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Kelly,

I really like this idea. I had an awful time mitering the bedposts for my platform bed. Thanks for sharing your solution.

L/W

Looks like a good jig.

This is a great idea. I have a right tilt blade and one of my gripes is cutting mitres on parallel sides. The first cut is fine, but when I turn it around to cut the other side the first mitre – now against the fence – has a tendency to slide under the fence resulting in an uneven cut.

Now that you have me thinking about it, maybe an even simpler solution (for pieces that will for on the table – not like your problem where it doesn’t fit on the table) is to tack a piece of scrap underneath so the first mitre rides higher on the fence and has no chance of slipping underneath. Thanks for pushing me to use my head. :-) And I’ll definitely keep your jig in mind if I have to cut a piece larger than the fence can handle.

I used to have a right tilt and had the same problem you do, Brian. In a pinch, having a nice piece of ninety degree flashing solved the problem.

The thin material only put the fence off a little under 1/16th, which I compensated for on the set up.

If applicable, it’s not a bad idea to hang a tag or something on the set up end of the fence to remind you of the 1/16th off, especially if you reset your gauge to compensate for it.

To keep the piece from sliding with the wood, cut the piece longer than the fence and glue a block on the bottom of each end.

Smart idea.

—Madts.

good thinking