Cutting very small pieces on table saw

[Nissim Avrahami]

Good day

Sometimes I need to cut very small pieces for jigs or other things.
Instead of passing my fingers "very carefully" 1/8" from the blade, I made this simple thingy...

Regards
niki

[Nissim Avrahami]

[Nissim Avrahami]

[Roger Barga]

That's clever and the pictures are useful for recreating in my shop. My fingers will thank you for this!

roger

[Nissim Avrahami]

Thank you Roger

At the age of 63, every finger is very important for me....

niki

[Mark Duginske]

I have had good luck using a sled with a sacrificial backer board to prevent tear out on the back of the small piece. I also like to remove the small pieces with a vac tube next to the blade and suck them into a collection box.

A sharp blade is very important. By using a sharp blade, and putting blue painters tape on the back of the board and a sacrificial back board you should get a clean cut. On woods that splinter I have had good luck using double faced tape to attach a backer board to the workpiece.

[Mike Null]

Niki

Thank you.

[Kyle Kraft]

Great idea Niki! I always like "reading" your posts, as a picture is worth a thousand words.

[Nissim Avrahami]

Thank you for your kind replies

Mark
Thank you for your very good comments

niki

[Ed Falis]

Very nice and clever!

[Steveo O'Banion]

I love making jigs and I really like this one, I'm wondering if I can modify it for cutting angles.

I use a simple soft pine push stick for ripping thin pieces down to 1/32" and simply run the PS over the blade. A shop made zero clearance insert keeps materials on top of the table.

I cut materials for my Beginning Construction classes in the summer (we do model frame houses) and I make over 3000 cuts this way for each class that I teach.

Steve

[Chuck Lenz]

Nice jig, I can see alot of planing went into it. But, a slider on a tablesaw in my shop would get used for boards that are too wide to crosscut in one cut on the miter saw. I prefer crosscuts on the miter saw, I think it's easier to control and is more accurate.

[Matt P]

Great post... how do you make the diagonal rabbets in the hold-down sticks?

tx,
Matt