Table Saw Straight Edge Cutting Jig

great idea, i think i will borrow it and use toggle clamps

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Nice jig Chunk! Love the clamps!

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good jig

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Sweet and simple.

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SO far I’ve only double side taped my plywood cutting straight edge/guide to my piece of wood that I wanted to cut but I can see how can that become handy

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Cool, nice way to save money and not having to pay for a jig.

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That is a nice jig, Chunk.

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Great jig! Can’t wait to make and use!

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Should get plenty of use out of this jig if you buy rough stock lumber. Thank for the post Chuck

Nice looking jig.

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Great jig. I plan on building one of these, too. Have you had any trouble using it with cupped boards? I worry about only using two hold downs.

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Good job

Thanks

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Cory:

I typically flatten to board before I rip the edge. You could use it on a cupped board if it was minor. Too much cupping and warping could cause issues. As for only two clamps, two clamps is all that’s required. Works fine. You can add as many clamps as you want but you only end up adding more complexity.

The jig is made such that it will handle about a 5’-6” board, or there about.

-- Chunk

I like your jig. Agreed, two clamps is all that you need.

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>> “I like your jig. Agreed, two clamps is all that you need.”

Ockham’s razor to the rescue.

I ripped the piece that I used used for the photo tonight and it was butta! Now I just need to joint the edges and she’s ready for … something? lol

-- Chunk

This will be of great value when I can get to making one. I’m finally digging into my rough sawn lumber. This will make sizing a lot easier. Thanks for the post, BTKS

Hi. Just wandered into this forum, and found this because I was thinking about how to get a straight edge using my table saw.
One question about this, though. Because the piece is unsupported as it goes through the blade, do you sometimes get a slightly off 90 degree edge (the piece tips slightly) and also, without support behind it, wouldn’t you get a lot of tear-out as the blade exits?

The board is supported completely throughout the cut so I’m not sure what you mean by it not being supported. ?? You clamp the board to the ply with the toggle clamps with just enough exposed to cut off. Set the width of the cut to just a shade wider than the width of the fixture. It’s not rocket science and it works very well.

As for tear out, yes. I do get a some tear out. BUT I don’t have the expensive rip blade on at the moment so I’m not sure if that will help. Also, it’s not a lot of blow out on the end, but there is some. The trick is this, rip the edges BEFORE you cross cut the ends then who cares about tear out because your going to cut if off anyway. You have to rip the edge anyway before you crosscut or it’s not going to be square. The opposite edge gets ripped without the aid of jig, sense we just squared up edge. Then a few passes on the joiner and Bob’s your Uncle.

It also doubles as a tapering jig of sorts when in a pinch, just set the lumber on the ply at the angle you want it cut off to. I put marks on the in feed side and out feed side of the board and then just line that up with the edge of the plywood. Now obviously this doesn’t work if when you try to set up your angle the lumber sticks over past the fence. The longer the lumber, the shorter the angle will have to be.

cc

-- Chunk

About the “tipping”. NO, if… you’ve planed one side FIRST so you have a flat surface to work from.

This is the process that I go through. Right or not, this is my process:
Step one: Plane {at least} one side flat.
Step two: Rip an edge straight with the fixture.
Step Three: Join the edge
Step Four: Rip the opposite edge (join as necessary)
Step Five: Cross cut the ends.

-- Chunk