I have the ridgid tablesaw 3650 contractor saw and I'm ripping down some 4/4 walnut for glue ups. I'm using the WWII blade and the saw just doesn't seem happy. I feel if I try to feed any faster I might bog the motor (even more) but at this slow of a feed rate it's burning. I've tried a dedicated rip blade (albiet cheap borg freud rip blade) and it seems worse.
This is my first time really cutting down "real" wood. It seems that is' hard to feed at times then it gets going pretty well and may bog again later in the cut (natural tension in the wood?)
I would think a 1.5 horse motor could handle 4/4 walnut rather easily or am I having unrelastic expectations? If it's this unhappy with walnut I'd hate to see when I start ripping hickory and oak
This is my first time really cutting down "real" wood. It seems that is' hard to feed at times then it gets going pretty well and may bog again later in the cut (natural tension in the wood?)
I would think a 1.5 horse motor could handle 4/4 walnut rather easily or am I having unrelastic expectations? If it's this unhappy with walnut I'd hate to see when I start ripping hickory and oak