TS spitting too much sawdust at me?

[Michael MacDonald]

Was in a rush last night, and only had to rip one board... so no chance for experimentation. however, I set the blade height lower--about half gullet underneath the wood top edge...

It seemed to me that the dust thown at me was greatly reduced. Didn't have much to shake off the board, and didn't get too much on my arms.

Will fool around a bit with this more tonight. Golly... Just when you think you know something!

[Michael MacDonald]

thanks for all the suggestions... it does appear that blade height resolved the problem. Though I wonder if a problem still exists, and lowering the blade just removes the symptom. Seems like my cuts are straight and smooth... so perhaps not much to worry about.

I am using a cheap dial indicator on a shop-made track to check parallel. I had a little bit of trouble with it--but I hate to spend the $ to upgrade to a commercial jig... seems like a ripoff. Maybe I will just make a new jig and try the measurements again.