ten degrees on table saw

Hey WM
I’ve seen lots of plans that are wrong. Some times your just have to punt. Another possibility is that your table saw is not that accurate. I’ve had students bring plans that not just one thing was incorrect but as many as six things were wrong and or the instructions doesn’t match the drawing. In these cases you can do a test piece or just give it your best shot.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

I would double check by drawing the profile on a piece of paper in triple scale, then measure the angle with a bevel gauge. Use this Gauge to set the saw blade. What ever angle you get is the right angle no matter what the plan calls for.

-- Thuan

In this case I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the plans as drawn. At least not for this particular part. I drew out the dimensions and angle to see if I got something that looks the same as shown in the article. I think I did.

I think drawing out the thing full size, whether on paper, a scrap of plywood or on the computer as I have, makes sense. Test cuts are a good thing too. In the case of something like this bevel cut, you would set the fence so you would end up with the 1-1/8” dimension and let the blade exit where it will. In this situation it works out to a wee bit more than 2-1/8” from the lower edge. I expect they don’t call out that dimension because it would be difficult to measure accurate with most shop measuring tools. It also doesn’t matter if you’ve set the blade to the 10° specified.

I think the 10° bevel is more important that where it comes out since that angle carries through in several places in the legs. If you choose to make the bevel angle different, be sure you take that into account everywhere else it would come into play.

-- Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.

well thanks for all the responds first Jim that is what I thought but that is not the case my saw is 2005 delta x5 cabinet saw but that does mean it couldn’t be off but it is not this how I check I took a slide T bevel and I used my miter box and set it at 10 degrees and set t bevel against the blade and check the table saw blade it was ten degrees now I look at like this if one is off i would see it but they match up Thuan and DaveR Dave you draw what is picture in the plans and the problem is that draw it and make it work are two diffident things if you look at your picture at were you pointing at 10 degree bevel that’s were it should be 1/2 inch from top but if the blade is high you come up with 1/4 inch are little less for top lower the blade it cuts into side give you a groove what I did and came up with was tilt the blade to 12 degrees and things work the important thing to remember is that 1 1/8 at the bottom stay at 1 1/8 and I made sure that it did after I post the first forum I start thinking maybe I didn’t do anything wrong but I human and make mistake and I could be but I wonder if like Jim point out if there is something wrong with plan I will let you all know how it work out thanks for all your help

Woodman, I see where the 1/2” dimension you refer to is mentioned in the plan. I would say that dimension has to be in error in the plan. I measures out just slightly less than 3/8”. I think the 10° angle would be more important than the where the bevel stops. The thing you want to watch is that the bevel doesn’t end up below the top of the leg.

-- Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.

Hello all DaveR I was in my shop today making the legs was not able to complete them all the way but I was able to get the side rail and short rail for the upper part of the table assemble and I start on the legs first on the rails I cut the bevel at 12 degree and like said at the beginning all work out 1/2 for top of rail and 1 1/8 at the bottom as you know I was worried about the legs not fitting but I followed the plans but I cut the bevel at 12 degree and they fit perfect I took pictures and I was going to post them but I cant figure out how to do this and I’m not going to go to a different wed site I don’t know why they don’t let us post pictures like in projects area I think that the plans have a error I could be wrong but after to day I thick they do instead of 10 degrees it should say 12 degrees our that the dimension 1/2 inch from the top is error but after cutting and test fitting with scrape piece I would say no but in the end all work out and yesterday I was so frustrated that I had to walk away for while and to day things work out thanks to all for reading and posting your advice it nice to get some help and good advice