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Like most of us, I have been clamping a stop-block to the fence when doing cross-cut on the tablesaw to keep the cut-off from getting caught between the fence and the spinning blade.

This little fixture is infinitely easier. It is exactly 2 inches wide, and has a cleat on the back that catches the edge of the table … I just add 2 inches to the length I want to cut and fire away.

Full disclosure: This is my adaptation of a fixture I saw Kevin Rodel using in a Fine Woodworking video.

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Seems like I saw Norm Abram do that too… way back when…

Good way to go…

... or use a crosscut sled… :)
 

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Nice. The best part of this solution is that it is so simple - something that is always worth getting right.
 

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Great simple idea, thanks.
 

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... or use a crosscut sled… :)
I actually have a couple of sleds, but they don't work well with the SawStop over-arm dust collection system (which, with a 2hp cyclone, does a pretty good job of collecting dust at the source).
 

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I tried this with a 1" board and the board kept sliding on me is the reason I came up with my clamped version. Maybe the 2" wide had enough friction to hold it in place or did you us sandpaper or double sided tape to hold it in place. You can see I made minor modification to my version: http://lumberjocks.com/projects/335873
 

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I tried this with a 1" board and the board kept sliding on me is the reason I came up with my clamped version. Maybe the 2" wide had enough friction to hold it in place or did you us sandpaper or double sided tape to hold it in place. You can see I made minor modification to my version: http://lumberjocks.com/projects/335873

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The cleat on the bottom is sufficient to hold it in place … it grabs the edge of the table. I did not use sandpaper or double-faced tape.
 
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