3 Simple Jigs to get Professional Results from any Table Saw | Shop Tips

[@bobnicholas5994]

I was pretty nervous watching you reaching over the saw while the blade was still running.

[@MooterMoot10]

Great jigs and great job on the video production. You are making me nervous how cavalier you are pushing material through, though. I'm glad that you still have your fingers.

[@thorlo1278]

I've been woodworking for 40+ years and the most I have done is back in the 70's as a newbie. Grabbed at a piece of thin paneling that was about to break off and missed the paneling and grabbed the saw blade instead. My dad took me to the ER to have my fingers sewed up. Still have all ten! Thank you Jesus!

[@enensis]

My boss was cutting some maple batten snatched in the blade because of a knot and took 3 of his fingers off. He used a pusher ever since

[@thumperman8490]

Agreed, people should always demonstrate ' best practice' when uploading videos. People will simply emulate what they see without thinking of the dangers as they are unaware, you owe it to your followers to 'do it right' each and every time.

[@mitchellquinn]

"Scrap hardwood" - HAH! As if. (Great guide, thanks!)

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Glad you liked it!

[@jriis2010]

@Callum Atlas You meant ex-girlfriend. Consider using another forum to advocate for criminal activities

[@Richard-Freeman]

Watch Rex Kreuger's tablesaw injury video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6itgqGViqx0gbs

[@retiredtom1654]

Although I have made these jigs before, it's always good to watch other techniques. An example is that I always made my runners the same depth as the slots. Your idea works much better!

[@Not_TVs_Frank]

Do note that you *can* extend the slot in your zero clearance insert to accommodate a riving knife. It's totally worth the effort. That means I can use the zero clearance with the riving knife, blade guard, and kickback pawls. I _never_ have to choose between safety and better quality cuts.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Indeed you should, that was an oversight on this video I regret.

[@Not_TVs_Frank]

@@WoodWorkLIFE - It would be short, but it could be subject matter for a future video. Maybe find a few other small mods that enhance safety and package them up?

[@alienscientist8893]

@@WoodWorkLIFE excuse me I'm new to this.. but what is a river knife and what does it do?

[@alienscientist8893]

@@WoodWorkLIFE excuse me I'm new to this.. but what is a river knife and what does it do?

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

@@alienscientist8893 a riving knife helps to keep the tension in wood from pinching the blade causing kickback. This is a critical safety measure and I should have demonstrated how to incorporate it into my final design.

[@SirFancyPantsMcee]

It doesnt seem safe to saw towards your hand with a jig saw.

[@TFger-nm9pr]

Needs to learn how to cut wood safely before trying to "train" other people. Stood in line with the blade, a position that guarantees you will get a kick back in the gut if one happens. Also puts pieces thru without push stick (except to push the cut piece thru after it is cut), and no push block - which is way too dangerous for me to do. Thumbs down.

[@thfi5294]

I am 78. Way back started shop in the 4th grade. Didn't use power tools until 9th grade shop, that was a large disc/belt sander, and I proceeded to remove fingerprints off of several fingers. First and last power tool injury. In 10th grade we were taught about using power tools, and got to use them. Huge saw, metal lathe, etc. The teacher told how kickback occurred, showed us, and I still remember that wood whacking into the wall. Have never had kickback, because I am very careful about how I cut, but just in case, still stand out of line of the blade. Worst injury I have ever had with a tool in my shop, cut myself with my pocket knife. I watch woodworking shows on youtube on occasion, and see even so-called pro woodworkers standing inline with the blade when sawing, or not using push sticks or blocks. I have a Grriper, that I won, and use, but do not buy push sticks or push blocks, instead make my own, only takes seconds on the band saw, or scrollsaw. Most of you guys would consider my shop full of junk. The shop is 8X12, it was what I could afford at the time, the newest tool is probably at least 8 years old, most a lot older. But it all works, and it all does just what I want. My router table is about the 3d or 4th I made, is at least 15 years old, have around $2.50 (that is correct) at the max in it, and it does exactly what I want and need. Woodworking is fun, but you have to be a bit scared of your power tools, otherwise you are going to get bit.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Thanks

[@patrickfouhy9102]

That was awesome. I'm a fairly experienced woodworker, but I've always worked for people who had every tool and jig imaginable so I've never needed much to get my work done. Lately, I've moved to a new city, and my collection of quite basic tools makes it a bit of a challenge to complete many of the jig building videos online because almost all of them require a half a dozen tools I don't have. haha. Thanks for making this so someone starting out in their tool collection can play along as well.

