I've worked on a Unisaw that had the riving knife with the pawls, which I like. I had one on a Unisaw - sort of okay, but the anti-kickback pawls were useless. The one on the SS is well designed and easy to change out for dados. We've got one on our slider and also on the SawStop. A second benefit is not allowing the work to ride up on top of the blade and kick back. It takes a few seconds to switch back and forth between the two and we do it all the time.
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Now we have the SawStop that has both the riving knife (without anti-kick back pawls) and the full guard. It was the type that popped in and out as you describe. I used to have an aftermarket riving knife/anti-kickback pawl on a Unisaw and was very happy with it.
When I rip 8/4 or thicker stock I keep a handful of shims on the saw in case the wood starts closing on the blade. I have the Biesemeyer snap in version for my Unisaw but that saw is dedicated to dadoes, so not much use! I'd like to put one on my bigger saw but just haven't gotten around to it yet. Maybe this or something similar? Biesemeyer 78-961 T-Square anti-kickback snap-in spreader for Delta Unisaw - right tilt table saw. Delta used to have one but I see no point in getting it over the Shark Guard. Lee is awesome and if I remember correctly, he made his own CNC machines. Another really cool thing is the dust collection. There is also a short height splitter for use without the guard. I bought two of the heavy duty versions so that I did not need to change out splitters between cutting thick and thin wood. He sends different heights of splitters that you can use with or without the guard.
Lee makes them to fit any saw and there are other options too. Do you use them, and if so, what kind? I really just want one to rip hardwood, mainly to keep the wood from closing up on the blade. so I'm assuming they don't make them anymore. Now I'd like to have one and can't seem to find it anywhere. It's a great little set up and I considered buying one back in the day, but it was $120 and that was a lot of money then. A buddy of mine has a Unisaw and a riving knife or splitter - you simply pull a knob and slip it in, and when you're done, pull the knob and pull it back out.
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