How do you cross cut pieces say 6" or wider to 90 degrees

[Brian Runau]

Using my Incra and trying to cut wider boards. On my new saw, Sawstop, when I pull back to allow the edge of the piece to clear the front of the blade before turning on the saw, the end of the Incra miter guide is out of the miter slot. Feel like I am introducing deflection into the cut and not getting a true 90 degree cut. I have a panel cutter I built, but seems odd to have to get this out to do this.

Thanks.

Brian

[Mark Hennebury]

Turn you mitre fence around.

[Rod Sheridan]

Brian, I would not suggest turning the mitre gauge around as the wood will not be supported during the cut.

You want to have the crosscut fence pushing the wood towards the blade, so a crosscut sled would be a suitable choice.

Regards, Rod

[Mark Hennebury]

You have to hold the wood tight against the mitre fence, either way.

Brian, I would not suggest turning the mitre gauge around as the wood will not be supported during the cut.

You want to have the crosscut fence pushing the wood towards the blade, so a crosscut sled would be a suitable choice.

Regards, Rod

[Doug Garson]

You need to make an infeed table to support your miter saw or crosscut sled. I can provide more details if you are interested.infeed.jpg
If you want to buy one, check out this video by Izzy Swan, it's similar to the one I made years ago.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrIjzXDDKFs&t=136s

[Richard Coers]

I use a cross cut sled on the table saw

[Brian Runau]

You need to make an infeed table to support your miter saw or crosscut sled. I can provide more details if you are interested.infeed.jpg
If you want to buy one, check out this video by Izzy Swan, it's similar to the one I made years ago.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrIjzXDDKFs&t=136s

Thanks Doug. Brian

[Brian Runau]

Thanks men. Sounds like an infeed table or crosscut sled. Brian

[ChrisA Edwards]

Crosscut sleds for 99% of cuts, Incra Miter gauge for the other 1%.

I have two homemade sleds, one is my go to for smaller widths, 0"-10" and then a larger one for about a 24" width.

[Doug Garson]

Here's another variation on an infeed table with a bonus fence storage solution. Forward to about 16:30 of this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP1nATcKTsg

[Michael Burnside]

I agree with most of the posts above that a cross-cut sled is generally the go to for anything of reasonable depth (say 10+ inches).

My crosscut died when we moved due to moisture in the storage unit, so before I started on my wife's turn-table console she wanted, for the new house, she surprised me with a very nice anniversary present. 100% of the crosscuts and miters were cut using the Woodpeckers Auto-Scale. I can crosscut nearly 24" before it even begins to move. If you haven't built your own though, I recommend making a good crosscut at least once. IMHO the WP auto-scale is better than a home made one in many ways (I've built many myself), but it's certainly not necessary. What is necessary is that you have at least one crosscut sled in your shop!



As mentioned, I built this almost exclusively using the WP Auto-Scale and just standard rips on the SawStop. The miters came out absolutely perfect.





I don't do a lot of big cabinets, but in a pinch I'll use the Harvey Crosscut. I love it when I need it, but you can do the same thing with a tracksaw in a pinch.

[Ron Selzer]

got this in an email today

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[Rod Sheridan]

You have to hold the wood tight against the mitre fence, either way.

Yes Mark, I’m aware of that however in one situation the fence is supporting the stock against the cutting force, in the other it is not.

I always pick the direction with support.

Regards, Rod.

[Steve Demuth]

This ^^^^. I rarely use my miter gauge for straight (right angle) cross cuts, and never for cross cuts greater than a couple of inches. I keep a dialed in to square, small crosscut sled hanging on a hook next to the saw, and it's the go to for nearly all cross cuts that don't require setting an angle.

(And for that matter, those that do require an angle probably more often than not go on home built wedgie sled, which has settings for the most common angles one cuts.

[Rich Engelhardt]

I follow Norm on this.
Norm uses two different sleds.
One has the fence away from the operator.
The other is the more well known crosscut sled, with the fence by the operator.
You can see him use both in this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvfLHmhkkwM

Also - I have a track saw which I also use, depending on the size of the material.