[@hcox1111]

when cutting narrow pieces cut about half the length of the board shut off power flip board end over end and finish cutting the strip. You never have to get close to the blade. Your welcome.

[@jumpinjaxs]

They make amazing push blocks for this also. Stopping and starting on a peice is just asking for a higher chance for tear out.

[@andyboybennett]

RIVING KNIFE!!! The DeWalt has a very good, east-to-use riving knife. The only time it should have been off your saw in this video is for raising the blade up through the material. Then lengthen the slot and get the knife back into place. It makes a huge safety difference. You are obviously appealing to beginner woodworkers, and you need to both teach and show them better than this.

[@cuttiesayyyeeeeCA187]

Riving knife….lol….Ripping pieces up against the fence like that at the beginning bout blew my o ring. You can tell how uncomfortable it is by how you used your push stick. But you’ll have that. Keep your mind sharper.

[@Mikey__R]

I was thinking the exact same thing. I almost never see a blade guard used on a tablesaw on KZbin and I always wonder why. It's such an easy insurance policy against making a painful mistake.

[@b1ooberry]

​@@Mikey__R it gets in the way a lot, especially when pulling sketchier stunts with it, as well as for visual appeal so people can see the cut happening

[@learningthehardway6186]

Nice video and good pointers, but man you are setting a HORRIBLE example leaving the cutoffs loose between the blade and the fence. It’s simply a matter of time before you have a kickback. If you are a newbie and you are reading this, don’t follow this technique. This is EXACTLY what sacrificial push sticks are for.

[@davidh5309]

Yes!!!! I was wondering if anybody was going to pick up on that! Nice video, sloppy demonstration on proper/safe use of a table saw.

[@krislandis1589]

Loved the last sled...a jointer is insanely out of my price range and space ...thanks for the great easy idea

[@woodandwheelz]

Most tools are "insanely" out of my price range also, however, I have found a lot of great deals at yard/estate sales, pawn shops and other market place searches. Recently I acquired a $150 Bostitch 18 gauge nailer for $25 at a pawn shop. And, at another pawn shop, I got a trim router for $35. I forget how much that one was originally. Most shops don't really know what they are selling and are more interested in moving the items out of the shop.

[@boblupart862]

At 4:01 you nearly cut your hand off. Terrible management of that STILL ON AND SPINNING blade that is literally pointing at your wrist waiting for you to sneeze. I hope you read this comment, look at the timestamp, and you pucker significantly. Use this as a warning, no one wants to see you hurt.

[@WhoCaresWinsAgain]

No riving knife fitted is asking for a kickback! Plus fingers rather too close to the blade for comfort...always use a push stick if you want to keep those digits!

[@brianandbrooke22]

Riving knife has to be removed in order to raise the blade up thru the boards. There was one cut with the 45 degree bevel that his fingers were somewhat close to the blade but he would have lost some control with a push stick if he had used a push stick. All other cuts were with the sled. As general advise, yes riving knife and push sticks are the safest but there are times when there use doesn’t make sense and even times when they raise the risk of an accident occurring.

[@Mosessousa1]

I agree. I used to have problems with kickback when I bought my Dewalt table saw years ago and removed it and have never had a single time since where I’ve had a problem with kickback. If you know how to feed the stock thru the saw, the riving knive preventing kickback is just a myth if you ask me

[@teddavid3082]

I'm not sure if many folks need to taper 2×4 lumber along it's 3-1/2" face, but I needed to and couldn't have done so without a jig I made (didn't see such so maybe I invented it?). So for me my solution became an essential table saw jig. Problem was that a 10" table saw barely cuts a standing 2×4. So, putting it atop the usual taper jig leaves the saw blade too short for the job. My solution was to make a split fence jig from plywood. The back fence laminates two 1/2" pieces 3"×40" and single piece front fence is the same size. The two are joined at the back end by a hinge. Near the front end, a hole is drilled through to accept a 5/8-16 tee-nut and the back side was counter-bored to accept a 5/8" socket wrench. Various length 5/8-16 screws give a range of taper angles. (Since the back fence will ride the table saw's fence, the bolts cannot protrude.) The screws maintain the desired angle against the front fence by the spacer they create between them. The last two pieces are (1) a small heel on the front end of the front fence and (2) a sliding lock on that end to lock the two together to fix the taper. The workpiece rests on the saw table with the hinged end of the fence first. The back fence rides along the saw's fence. The small heel pushes the workpiece through the cut. The taper line penciled on the workpiece is parallel to the back fence. The only caveat is to use infeed support for long tapers. Also a handle can be attached to the top of the back fence if desired TDinDC

[@awake3607]

I could barely hear what he is trying to explain. Too distracted by how unsafe he is being.

