Mitre Gauge
After the mixed experience of building
my own crosscut fence I realized an aftermarket mitre gauge should be the only satisfying means of performing easy and accurate cuts. So I asked the machine manufacturer for a small but precise mitre gauge with a fence protruding as less as possible. He provided the below one, 30 mm (1"1/4) tall, with the clip-on table that fitted my needs after some minor modifications.
Cross cutting very small stocks doesn't need anti splintering device that most of time get in the way and consequently spring loaded stops turned deprecated. Never mind, I made the below adjustable stop from plywood and a plastic T strip screwed at the back that closely fit the T track enabling the stop to glide with hardly any play. The T strip also holds a square nut in order to lock against the aluminium extrusion.
I slightly but surely took to setting the flip stop of the
scaled fence and I missed them on this fence. So I just copied the flip mechanism and built my own as shown in the below drawing. The tricky part was about the base that shouldn't move and had to keep the stop at right angle from the fence. I spent much time to shape the solid aluminium round bar with a hack saw frame and files. The tilting stop came from an unused loose part of the
sanding drum.
Amongst many other usages the below photo shows the flip stop enabling for the tenons to be cut related to their shoulder.
I modified the extension just for fun and is not able to write whether it is useful or not. In fact I have still never performed any cut over 800 mm (30") in length with that extension. the
scaled fence on the
side support table is far more convenient for such work.
Last but not least I had to find the right storage space for the accessory I probably lock and remove the most frequently. As you may see below the mitre fence and clip-on table hang close to the
sliding table.