Some of my projects require cuts at 12¡ or 15¡, but my tablesaw’s miter gauge is limited to 30¡ to the left or right of the 90¡ setting. To expand its range, I made an adapter, shown in the drawing, that I screw to the face of the miter gauge. The adapter is a 2-in.-thick block of wood cut at 30¡, which allows me to make acute angle cuts down to 0¡. The block can be reversed on the gauge for use in the right-hand miter-gauge slot. Adding an extension fence to the block is also helpful in many situations and lets you hold long workpieces so your fingers aren’t near the blade. But don’t attempt to hold small pieces with your hand while cutting steep acute angles.

Kenneth Wolfe, Wausaukee, Wis.

Fine Woodworking Magazine, October 1990 No. 84

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