so I think I'll see if I can run a few panels on it. I'm making bead board and it needs to match some that I ran a couple of years ago.
I think the cutter head diameter is the deal killer on using it with a Sawstop. I saw the post about the heavy copper wire. Think I'll pass.
Thanks for the replies.