Cutting 2mm (5/64") strips on TS

[niki]

Good day

I would like to share with you an idea that was "sitting" in my head for long time and yesterday, I made it.

The title is "2 mm" (5/64") because I tested it by cutting 2mm strips but, it can be any thickness of strips....even less...

So...the sled is an 3/4" Melamine board 36" long and 8" wide but, you choose yours.

I drilled 3/8" "Vacuum holes" but first I drilled 1/4" as a pilot hole (easier to control the drill) and than went with the 3/8" drill bit to the end of the drill length

I drilled the holes at 4" intervals but I think that the more holes, the better (say, every 2½"~3") even though, I did not have any problems with the vacuum pressure.

I drilled 3/4" hole dia at the "end of the drill line"

The "Box" can be made of anything...I made it from pieces of chip-board and Melamine (that's what I found in the attic)

The Shop-vac is my converted home-vac that I used on "Minimum" power.

I strongly recommend to use a "Feather board" to hold the work and sled firmly to the fence before entering the blade...especially on long boards

You can add a push handle...I just use the "box" to push the sled.

Regards
niki

[windmill]

Niki, is your last name McGuyver by any chance? This is brilliant. I always have problems cutting thin strips of wood, this looks like your best solution yet.

[final_t]

Whoa!!!! Niki, you absolutly need to write this up a little bit and submit it to the major woodworking magazines, it's such a stunningly clever idea I can see Shopnotes making a front-page issue out of it.

[siliconbauhaus]

Brilliant!

[Ed62]

Whoa!!!! Niki, you absolutly need to write this up a little bit and submit it to the major woodworking magazines, it's such a stunningly clever idea I can see Shopnotes making a front-page issue out of it.

That says it all. Nice job!

Ed

[atgcpaul]

Wow! Wow! Wow! You definitely need to send this to a WWing mag or even
start talking to a vacuum clamping company and marketing this idea.

Paul

[Hoakie]

HOT DIGGITY DAWG!!! That is simply brilliant. Once again your ingenuity and creativity blow me away. Well done Niki.

I know Niki doesn't want to publish a book but... Moderators I think Niki deserves his own forum section to collate all of his brilliant ideas in one easy to find place.

[big tim]

Fantastic! You should definately submit it and many of your other inventions to some WW magazines. Fine Woodworking pays $100 if they use your idea in their magazine. More tool money.

Tim

[crokett]

That is a really cool idea. Very very clever.

[drumpriest]

That is a pretty nifty idea Niki, good one.

[MilDoc]

Hats off to you again, Niki!

[niki]

Thank you so much for your kind words

I just wanted to cut thin strips easy and safely...

I don't care about the magazines, they pay you $100 and make $100,000...

I'm much more pleased from the fact that you like it and can use it to work safely...

Thanks again
niki

[BTC3K]

Thin Rips...

Not So Fancy But It Works Well...

[footprintsinconc]

simply amazing! you sure do surprise us every time. its nice to see you post all these wonderful ideas. thank you!!

[dlminehart]

Niki, I take it that the board support is just a free-floating sled that you push along your saw's fence? And that's why you use the feather-rollers, to keep it snug? I suppose one could make a sled that went over the top and down the right side of the fence, keeping it from moving to the left. Line it with UHMW slippery tape.

BTW, I hunted at Home Depot for those simple rollers, and could only find pivoting ones. Where do you get yours?