George Hoppen
02-15-2012, 11:18 AM
I made a cross cut jig to help me cut square (or mitered) ends on wider panels on my table saw. I first used an Incra miter bar on the jig that has 2 adjusting screws to fit the bar to the table sawmiter slot. I could not get this to move smoothly at all without binding, even with very small adjustments on the screws. When it would move smoothly it could wander in the miter slot. I recently attached a Kreg miter bar that has 8 adjustment screws. As careful as I was with attaching this bar to the jig, I again could not get it to move smoothly in the slot without binding. So I removed all but 2 attaching screws on the jig. This worked better, little binding, but when I tried to square a panel - no go. I think the bar is flexing between it's anchoring screws, as much as I am trying not to influence. What is the trick to attaching one of these miter bars to a jig so you have accuracy? I would like to make a couple more jigs for my table saw and band saw, but if I can't attach the miter bars accurately it's pointless. More info:
1) The miter "guage" bar on the jig is very straight, and square to the blade as best I can tell. It is adjustable and secured at both ends and its middle.
2) The jig is 24" from front to back and is 30" wide.
3) I have a Jet table saw. I have never confirmed that the miter slots are parallel to the blade, but I have not have issues cutting square ends with my Incra miter guage or with sometimes cutting square with the saw's factory rip fence.
Thanks in advance for any ideas!!
1) The miter "guage" bar on the jig is very straight, and square to the blade as best I can tell. It is adjustable and secured at both ends and its middle.
2) The jig is 24" from front to back and is 30" wide.
3) I have a Jet table saw. I have never confirmed that the miter slots are parallel to the blade, but I have not have issues cutting square ends with my Incra miter guage or with sometimes cutting square with the saw's factory rip fence.
Thanks in advance for any ideas!!