[@cethhannis1929]

I second this, no one is impressed by your ability to place the ONLY fingers you'll EVER have close to the table saw blade, riving knife or not, it's not a smart move bro.

[@thediddly]

As a qualified welder, i really enjoy watching other trades backyard hacking their tools and showing their inside techniques. It can give us all a lot of ideas on how to be both frugal and professional . Cheers Mate, and good work!

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Frugal and professional, I dig it.

[@alexb5275]

No riving knife 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@JaredRietdyk]

Giving me anxiety, get a push stick dude...

[@martinhogan5970]

Jared Rietdyk ...you quit too soon; he eventually used one 🤣🤣

[@BruceAUlrich]

Good reminder that sleds don't have to be a big fuss.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

The work speaks for itself, you don't always have to go WAY over the top.

[@JustinSmith1287]

Did anyone else's heart skip a beat at 4:01???? Yikes.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

ya me for sure :D

[@alanfetz8553]

Not to beat a dead horse but "Whip Whip!". I am still healing from losing the top 1/4 of my left index finger from a table saw injury. I appreciate the video but man, careful. I am 47 and never thought I would be one with a stubby finger from a table saw. "Wont happen to me". well...

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Thanks for the word of warning.

[@hcox1111]

I worked with 2 guys named Ernie and they both cut their left thumbs off. Be careful if your name is Ernie.

[@agrafes6]

Faaaar too many supers. Good job though. 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@kenmcf]

Wow when you were cutting that plywood, you had your hand and fingers pretty close to the blade. Just noticed. I did that sometimes, but now not ever. Just use a gripper tool or something.

[@joshlyneanneubu395]

True, safety first my friend!!!

[@nickroyle4805]

I was told to never put your hand where you wouldn't put your family jewels. When I was teaching my wife to use power tools I said don't put your hand anywhere you wouldn't put your baby. She got the point.

[@osskala5475]

@@nickroyle4805 u still shake hands with other men? Just asking..

[@nickroyle4805]

@@osskala5475 haha, good one! Maybe I should modify that rule. Never put your hand closer to a blade than you would your old fella. But then you have to specify dangers other than blades. You've ruined my saying!

[@pemtax557]

First of all, this was one of the most straight forward, down to earth videos I've witnessed about jobsite saws manipulated into precision tools and no fuss aids to support it. I am duly motivated once again to find a saw that I just might be able to afford. Thanks and Cheers!

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Thanks Dave, glad I could help

[@arturomacoy2286]

Those saws can set you back really bad.

[@Smurfomatic]

I don't understand most of this, but still couldn't stop watching.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Glad to hear

[@phantomcarpentryandfurnitu7454]

the way you demonstrate using the saw is so dangerous, no blade guard and your hands are often used so close to the blade, with no push sticks . tw0 450mm push sticks should always be used. such wanton display of how not to be safe and soon you will have an accident . shame i would never choose a teacher who is so lazy with safety . xxx be safer much love and nice glue tips

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Thanks, comments like this have really helped me realize I am getting a little over confident around my table saw. I am going to change a few things.

[@thomream1888]

Hate to pick on nits, but those little round thingies you called "bolts" at 1:31 - most of the world calls those nuts. But hey, maybe it's just me - I'm the nutty one...

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

what am I a machinist :D

[@thomream1888]

@@WoodWorkLIFE Wait - you mean you DON'T know everything??? Well, rats! Another dream smashed to bits... OK, so you're not perfect - that line forms right behind me. Man, if I had a dollar every time I misspoke, I'd be Bill Gates's older brother (I don't even know if he has a brother, but I'd walk in those shoes, you know, as my donation to humanity!). More Pepsi please!!!

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

@@thomream1888 consider that not picked :). Good chatting, hope my fallibility didn't scare you away from watching my other videos 😂

[@thomream1888]

@@WoodWorkLIFE Oh, heck no! I not only hit the like button, I've been a subscriber for a while now. Sadly, my woodworking days are behind me (a dose of cancer really screws up life-plans!) but my gear lives on with my brother. I enjoy watching what you do, and appreciate little tips I can pass on. THAT is why I watch your show. I mean, if we were all perfect, well, what fun would that be?! Like I said, I'm in the front of the "screw-up" line!!! (no offense to screws or nails intended...)

