I'm making a set of stands for my surround sound speakers using plans I found in American Woodworker a few months back. The stands are made from red oak and will be about three feet tall when done. My question concerns the base that the cabinet sits on. It is essentially a frame made from 2" wide stock mitered on the corners so the frame is 2" tall when sitting. How would you make the cut with a table saw? Angle the blade to 45 degrees and cut with the stock laying on the 2" face, or keep the blade square and raise it to cut 2" and use your miter gauge to get the 45 while resting the stock on the 3/4" edge? I did it the using the latter method, but was wondering how some of the "pros" would do it.
Thanks,
Ron Robinson