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Great solution. I’ve never know that shop Smith had that weird bevel trick. Can the jig be setup for compound mitres?

I am not familiar with the shopsmith either but this peculiar situation did not stop you.
Great thinking as always.

Good thinking Paul !
Simple solution and those are the ones I like best .

Shipwright… how do you deal with the tendency of the wood being sawn from sliding down into the spinning blade at the end of the cut? Do you clamp it and if so, where do you attach the clamps on teh jig to hold it all fast.?

Good question. So far the pieces have been easy enough to hold securely with my hand but I will be getting a deep C clamp. One should do it as the edge of the piece butts firmly against the front of the sled.

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Thanks. I inherited my fathers shopsmith when he passed away. I have always shied away from using it for beveled cuts because of the problems associated with boards falling into a spinning blades and resulting kickback. The sled should go a long way in making it safer when equipped with clamps to hold the piece. May need to modify it somehow to accommodate the clamping devices, but I am going to think about that for a bit and see what I can come up with. Maybe using some of Festool’s clamps and simply drilling some strategically placed holes.

I have a shopsmith and have struggled with miter and angle cuts. These are great. Thank you.