[@CompanyofWolfs]

Where's your riving knife 😱 it's an accident waiting to happen (Didn't consider you where doing it for a sled or for a clear path)

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Sorry removed it for other reasons (sled and making the zero clearance throat plate) and forgot to put it back on

[@chefjoemac]

Great video, just cant get past all the glue ups and drilling on the saw table.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Trying to act as if that's all you've got for surfaces. I don't like to intimidate people in projects like this by using a bunch of different tools and work surfaces. NO EXCUSES

[@uuuultra]

Do all of that on a wood bench

[@ghostryda604]

I just started using a table saw on my own and I watch this to learn something. However, unfortunately, after seeing what he built here I have no idea what those things are used for.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

You will very soon learn. This are jigs for cutting square and straight edges.

[@JohnJones-it3us]

Chris if you take anything from this video, let it be how NOT to safely use a table saw. This guy is going to lose a finger or part of his hand someday. Also, his wood gluing method is bad.

[@robholland290]

I never anticipated making so many tools for my tools!

[@seanelucero]

Pro tip. Don't run your fingers down lane between fence and blade. Use a push stick. Good way to lose fingers

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Good advice

[@MikeFaneros]

I've made a zero clearance for my saw too, but I cut all the way to the edge for my riving knife. Do you not use one?

[@andyboybennett]

You don't have to go all the way to the back edge. You can leave some material to keep the insert rigid and still leave room for the riving knife. Very important.

[@chriselliott726]

Excellent point. No point in compromising safety .. its hard to do woodwork when you are missing a bunch of fingers.

[@1995rwt]

@@chriselliott726 That is not what a riving knife does. It helps with preventing kickback and binding but the whole point of a zero clearance insert is for thin materials and small cuts where that type of kickback and binding doesn't occur.

[@chriselliott726]

@@1995rwt I am afraid you are badly informed my friend. Perhaps take a look on KZbin for videos about severed hands and fingers as a result of kickback accidents - if you have the stomach for it. Kick back can throw work back at you causing severe injury or death, but equally drag your hand into the blade. I would also say that those wedded to zero clearance throat plates and no riving knife do not routinely change their setup for different thickness materials. I sometimes remove the top guard on my machine for groove cuts, but never the riving knife. That is reckless, but of course you are entitled to put your own safety on the line if you choose to do so.

[@1995rwt]

Chris Elliott anyone using something incorrectly is libel to injure themselves. What is the point of a zero clearance insert other than to better handle stock that would normally get caught between the throat plate and the blade, or maybe even between the throat plate and the riving knife. I’ve seen kickback before, experienced it once thankfully to no personal injury. I’ve also cleaned bits of fingertips out of jointers before, I get how dangerous tools can be but a zero clearance insert with a riving knife won’t work for the thing that zero clearance inserts are useful for which is ripping thin veneers out of larger boards.

[@trevorhoward7682]

I've been watching woodworking videos for years now. The majority seem to bombard me with needless info backed up by horrendously loud electronic "music"(?). This was great and informative so I subscribed. So now I'll watch and see what else you have for me. Thanks.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Welcome to the WWL family. Be forewarned some of my earlier videos I was going through a weird Casey Neistat thing (pardon my music). I do love music, but I have been trying to get better with my mixes. There is a time and a place...Let me know what you think. This is part of a series of videos I call "don't sweat the technique" it's all about you have a question, here's the answer...no BS 😁

[@condor5635]

Great job thanks for posting. Really should use push plates with handles on them to push your material through. You are way to comfortable getting your hand too close to the blade as you push through. The push handles give you very positive downward and fence pressure along with forward pressure. Just some advice. Love the jigs! Thanks

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

You're right although it's not as unsafe as it looks. There is a concept called lense compression that causes object to appear closer together when you are zoomed in a lense. My fingers are never really THAT close to the blade.

[@condor5635]

Wood.Work.LIFE. - it only you that you have to convince. Thanks

[@dwlsml4118]

Search for "Woodworking for Mere Mortals". It is really good tutorial for beginners. He is very appealing to watch and does a great job explaining things.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Steve is a treasure of this community

[@DobbsyLondon]

You've got no riving knife..

