Unisaw Blade Guard - Which One??

[Ray Dockrey]

Wow, talking about bringing a thread back to life. This thread is three years old.

[Tom Cross]

Another vote for the Excalibur guard. I have used it for 15+ years and would not hink about using my Unisaw without it. Ripping narrow pieces is a pain with it in place. I would rather put up with that than worry about the saw blade. I have never had an accident or a close call.

[Byron Trantham]

I use the Biesemeyer splitter and the Shark Guard.

[Scot Ferraro]

I love reading these old threads, especially when I do not pay attention to the date of the OP and think they are recent events. With that said, I have the Excalibur gaurd and it works great -- on the saw all the time, easy to move in an out to accomodate different cuts and the dust collection is an added bonus.

Scot

[Rod Sheridan]

I love reading these old threads, especially when I do not pay attention to the date of the OP and think they are recent events. With that said, I have the Excalibur gaurd and it works great -- on the saw all the time, easy to move in an out to accomodate different cuts and the dust collection is an added bonus.

Scot

I agree, another happy Excalibur user.........Rod.

[Eric DeSilva]

Someone searched for the thread, obviously, so it is still relevant. Not like digging up a flame war from three years ago and fanning the coals.

Anyway, in that spirit, I'll throw in a vote for the Delta splitter & Bies overarm guard. Like others the splitter is used 100% of the time I can, the guard most of the time. I have some frustration in that there seems to be an inordinate number of times the offcut would end up just the distance from the blade to the plexi box and I have visions of a little chunk bouncing around in there...

The only downside as I see it is price. I hadda buy the guard new, so the guard cost as much as the TS. Ouch.

[Larry Fox]

I just installed a Shark guard on my Uni and really like it. I bought the one that snaps into the Biesemeyer splitter assembly and has the kickback paws. Only knock I have on it is that you have to raise it to do narrow rips but I think this will be an issue with any of them. If you do order the Shark be prepared to wait for it as it takes about 12-weeks. Worth the wait though.

[glenn bradley]

I feel so alone . . . I use the MJ splitter. About $20; never had a problem. I also have an overarm guard but as others state, this can not be used for all cuts. I do use it for all cuts where it can be used, same goes for the MJ. I also use Grr-Ripper(s) to control the material before, during and after the cut when appropriate.

[Dave Lewis]

I have a Unisaw w/ a Unifence and Shark-guard.