[Woodworkers] Thin Strip Table Saw Jig

Mon Jan 8 16:45:34 PST 2018

Hello Bill, Tom and all;

Construction is so simple that I believe you can follow my description below -

Get a piece of rectangular aluminum tube about 2” x 4” and as long as your fence. What I used came from a commercial glass and aluminum shop and would be called curtain wall framing.

Cap both ends with a tight fitting wooden plug.

The 4” face of the  tube will lay on the table so the fence will be 2” high. 

Drill a series of 3/16” holes about 1” apart in the 2” face and centred about 3/8” above the surface of the table.  The first hole should be located a few inches before the saw blade and the last hole a few inches beyond the far edge of the  blade.  Lightly countersink the holes to remove any burrs.

Devise a way to secure this tube to the table saw fence.

Drill a hole in the 4” face of the tube and attach a fitting which accepts the hose of your shop vac.

Connect the shop vac hose to the fitting.

Please get back to me if you have any questions.

Best regards;

Harvey

From: WK via Woodwork6rs 
Sent: Monday, January 8, 2018 8:55 AM
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Subject: Re: [Woodworkers] Thin Strip Table Saw Jig

Harvey, 

Sounds great, I would like the plans for building one.  Thank you for your willingness to share.

Bill 

On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 3:09 PM, Harvey Freeman via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:

  Hello all;

  I have a friend who builds model ships and I cut planking for him at 1/16” thickness from 4 ft. pine boards using a vacuum fence.  

  As the strip exits the saw blade the vacuum fence keeps the strip tight to the fence and there is no chatter and the finished strip can sit between the blade and fence with the blade spinning and not kick back.

  I then stack up about 10 of these thin strips with short pieces of double sided tape between the strips at each end to keep the strips at the ends of the stack tight together.  The middle portion of the stack is secured with wraps of clear packaging tape at about 12” centers.

  In this way I can produce 1/16” x 5/16” strips with no problem.

  Please get back to me if anyone wants a description of how to build a vacuum fence.

  Best regards;

  Harvey Freeman
  Halifax, NS
  Canada

  From: Tom Lovelace via Woodworkers 
  Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2017 11:29 PM
  To: A place where woodworkers talk about woodworking 
  Cc: Tom Lovelace 
  Subject: Re: [Woodworkers] Thin Strip Table Saw Jig

  Thanks, Herb 
  Steve already sent this picture of the same jig that you described. It works great !!
  See Below:

    On Dec 31, 2017, at 9:15 PM, Herb Treuil via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:

    My jig for cutting thin strips on my table saw is very basic, but when used with a push stick works for me.  I use a piece of wood with parallel edges and a cleat tacked to the bottom so that it projects out ~1 inch.  Put the jig between the fence and blade.  Set the gap to the width desired.  Set your board along side the jig so that it rests on the cleat and push through the blade.  Use a push stick to hold the board to the side of the jig.

    If you need longer strips set up an auxiliary "L" fence that ends at the front edge of the blade.  Clamp it to the fence and push stock through finishing with a push block.  You will need an outfeed roller or support to catch the board and strip.

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