I am making a run of step stools for gifts and the sides are angled out 7°. To do this on a dovetail jig with a router, I need to make a clamping jig which holds the parts at 7° on the dovetail jig. I have completed that clamping jig except for sawing the 7° angle. It is about 22 inches long.
The problem is one side of the jig is fairly narrow on the left side of the the base and running this piece through my Unisaw already has me fairly worried. I can foresee it tipping, and it will be hard to get a push stick between the blade and the fence. The blade will be exposed by about 2". I have attached the drawing of the clamping jig.
My ideas so far are:
--Use a Bandsaw and tilt the table 7°. I might have to make some sacrificial practice pieces to set the fence to control drift, but so far that seems safest. Honestly, I would prefer using a table saw.
--If I use a table saw, I am considering adding a couple pieces of plywood stock to the sides of the pieces that make contact with table and to widen the piece, so jig won't tip and I can get a push stick between the blade and the fence, using double stick tape or the painters tape hack.
--I might add the same stock additions described above and use a band saw, also as described above, or just temporarily glue the jig onto some thin, quarter inch plywood to give it a wider base, and run it through the band saw.
My fingers thank all who respond.
Angled Dovetail Clamping Jig.jpg