I feel a little foolish asking this, but …. for someone without a jointer or planner (to tune a flat miter fence), what would be my best choice for a TS miter gauge fence material. My first thought was ¾” MDF, but I’ve read a couple of discussions that recommended plywood. I’m thinking about either routing a T-slot or adding a metal track for a stop block and whatever else I might need.
I had permanently screwed my existing pine wood fence to the miter head, but I was thinking that having a T-slot across the back wouldn’t be a bad idea to allow for sliding it from left to right.
Any thoughts would be appreciated …. Tom