[@jacquesdarc2267]

Wrong methods, bad information puts people at risk. Wrong pushstick, bad demo by ripping piece of wood and only holding left side of the ripcut piece. The piece pinched between blade and fence could have kickback. The guy cuts a wider board and passing it with his hand( big no no). Did not use an outfeed table, 5 cut demo was rushed and had no accuracy. Referring to William Ng's method is fine but don't demonstrate a bad version of making a 5 cut method. It is an insult. Just because people make a video, it does not convey true knowledge and it puts people who watch this at risk. Take a real woodworking class. I teach for a living and done so for over 20 years, worked in wood product industry and have degrees in wood and furniture design.

[@binness]

I had to laugh when he said within 2 or 3 thousand it is ok, however is was 16 thousand, maybe he does not understand how to measure

[@davechadwick3951]

No safety guides No dust extraction Dumb

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

I suck

[@yodrewyt]

Cool jigs. I was surprised by your unsafe work and push stick handling at 1:08.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

fair point

[@yodrewyt]

@@WoodWorkLIFE Cheers.

[@raylp4751]

Crikey Your gonna loose a finger or thumb. A push stick every time. Plus you pushed the panel incorrectly risking push back. Again a push stick pushing area closest to fence and holding down. Try watching safe use of table saw on KZbin. If people who are new to using table saws follow your very bad habits then A&E department are going to be busy stiching hands back on. Do you bother to indicate when your driving and use rear view mirror.

[@MrBlacksharpie]

Hey man, I appreciate the effort and ideas of the video but you should really brush up on the safe use and modification of a table saw before advising others. Video was good otherwise. Best of luck!

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Ya, everything is above board but the camera makes some things look less than safe (lens compression) inuse the throat plate as a guide as to where I never put my fingers near. I also should've emphasized the need for a splitter/riving knife and PPE. I skipped some important stuff to make the message concise.

[@AlbiWiedersberg]

@@WoodWorkLIFE I paid attention and noticed these things so no worries

[@vinzslapu8497]

If you bought the tools and don't have the common sense to not put your fingers in the blade... consider the fact you shouldn't be using the tools to begin with. I also call it population control

[@Seanfrtd]

What about squaring up full length 2x4?

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Start with the jointer sled, then square up the opposite side with the fence, then check your opposing face for square.

[@chazmaxwell9869]

The last jig was the most useful always wondered how to cut a curved board straight and that looks like just the ticket Tha KS for sharing

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

For sure, and you can use a straight line rip jib for so much more too...bevels, veneers, stock prep, tapers, thin strips...all the things.

[@Adsjabo]

You can always go the method of screwing something you know to be dead straight to the curved board and then run that straight piece along the fence also. Handy in cases where you are possibly doing something over 2ft long or so

[@camcarb3]

SLOPS: Demonstrated some dangerous habits here, man. The built in riving knife on that saw is great, and it definitely saved you-- a couple times in this video alone. Also, I've had a zero insert fence eject out of the table before and I still bear the scars on my left hand. I had made it just like yours, without a retention tab or screws, and learned the hard way that those features are NOT optional. PROPS: Nice super glue tip. I'm gonna use that for sure. Overall, really good video that went straight to the point and wasted zero time.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Ya I added that stuff too but I was just trying to get to the point with this video. I normally use a riving knife when ripping or cutting sheet goods. Left it off for the jigs. I opened up the back of the zero clearance plate and added tabs for the riving knife after the fact. Thanks for caring about my digits.

[@BlessedLaymanNC]

"Keep your tools sharp, your mind sharper" and your fingers attached.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Always, I love my fingers

[@josephefasciani7343]

At 76, w/55 yrs as Carpenter contractor behind me, I've all 10 fingers, 0 close calls, thanks to Old World trades mentors!

[@isaaccarson4589]

What is the best right angle square you’ve found to help ensure your rear fence is at 90 degrees to your saw blade?

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

I like the grizzly machinist squares. They are cheap and super accurate. amzn.to/3miihbN

[@thrash99er]

Great video.. those cuts sure seemed unnecessarily dangerous... but great video.

[@joshevans3452]

Particularly at 0:39. Don't do that. Never a good idea to trap a cut-off between the blade and fence.

[@mikkosrussos]

What is it with Americans and table saw safety? It’s kind of irresponsible to post as an expert with virtually no safety precautions taken... sets a bad example for Noobs

[@Paine137]

Add paste wax to the rails and to the bottom of the jigs for smoother use.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Absolutely

[@jamesbond1231]

p.s. Those are nuts, not bolts.

