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"mel"

16/10/2003 10:58 PM

angled tenons/miter guide problem

Any ideas would be appreciated here. I need to cut ends of apron piece for
a high chair at 4 degrees with tenons also at 4 degrees. Problem is my nice
miter gauge from rockler only has 1.5 degree increments and (head hung low)
I've tossed the old original guide for my table saw. I was thinking I could
stand my stock up and tilt my t/s blade cut the ends and use a rabbeting bit
to make the shoulder cuts on the face and a hand saw to clean up top and
bottom?


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"Preston Andreas"

in reply to "mel" on 16/10/2003 10:58 PM

16/10/2003 11:49 PM

I use my Delta tenoning jig for angled tenons. You could also cut set your
miter gauge at 90° and attach a block cut at 4° to it.

Preston
"mel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Any ideas would be appreciated here. I need to cut ends of apron piece
for
> a high chair at 4 degrees with tenons also at 4 degrees. Problem is my
nice
> miter gauge from rockler only has 1.5 degree increments and (head hung
low)
> I've tossed the old original guide for my table saw. I was thinking I
could
> stand my stock up and tilt my t/s blade cut the ends and use a rabbeting
bit
> to make the shoulder cuts on the face and a hand saw to clean up top and
> bottom?
>
>

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"mel"

in reply to "mel" on 16/10/2003 10:58 PM

18/10/2003 11:25 AM

yes i do have a taper jig . actually need to be able to cut a 4 , 7 and 10
degree cut so i guess i'll make 3 wedges. (grumbling...should have started
this project earlier)

cC

[email protected] (Caleb Strockbine)

in reply to "mel" on 16/10/2003 10:58 PM

18/10/2003 1:43 AM

In article <[email protected]>, "mel" <remove
nospam when replying> wrote:

>Any ideas would be appreciated here. I need to cut ends of apron piece for
>a high chair at 4 degrees with tenons also at 4 degrees. Problem is my nice
>miter gauge from rockler only has 1.5 degree increments and (head hung low)
>I've tossed the old original guide for my table saw. I was thinking I could
>stand my stock up and tilt my t/s blade cut the ends and use a rabbeting bit
>to make the shoulder cuts on the face and a hand saw to clean up top and
>bottom?


Use your taper jig (you do have a taper jig, don't you?) to cut a 4-degree
wedge. You can then use this wedge in conjunction with both your miter
gauge to set the angle you need.

If you don't have a taper jig, make one. All you need are a hinge, a
thumbscrew, and a few plywood scraps.

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"mel"

in reply to "mel" on 16/10/2003 10:58 PM

17/10/2003 11:00 AM

how do you make the shoulder cuts? and if I could cut a 4 degree block I
wouldn't be having this problem

KE

"K.-Benoit Evans"

in reply to "mel" on 16/10/2003 10:58 PM

18/10/2003 6:23 PM

In article <[email protected]>,
"mel" <[email protected]> wrote:

> yes i do have a taper jig . actually need to be able to cut a 4 , 7 and 10
> degree cut so i guess i'll make 3 wedges. (grumbling...should have started
> this project earlier)
>

Have you considered using loose tenons instead?

--
Regards,

Benoit Evans

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"Preston Andreas"

in reply to "mel" on 16/10/2003 10:58 PM

19/10/2003 5:59 AM

As Caleb said, use the tapering jig to cut a 4° block, then use the miter
gauge at 90° along with the block to cut the cheeks.

Preston
"mel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> how do you make the shoulder cuts? and if I could cut a 4 degree block I
> wouldn't be having this problem
>
>


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