Jim C Martin
04-09-2016, 2:13 PM
Hello All:
Like many of you, I have an extension table on the right of my tablesaw and my miter gauge was set up for the left side. Recently I got to thinking about taking advantage of the extension table by moving my miter to the right. Before doing so, I read a few threads on the pros and cons of moving to the right side. I honestly could not make any sense of the arguments against it so I went ahead and set one up.
Your results may differ but I immediately found it perfectly comfortable to push the miter with my left hand and hold the stock with my right so as to keep both hands well away from the blade. It also seemed perfectly natural to stand to the right of the blade so no kickback would come flying at me. I honestly cannot see any downside other than I might have to put the fence aside more often. Seems very nice to me to have the measured cut part supported.
As of now I only have one miter gauge set up for the right and will test it for a while before moving the others.
Cheers,
Jim
Like many of you, I have an extension table on the right of my tablesaw and my miter gauge was set up for the left side. Recently I got to thinking about taking advantage of the extension table by moving my miter to the right. Before doing so, I read a few threads on the pros and cons of moving to the right side. I honestly could not make any sense of the arguments against it so I went ahead and set one up.
Your results may differ but I immediately found it perfectly comfortable to push the miter with my left hand and hold the stock with my right so as to keep both hands well away from the blade. It also seemed perfectly natural to stand to the right of the blade so no kickback would come flying at me. I honestly cannot see any downside other than I might have to put the fence aside more often. Seems very nice to me to have the measured cut part supported.
As of now I only have one miter gauge set up for the right and will test it for a while before moving the others.
Cheers,
Jim