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FractalWalk:
I don't understand.

What you are making is called a mitre cut. Most table saws already come with a mitre attachment to handle that.

wj2k3:
It is sometimes awkward to run panels through the table saw at an angle (more so larger panels).  I recenlty built a corner booth in my basement using a straight edge that I built using some scrap 1/4-inch paneling that worked excellent.

The images below are from the website I saw this on.

Basically you cut a piece of 1/4-paneling about  4-inches wide on the table saw to get your straight edge. 



You glue this to another piece that is about  12-inches wide.  This second piece doesnt need to be exactly straight because you then run your circular saw down the straight edge to finish the saw board.


Now you just clamp the sawboard to your board aligning your marks to the edge of the saw board and cut away.  This should also work for jigsaws.

mmmPeanutButter:
I think that there are basically three good ideas here with the table saw (or circular saw).  I think it ultimately depends on the size of the piece to cut. 

The smaller the piece, my idea would probably work the best. 

For medium size pieces, perhaps FractalWalk's method will work (at least you wont need to build anyhting). 

And for the biggest pieces, you should probably use wj2k3's.

iplay72:
that sawboard is a great idea for large cuts! i'm definately gonna make one of those

FractalWalk:

--- Quote from: wj2k3 on March 24, 2005, 01:32:31 pm --- I recenlty built a corner booth in my basement using a straight edge that I built using some scrap 1/4-inch paneling that worked excellent.
--- End quote ---

Those sawboards are a must have. I also made one of those for my plunge router. Very quick and very precise. Of course with a router you have to make sure that you use the always use the same bit that the jig was made with.

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