This gadget has saved me a lot of time when cutting duplicate lengths on the table saw. It’s a spacer that ensures clearance between the cut-off stock and the rip fence, thereby avoiding the danger of kickback. My spacer is simply a round magnet with a threaded hole through it. These magnets should be standard items at your local hardware store or five-and-dime. Screw a short length of nylon rod or other slippery alternative to the magnet and cut the unit to exactly 1 in. in length. I trimmed mine to length by facing it on the lathe, but other methods would work just as well.

To use, just pop it on the rip fence, set the fence to the desired dimension plus 1 in., butt your stock against it and cut. Best of all, the spacer is always handy stuck on the back side of the fence.

Richard Bolmer, Anaheim, Calif.

Fine Woodworking Magazine, October 1985 No. 54

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