You can make a sliding table out of some plywood and 2 by 4s. Or, you can buy one if you would rather. They ride in the miter slots and have to be waxed so they will slide easily. I'm going to make a couple, one big and another even bigger as soon as I get around to it.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Little Freak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 9:48 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] table saw safety accessories > that would work for sliding the piece of wood to be cut if it was not > thicker than the blade would raise. Also it would not help to keep it > straight. I think some kind of miter slide that would slide in a grove in > the saw table with a clamp hook to it that way you could keep the piece > that > you are sawing straight and down on the table, of course two of them would > be better, one for each side of the table. You would also need some stands > to help hold the pieces as they went through the saw. I personally think > for > something this large to use saw horses and a skill saw or buy a vertical > table saw. just my thoughts. > > > thanks, Little Freak([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of John Schwery > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 10:22 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] table saw safety accessories > > Dale's question was about cutting a board that is bigger than the table. I > suppose one could clamp a board under the board to be cut, sliding the > clamped board along the table. > > earlier, Bob Kennedy, wrote: > >>A few years back I went to the Woodworking Show in Charlotte, NC. >>One of the brothers that own one of the many companies at the show was >>there demonstrating his system for safety and accuracy. The system is >>called the Grip-Tite system. Basically it is a long piece of steel >>about 4 inches tall and bent at 90 degrees at the top. The bend is only >>to add strength to the steel, it isn't important otherwise. >> >>The steel plate has holes counter sunk into it along the length and you >>screw it to a piece of wood which becomes the back. The wood is then >>held against the original fence of the table saw. So if the picture >>isn't clear mentally at this point, you have a 4 inch tall fence now >>attached to your original fence. >> >>The part that makes this special is the clamps that hold the wood down. >>They are awesome magnets inside of a lexan housing and they stick >>extremely well to this fence face. On the side of the magnet housing is >>a wheel that rolls as the wood passes under it. This keeps the wood >>pressed firmly against the surface of the saw bed and won't let a board >>raise up off the blade as the leverage increases at the outfeed side. >> >>There are 2 magnets, one for the front and one at the back of the >>fence. Since I bought mine, they have come out with some new >>accessories that I haven't checked into yet but since I just got a new >>table saw myself, I will need to figure out a better way to fit this. I >>have the Biesemeyer fence on the saw and can't attach the old system to >>the new fence. They do however, make clamps to fit the bigger fences. >> >>If you ever get near a Woodcraft store or something similar, be sure to >>have them show you how this works. I am a hard head when it comes to >>blade guards and leave mine off all the time. As dirty Harry said, "A >>man's got to know his limitations." And I do. So I know how far I need >>to keep my hands from the blade and don't challenge the blade in any >>way. What is so neat about these magnets is once they are in place on >>the fence face, there is a handle on the housing that will also serve >>as a blade guard. If you are having a brain cramp while feeding wood >>through the blade, your hand will run into the magnet first. Believe >>me, it is big enough you won't just pass over it and hit the blade >>unless you intend to. I don't have 1 handy, but estimating I would say >>the magnet housing is about 3 inches wide and about 6 inches end to >>end. The handle fits my hand and comes off the top which is probably an >>inch and a half thick. So at the end of the handle it is roughly 5 or 6 >>inches tall. Tallisn't the right word since the bottom sticks to the >>fence and that makes the handle point to the side at that point... I >>have never had a kick back when I used the magnets on a cut. Once you >>stick one to the fence, you are in for a surprise getting it loose. >>They have a lever on the tail that works a cam to help break some of >>the magnetic force. They will snap to the fence from about an inch away >>so you learn quickly where not to have your fingers. >> >>Obviously I was impressed with the whole Grip-Tite system. But I think >>what sold me completely was the guy selling it. He puts on a show so >>you can see how well it works. At the show I watched the guy push a 2 >>by 4 through the blade and after it was about half way along the cut, >>he gave the wood a push sideways and the blade was binding and >>screaming. The board never kicked back at him. It was a demonstration >>of course he knows better than to cut like that. After everyone was >>through talking to him I introduced myself and asked if he would show >>it to me. He let me run my hands all over the saw and then he asked if >>I wanted to make a cut. I'd have bought the tool at that time just >>because of his attitude. What he wanted me to know was that I couldn't >>get my hands near the blade unless I wanted to. >>He said once you run into the handle of the magnet, you know the blade >>is about 4 inches beyond and that is your stopping point. He knew I was >>a total and it didn't scare him at all for me to use the saw And you >>know how the courts would nail him if I would have gotten hurt. You can >>Google Grip-Tite and read some of the reviews on it. They sell for >>around >>$129 US, and they are worth every penny. >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: Dale Alton >>To: >><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> >>Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 11:29 PM >>Subject: [BlindHandyMan] tips, tricks, and knowledge >> >>Well I did it. I bought both. I am still hesitant with the table saw >>but am excited to use it. I want to be as careful as possible and want >>the subject on using a table saw. I am primarily concerned with a piece >>larger than the table. How is a person suppose to run say a >>8 foot piece of 1" x ^' through the table by himself? 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