Tablesaw Jigs - Page 15 of 18

Quick Fence-Reset Fixture for the Tablesaw
October 25, 2005

Forty-five years ago, I worked in a large shop where I cut out parts for store cases, 50 or so per tablesaw setup. In some instances, we had to mill…
Rubber Tire Hold-In
October 25, 2005

The simple lawnmower-wheel fixture sketched above has made featherboard hold-ins obsolete in my shop. I have two: one as shown and the other a mirror image of the first. I…
Adjustable Miter-Gauge Stop
October 25, 2005

Here is a jig that's easy and fast to make and to use. It's basically a stick with a dowel through it, clamped to the table-saw miter gauge to give…
Cutting Wide Panels
October 25, 2005

A simple wooden strip tacked to the bottom of the workpiece will let you rip panels that are too wide for the rip fence on your table saw. Size the…
Straightening Curved Lumber
October 25, 2005

Here's a trick for straightening a bowed board. Tape a piece of angle iron to the concave edge of the board to serve as a guide, as shown. If the…
Crosscutting Wide Panels
October 25, 2005

Here is an accurate and simple way to crosscut plywood panels or boards that are too wide to cut using the saw's miter gauge. Start with a straight 1x2 longer…
Enhanced Tablesaw Miter Gauge
October 25, 2005

For five years I have looked unsuccessfully for a 10-in. table saw with a "rolling table" facility for crosscuts and miters. The one I'm familiar with is a big, old…
Making Dowels with the Table Saw
October 25, 2005

I prefer to make my own dowels for several good reasons. I can make any size dowel in any length from any wood. My system is simpler and certainly less…
Routed Miter Joint
October 25, 2005

I recently had to make two 24-in. long splined 45¡ miter joints to join a coffee-table top to its sides. Since the tabletop was too large for me to use…
Making Sectional Molding
October 25, 2005

Sectional molding for cabinet doors is easy to make on the tablesaw and lathe. Cut the straight sections on the tablesaw with a molding head. To make the semicircular section…

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