TS tenoning jig for raised panels?

[atgcpaul]

I have one of these cast iron tenoning jig doohikies for my table saw. It's still
in the box and I was thinking this morning that I might be able to use it cut
raised panels on my table saw. I have a left tilt saw so I'd need to use the
miter slot on the right side and push it through "backwards". It's either this or
I make my own jig that rides on the rip fence. What do you think?




Thanks, Paul

[JR]

Can you put a sacrificial fence on the jig? That way you could push it rhough in the normal fashion.

I have a home made jig that rides on my BT3 fence. It was pretty tricky to make, because the fence must be perfectly perpendicular. works like a champ, though.'


JR

[onedash]

other than the handle is there any difference in pushing it through on the left than the right besides maybe ease of adjustments?
as JR mentioned a sacrificial fence/scrap will allow a steeper angle on the panel if desired.

I like my bit set for the router. Granted its more expensive than using something you have but I also prefer the profile on the router bit to the straight lines you will have with a table saw.

[scorrpio]

If the miter slot is parallel to blade (and it should be), a commercial tenoning jig should definitely have it face 100% parallel.

For a shop-made jig, I'd say it can be tuned parallel with a few shims if needed.

That said, I'd rather put that jig into a router table miter slot and chuck a vertical raiser bit.

[footprintsinconc]

how much does this jig cost?

[DUD]

The best jig made is from Black Walnut. Mark built one for Me several years ago, it and the SharkGuard are true to the Makers. Bill

[Ken Massingale]

Paul,
If I am understanding what you mean, yes you can.
But, for me it's easier and safer to lay the panel flat on the saw table with the blade tilted, and set the rip fence so that the end/side of the panel is over the blade and the other end/side against the rip fence. You set the angle of the blade and the rip fence distance to take off an angle at the ends/sides of the panel.
Hope this made some sense.
ken

[JimD]

I use the router nearly exclusively for this operation these days but I have done it in the past with the table saw. I use a tall fence and it would be on the left side of the blade with the BT3100 - ie use the rip fence. For a little panel, the tenon jig might be OK but a big one would be unsupported over a significant portion of it's length with this jig. I also recommend making a smaller or zero clearance throat plate when doing this on the BT3100 so you do not have the risk of the offcut falling in the belts - it happened to me.

Jim