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Nissim Avrahami
08-14-2007, 6:27 PM
Good day
Sometimes I need to cut very small pieces for jigs or other things.
Instead of passing my fingers "very carefully" 1/8" from the blade, I made this simple thingy...
Regards
niki
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Nissim Avrahami
08-14-2007, 6:28 PM
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Nissim Avrahami
08-14-2007, 6:29 PM
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Roger Barga
08-14-2007, 8:36 PM
That's clever and the pictures are useful for recreating in my shop. My fingers will thank you for this!
roger
Nissim Avrahami
08-15-2007, 1:19 AM
Thank you Roger
At the age of 63, every finger is very important for me.... :)
niki
Mark Duginske
08-15-2007, 7:23 AM
I have had good luck using a sled with a sacrificial backer board to prevent tear out on the back of the small piece. I also like to remove the small pieces with a vac tube next to the blade and suck them into a collection box.
A sharp blade is very important. By using a sharp blade, and putting blue painters tape on the back of the board and a sacrificial back board you should get a clean cut. On woods that splinter I have had good luck using double faced tape to attach a backer board to the workpiece.
Mike Null
08-15-2007, 7:43 AM
Niki
Thank you.
Kyle Kraft
08-15-2007, 8:53 AM
Great idea Niki! I always like "reading" your posts, as a picture is worth a thousand words.
Nissim Avrahami
08-15-2007, 11:22 AM
Thank you for your kind replies
Mark
Thank you for your very good comments
niki
Ed Falis
08-15-2007, 12:03 PM
Very nice and clever!
Steveo O'Banion
12-01-2007, 9:54 AM
I love making jigs and I really like this one, I'm wondering if I can modify it for cutting angles.
I use a simple soft pine push stick for ripping thin pieces down to 1/32" and simply run the PS over the blade. A shop made zero clearance insert keeps materials on top of the table.
I cut materials for my Beginning Construction classes in the summer (we do model frame houses) and I make over 3000 cuts this way for each class that I teach.
Steve
Chuck Lenz
12-01-2007, 10:28 AM
Nice jig, I can see alot of planing went into it. But, a slider on a tablesaw in my shop would get used for boards that are too wide to crosscut in one cut on the miter saw. I prefer crosscuts on the miter saw, I think it's easier to control and is more accurate.
Matt P
12-01-2007, 4:19 PM
Great post... how do you make the diagonal rabbets in the hold-down sticks?
tx,
Matt
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