Table saw mitre guide

[artie]

It's not something I would use all that much, but would be handy now and then.

I don't believe I ever had one for this saw.

The track is 12mm.

A cheap and cheerful solution suits me best.

 

[Hornbeam]

I had problems getting a mitre fence to fit the sliding table on my casadei panel saw. In the end I machined the slot wider to take 19mm track fittings. I used a router and cleaner up with files but I was only taking about 2mm

 

[sunnybob]

Do you mean 12 mm deep? or wide? standard is around 19 wide

 

[Jonathan S]

Make one out of ply.....and the must have for those small 90° cuts is a Frits and Fran.

 

[artie]

Do you mean 12 mm deep? or wide? standard is around 19 wide

Wide.
A piece of 11mm osb slides easily

 

[artie]

Make one out of ply.....and the must have for those small 90° cuts is a Frits and Fran.

It may come to that.
I googled Frits and Fran. and found a utube video for a jig, if that's what you mean I'll watch it later, Still some work to do even if it is Sat night.

 

[artie]

I had problems getting a mitre fence to fit the sliding table on my casadei panel saw. In the end I machined the slot wider to take 19mm track fittings. I used a router and cleaner up with files but I was only taking about 2mm

Wouldn't want to try that, but I guess I could get someone more experienced to do it>

 

[Inspector]

Is it possible to take a mitre gauge you like and replace the bar with a narrower one? Keep the old one if you ever want to switch back. I've accumulated several along the way and all would take a narrower bar and still have enough meat around the threads.

Pete

 

[MusicMan]

It's an unusual size, meant for a T bar fitting, but they do exist. Measure the full profile of the track and search around. If you are not used to metal bashing I would not attempt to widen it yourself, and definitely not if it is cast iron - that needs a miller.

 

[Lonsdale73]

Do you mean 12 mm deep? or wide? standard is around 19 wide

Standard? What standard? I'm on my fifth table saw and only two have had the same size mitre slot and they were both DeWalt!

 

[marcros]

the standard is 3/4"/19mm. unfortunately almost all UK saws are non standard. I think it is much more common on US machines,

 

[Inspector]

The 3/4" bars that are on my mitre gauges have a washer on a recess to fit the T-slot. It is only to keep the far end from lifting. I have never had that happen on one yet so I wouldn't worry about it but everyone is different.

Pete

 

[artie]

Is it possible to take a mitre gauge you like and replace the bar with a narrower one? Keep the old one if you ever want to switch back. I've accumulated several along the way and all would take a narrower bar and still have enough meat around the threads.

Pete

i think that might be my best option.

 

[Trevanion]

That's a sliding table isn't it?

 

[artie]

definitely not if it is cast iron - that needs a miller.

It's aluminium or similar, but I still don't fancy touching it.

 

[artie]

That's a sliding table isn't it?

It is. but it doesn't slide far.