dgman Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 I'm thinking after the holidays are over and my Mother-Law goes back to Georgia, I will do a video on how I top feed. Not to change minds, but to show how easy it is for those who might want to try. Of course it is dependent on Santa bringing me a movie camera! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Scroller Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 On my DW788 I top feed. I do it all by feel. It took about 15 - 20 minutes to learn. I did start off bottom feeding but since I do a lot of larger fret pieces I found it impossible to find the drill holes especially when using the numbered bits. On my Hawk VS-226 I bottom feed but that is not by choice but because of the saw design. Needless to say I use the DeWalt more then the Hawk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubgoofy2003 Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 I have always bottom fed my works. Don't know if my arm raises high enough without bending the blade to insert in hole. When I bottom feed, I just lift the work piece up enough to remove blade from cut & insert it in the next hole without looking at the under side. It seems to work OK for me. Once in a while I will get a stubborn drill hole & the blade doesn't want to come through. No big deal. Just lift it & insert it the regular way. Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Ok now i understand the difference.I'm a BOTTOM FEEDER with the dw788 and all the other almost dozen saws i've had.I don't want to deal with fastening the blade where i can't see what's going on.Especially with wood keeping the blade from being straight up and down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 (edited) I would be a top feeder if I could solve a problem. Attaching the blade to bottom clamp blind is easy! Putting the blade thru the drill hole a little harder, I can do that ( teeth point down ) But Three times I tried top feed and failed! How do I align hole in wood with hole in table? How do I align hole in wood with hole in table 500 times? A 1000, 10,000 and never miss it? Edited December 29, 2014 by LarryEA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtP Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 I have a DW788 and top feed only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 On the dw 788 why do you need the arm to be able to raise way up and out of the way ,except for threading the blade thru the bottom easyaly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Top feeding should be for arms that don't move up or down like the low priced saws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 If the blade snags going thru use a bigger drill. 99% of the time i use a 1/16th drill bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 If the blade snags going thru use a bigger drill. 99% of the time i use a 1/16th drill bit. Kevin, All that means is 99% of "your" cutting does not require a smaller drill bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 oop's!Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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