I have a 5.5 x 5.5 x 1.5 piece that requires a 55 deg (from the vertical) x
.75 chamfer on all four sides of the large periphery.
How can I do this on a table saw with a 10" blade that only goes 45 deg?
If I place the piece vertical for a 35 deg cut the blade won't be tall
enough.
Unfortunately all I have is the table saw to make the cut.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
Mike and Karol wrote:
> I have a 5.5 x 5.5 x 1.5 piece that requires a 55 deg (from the
vertical) x
> .75 chamfer on all four sides of the large periphery.
> How can I do this on a table saw with a 10" blade that only goes 45
deg?
> If I place the piece vertical for a 35 deg cut the blade won't be tall
> enough.
> Unfortunately all I have is the table saw to make the cut.
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
You need a jig to hold the piece to SAFELY do this job.
You definitely do NOT want to make the cuts with out a jig holding the
piece.
At least NOT in my shop.
Sears used to offer an universal jig that would allow you to stand the
piece on edge while being held in place by the jig, then run it thru
the saw with the blade set at 35 degrees.
An alternate would be a tenoning jig.
Lew
The OP said in his original message that your method wouldn't work. I guess
you were right in assuming he didn't know what he was talking about as he
later said it would.
"Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > Read it again.
>
> What did I miss? My suggestion is the same as Doug's and the OP stated
that
> Doug's method would work.
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> -Mike-
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"Mike and Karol" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have a 5.5 x 5.5 x 1.5 piece that requires a 55 deg (from the vertical)
x
> .75 chamfer on all four sides of the large periphery.
> How can I do this on a table saw with a 10" blade that only goes 45 deg?
> If I place the piece vertical for a 35 deg cut the blade won't be tall
> enough.
> Unfortunately all I have is the table saw to make the cut.
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
>
Stand the board on its edges and run it through with a 35 degree angle.
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-Mike-
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"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> The OP said in his original message that your method wouldn't work. I
guess
> you were right in assuming he didn't know what he was talking about as he
> later said it would.
Boy - I really did miss it then CW. I thought his original post said he was
trying to obtain the cut by laying the board down on the table, not standing
it up on edge. Sometimes I wish they'd make these newsreaders easier to
understand...
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-Mike-
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You're right, I could have made it clearer.
I could not get over the idea that if I put the board on edge that my only
cut was on the upper edge of the board.
It took you gents to show me the simple solution by using the table saw in a
way I've never used it before: by placing the fence on the other side of the
blade and
cutting the bottom. edge.
It worked great.
Thanks for all your feedbacks.
Mike
In article <[email protected]>, "Mike and Karol" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Of course!
>Then all I have to do is protect the fence with some scrap.
NO!!!!
Refer to the "drawing" I made in my previous post. The fence should be on the
RIGHT, not the left.
Left to right, it should be blade - wood - fence. NOT fence - blade - wood.
Assuming a left-tilt saw, anyway, as I illustrated.
If you have a right-tilt saw, put the fence on the left. In either case, you
want the workpiece between the fence and the blade, NEVER the offcut.
>Thanks Doug, I'm heading out to the garage now.
I hope I caught you in time!
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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Read it again.
What did I miss? My suggestion is the same as Doug's and the OP stated that
Doug's method would work.
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-Mike-
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"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> You need a jig to hold the piece to SAFELY do this job.
>
> You definitely do NOT want to make the cuts with out a jig holding the
> piece.
>
> At least NOT in my shop.
>
> Sears used to offer an universal jig that would allow you to stand the
> piece on edge while being held in place by the jig, then run it thru
> the saw with the blade set at 35 degrees.
>
> An alternate would be a tenoning jig.
>
> Lew
Or just screw it to a longer board. Keep it simple.
In article <[email protected]>, "Mike and Karol" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I have a 5.5 x 5.5 x 1.5 piece that requires a 55 deg (from the vertical) x
>..75 chamfer on all four sides of the large periphery.
>How can I do this on a table saw with a 10" blade that only goes 45 deg?
>If I place the piece vertical for a 35 deg cut the blade won't be tall
>enough.
Oh? Why not? Seems to me you need to have the blade only a little more than
one inch above the table.
>Unfortunately all I have is the table saw to make the cut.
That's all you need.
>Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Cut at the *bottom* corner, not at the top:
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>Thanks,
>Mike
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>
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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
Read it again.
"Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Stand the board on its edges and run it through with a 35 degree angle.
>
> --
>
> -Mike-
> [email protected]
>
>