This last weekend I finished-up my new extended miter slot extension and my miter sled.
My old miter slot extension was the same depth of the main table (about 22.25"). I realized after making it that it coulda been longer. So I made a new one that is 30" long. This allows me to be a little more precise and also handle cutting even wider pieces.
When the table saw's fence is pushed flush against the addon table, the fence's T-bar needs a little space under the miter extension. I didn't show this in the pictures, but I had to make a little notch to accomodate the fence.
This miter slot extension prevents you from moving the fence to the left of the blade. I never do that (and I kept my old extension table, too), so not a problem for me.
I used an Incra miter slot (with the T). I found these to be far superior to the Rocker ones. I'm amazed at how accurate these are.
With the miter slot extension finished, I decided I really wanted a miter sled. Some of my next projects are going to require compound angles, and I didn't want to try doing that with larger pieces and the standard miter gauge.
This miter sled was made for about $25 (not including the Incra runner which I already had), and allows me to make dead-on 90-degree cuts. But it also allows me to adjust it a little and make dead-on 45's. Or any angle I like. It only take a minute to adjust it, and I can make pencil marks for commonly used angles.
So when I was all done, I was finding every piece of wood with a ragged end and trying it out. I knew I was in heaven when I was was struggling with three different triangles and three squares to check the cuts. The more I checked for accuracy, the more I found.
My old miter slot extension was the same depth of the main table (about 22.25"). I realized after making it that it coulda been longer. So I made a new one that is 30" long. This allows me to be a little more precise and also handle cutting even wider pieces.
When the table saw's fence is pushed flush against the addon table, the fence's T-bar needs a little space under the miter extension. I didn't show this in the pictures, but I had to make a little notch to accomodate the fence.
This miter slot extension prevents you from moving the fence to the left of the blade. I never do that (and I kept my old extension table, too), so not a problem for me.
I used an Incra miter slot (with the T). I found these to be far superior to the Rocker ones. I'm amazed at how accurate these are.
With the miter slot extension finished, I decided I really wanted a miter sled. Some of my next projects are going to require compound angles, and I didn't want to try doing that with larger pieces and the standard miter gauge.
This miter sled was made for about $25 (not including the Incra runner which I already had), and allows me to make dead-on 90-degree cuts. But it also allows me to adjust it a little and make dead-on 45's. Or any angle I like. It only take a minute to adjust it, and I can make pencil marks for commonly used angles.
So when I was all done, I was finding every piece of wood with a ragged end and trying it out. I knew I was in heaven when I was was struggling with three different triangles and three squares to check the cuts. The more I checked for accuracy, the more I found.
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