Table Saw Accessorizing

It is good to have a stop on the miter fence for repeatable cuts.

-- Maplewood, MN

It looks like you will get alot of use out it!

-- Roger - Havertown, Pennsylvania

This is a handy device,thanks for the tip!
But I think you are being too hard on yourself.I agree that edge grain would have been a better gluing surface but the spline adds a lot of strength to this type of joint regardless of grain direction.Plus it just looks nice.

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

Nice looking extender. Mine is much uglier. I need to spend more time on such things, they are a joy to use.

I guess that is a home made T-Track? If so, did you use a keyhole/picture_hanger type router bit?

Chill over the spline, but I guess it is a ‘note to self’ to watch out for this situation in the future. You could always add a dowl or two at this point if you are worried.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

looks like a very handy jig

Good looking miter fence. Should come in handy.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Great accessory for the table saw! Nice work.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

I used the table saw and I could have used this with greater accuraticy and safer use. Nice I idea thank for sharing.

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.

@SPalm: It is a homemade T-Track. I didn’t have the bit you’re talking about, so I made it with the table saw. I find changing bits on my router frustrating, so I tend to look for other options. In this case, I made the fence from two pieces of wood glue-laminated together. I cut the bottom of the T-Track with a single (non-through) table saw cut down the length of my wood. I then cut the wood in half lengthwise. With a waxed-spline inserted into the matching kerf cuts, I was able to glue the two halves together to make the fence you see pictured. After the glue dried, I merely tapped the waxed spline with a hammer and pulled it out of the groove. In case you’re unfamiliar with this process, it’s done to keep the kerfs aligned perfectly during the glue up. I then used the table saw to cut out the track run. I don’t have a dado blade, so I just cut it twice to dislodge the piece floating over the spline cut. It takes some careful measuring to ensure your resulting cuts will leave a run in the track slightly larger than your bolt. I posted about some problems I had in this process here. The beauty in doing this part on the table saw is that you only have to measure once (or twice in one place, anyway). When using a rip fence on the table saw, you can quickly center cuts like this by simply flipping the board over and repeating the cut on the other side of your board. It’s probably common knowledge, but I suspect that some people forget the simple stuff and lose time to “second guesses.”

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Nice Design…

-- Chris

Great jig Olaf. Even though you have had some problems it will still be a very handy accessory.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Nicely Done. You should check out TomFrans extension poster a few days ago. I like how he used sandpaper. Worth a shot.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

I really like this project. I’m intrigued by the use of magnolia. Is this readily available? I’ve been looking around but can’t find any suppliers on the internet. nice work.

It’s not real common, even in northeast Georgia where the trees are. I’m not exactly sure why you don’t see more of it, but I can say the trees have to be fairly large. With the branches arranged around the trunk its entire length, it can very knotty. Mine is practically void, but I picked the boards that way.

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