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Finally, I can talk a bit about saw set from my own experience. I have to cut a 2×4″ wide, 23″ long piece of pine into two 2×4″ pieces. My saw is an old panel saw with completely new teeth, which was easier to to than I thought – however, no set at all. It bound after a few inches and it was almost impossible to move it any further. Now, with a hardly visible set, it still requires some strength, but it cuts really well and doesn’t bind. In this context, I also found, that oiling makes a huge difference. A bit more set might help too, but I will finish this cut with the current set.
I saw at an angle of about 45°. When I get away from my line, I go back a bit and saw down to the last depth with a higher angle, perhaps 60° (closer to horizontal). This worked fine so far, I got 10″ done and I am on my line.
Dieter
PS: My method on this cut has a flaw: I only marked one side and I am not sawing from both sides, so the other side could be way off already. In fact, it isn’t, but I cannot control it while sawing. Doesn’t matter, I can live with as little as 3/4″ thickness, if I have to plane down that much.