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   BobI | Feb 20, 2007 08:34pm | #1

   Hi Julian,

   I do exactly that with a Makita LS1013 sliding compound miter saw. There is a depth stop. It's not perfectly accurate because there's a bit of "flex" in the stop so if you lean a little too hard on the saw carriage as you make the cut you can cut a little deeper than you expected. But it's pretty good and once you get the feel of it it works fine. Cutting a tiny bit too deep at the shoulder is not catastrophic either, because it won't be visible in the assembled joint and it may actually help a bit by providing a place for glue to collect.

   With a stop on the fence to set the length of the tenon this can be a very accurate way to cut the shoulders. Accuracy depends upon having each piece of stock cut to precisely the same length (because using a length stop will register the location of the shoulders to the ends of the piece) and upon precise dimensioning of the stock (consistent thickness).

   Bob

   
   

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   Edited 2/20/2007 12:35 pm ET by BobI

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   nikkiwood | Feb 20, 2007 11:49pm | #2

   You could, but the accuracy won't be what you would get with a TS. If you are doing rough and ready stuff, then it wouldn't matter.

   Do you have a router? You can make tenons with a router table.

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   Routerman | Feb 21, 2007 05:20pm | #3

   Not a Kosher reply, I understand.

   Notwithstanding, they (tenons) can be routed with near zero defects to shoulder and tenon.

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   JulianBE | Feb 22, 2007 09:03pm | #4

   Thank you everyone for your very helpful replies and suggestions! I'll do some thinking and practicing. The method you haven't got always seems a lot better than the ones you have at hand!

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   mike4244 | Feb 23, 2007 04:51am | #5

   I have a milwaukee slidesaw that has a depth adjustment screw for this purpose.I tried it once, only good for rough work as far as making tenons or rabbets.Slidesaws were really made for this application, you have to clean up the tenons with a chisel .

   mike