I am having trouble ripping boards on my hybrid table saw. It is apparent that as I rip my boards they are compressing onto my riving knife preventing safe progression of the cut through the blade. First this happened with reclaimed lumber (pine?) and I was not surprised, so I quit doing that. Now it has happened with my first hardwood (called blood something or other) as well. Grain on hardwood looked straight to me. First two cuts went fine, third cut could not be completed. The bend in the board causing the pinch is noticeable after the cut. How can I prevent this from happening?
Note: I have basically zero experience and have learned all I know on the internet and YouTube. Nobody mentions this problem that I’ve found. Fence looks quite square to the blade. I use a featherboard pushing workpiece gently against the fence just before the blade. The force that would be required to push the piece through the cut is scary and likely very dangerous.
Table Saw: Grizzly G0833P
Blade: Relatively new 24T Diablo (I will be investing in a good blade when I can).
Thanks for reading long post.