Thanks, no, the angle I wanted to cut would probably be a couple of feet long. It would be nice to have the table saw make that cut, but it may not even be necessary. I have two other options and one is to make the corner piece separately which wouldn't be a problem and the easier option. The other option is to simply take the top which will have the rounded front edge and just cut off a section so it'll mate up with the end of the other top, thus giving me the L shape. I just happen to see that they cut the 90 degree on both ends that form the L in our kitchen. I suspect this was done for looks more so than for any other reason. Well no, now that I think about it, I see why they did it and a circular saw would work as well as a table saw if you raised the blade enough and could run the piece through the proper way. I digress, but they did this to get the back splash edges to mate up. Ok, so that still means I have options. Of course I'm not sure exactly what type of top I'll end up with until I go to Home Depot and see what they have. I selected the counter top mainly cause it's a good surface to work on already, but then if I find something equally good for less money, I just might change my mind. The counter tops are usually a good option since they are already the proper size I need.
tnx On Jul 19, 2008, at 5:14 AM, John Schwery wrote: > Scott, how big is this piece you want to cut? If there is room, I > would put it against the fence and push it through. If I remember > right, you have a miter saw. Is that an option? > > earlier, Scott Howell, wrote: > > >Hey folks, I am finally relocating in the house to gain additional > >space. I've got a plan for a desk/work surface, but I was trying to > >figure out how I could make a good solid drawer. I guess I could > >figure some of this out like making a groove in the sides to fit the > >bottom into and if I did this, what router bit would be best suited > >for making that type of groove and I imagine I'd have to find one > that > >is the same thickness as the board I want to fit all the sides on > too. > >Now as far as getting all the sides connected. I guess I could just > >run some screws into the ends and that would work, but is there a > >better way or a way that might not necessarily be better, but might > >make for a stronger drawer? I did a little reading on dovetail > joints, > >but I suspect this is way out of my skill level at this point. I > >believe those joints are like fingers that interlock at a 90 degree > >angle and are I imagine either glued or just pressure fitted. In any > >event, any thoughts appreciated. > >If anyone is interested, I'm going to take two counter tops and use a > >piece of melamine (however that's spelled) and use that to make the > >corner piece of the l which will keep me from having to rip the edge > >of the counter top partially off or trying to rip a 90 degree angle > on > >both halves. That is how it looks like they did the counter tops in > >our kitchen. They cut the two tops at a 90 degree angle and slapped > >them together. Nothing wrong with this but gee I got this nice scrap > >lying here, might as well try to put it to good use. Well actually > >this does bring up one other question. If I wanted to cut the top > at a > >90 degree angle, how would I use the miter cross cut tool on my table > >saw? I know that might seem like a silly question, but I haven't used > >the gage yet so not sure exactly how I would use that while pushing > >the wood through. > > > >tnx > > > >Scott Howell > ><mailto:s.howell%40verizon.net>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > >Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.2/1561 - Release Date: > >7/18/2008 6:35 PM > > John > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