[@KBBAKTHA]

extremely useful shop projects, particularly the third jig with just one runner. Thanks

[@Vid_Master]

Yea I came to comment on that final jig - how have I never thought of that before?!?! Goes to show that the best option to accomplish a simple task is usually very simple and easy, you just need to know the answer :D

[@Morgoroth37]

I need some more info on how that third one works. I don't get what it would be good for exactly.

[@Fereshetian22190]

@@Morgoroth37 if you have a piece of wood that doesn’t have a straight edge to make an accurate cut against the fence from, you need to make a straight edge. (The fence is only good if there’s an accurate straight edge to slide along it) That third jig allows him to take crooked boards and make them at least one side straight, so he can then use the fence on the side he just jointed.

[@Morgoroth37]

@@Fereshetian22190 thanks! I didn't realize how important that was! I've been using plywood so far.

[@matthew_baker79]

Great video! I've just bought my first dewalt table saw, and look forward to following your tips!

[@lynnheavrin1045]

37 seconds in and I was fully expecting a kickback or a lost finger. Now I can't trust anything this joker says.

[@Richard-Freeman]

Jesus... I got a bite out of my pinky once (tired and stupid and lucky). Now, I cringe so damn hard when I see this kind of thing. Especially from "educators".

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

While I appreciate your concern and acknowledge this is not a highlight reel of the safest TS practices. Alot of the cringe is from lense compression. I never bring my fingers withing 3" of the blade, most of the time further than that.

[@uuuultra]

U can always judge the skill of a wood worker by how much of his hands he still has 😂😂😂

[@olovk3799]

What did he do wrong/what should have have done instead?

[@marcink.9256]

@@WoodWorkLIFE how fast can that table saw launch that 1x1 wood (0:37) at your weiner? You should do a test and teach us a thing.

[@mariodanielgoldstein3912]

Hi ! Thanks for this very useful video! I need to make a question. I am from Argentina and, though i did my best to understand the explanation i could not understand why i need to do the "zero clearance" in my new Einhell tc ts 2025 table saw. If you can explain me this y will learn something new in this new way that i'v just begin. Thanks so much, and God Bless you all. Mario

[@2011leoc]

Been building furniture and cabinet's for 30 years..... Never used a sled! I never understood why people are fascinated with them? Just saying. Nice video

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

More power to you. Do you use a sliding cabinet saw? If so, ya pretty much you don't need them. If you aren't using a sliding cabinet saw...why not? you have been making money at this for 30 years, haven;t you earned it?

[@2011leoc]

@@WoodWorkLIFE I mean no disrespect. Thank you for providing content! I use a chop saw for small repeated cuts. I use a Powermatic table saw for rips... Cuts etc.. Best of luck to you and your Chanel!

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

None taken...just messing with you. A good calibrated chop saw does great things for cabinet grade joinery. Often times the vibration of the chop saw (due to the spinning of the blade) is enough to add a little bit of error that is beyond the tolerances of fine furniture joinery. There are also a ton of non-90 cuts that can be easier at a table saw with a sled and various jigs.

[@scraplifetrashtocash4551]

@@WoodWorkLIFE Those saws suck. Bought 3 they all went back. Went a head and just bought a Sawstop.. Don't have time to screw around getting them adjusted correctly, and my projects r top notch and my clients don't except Crap work.. All to their own.

[@hcox1111]

@@scraplifetrashtocash4551 Yeh you are a regular Norm from this old house I bet, one in every shop.

[@OldMtnGeezer]

OK, big difference between bolts & nuts ........ but I'm sure you've already caught that! ;)

[@dwaggys3322]

its nuts u have used as spacers- not bolts

[@ryanl3407]

Also, he said 2 or 3 thousandths was good, but he showed 0.016 5:51 16 thousandths lol

[@timmyy24]

Call the police.

[@carterscustomrods]

I sanded my surface flat by laying it table down and gluing sandpaper on a flat surface. These dewalt, and even the higher priced saws are far from flat. The fences are also not flat, so you'll want to make you're own fence for it (I used a 1x4 t-slot aluminum extrusion from misumi. They have a better tolerance and perfection compared to 8020, but 8020 is fine. Just don't use T-nutz.)

[@cuttheloop]

@1:29 umm....yeah, that's a nut

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Pardon my imperfections.

[@61spindrift]

said from somebody that had to edit a 5 word sentence. Facepalm.

[@johnbuell8035]

Speak slower. The gabbling is ludicrous. Whatever other people do, who cares? Speak your words so that we can understand wtf you’re talking about. Which is NOT the case now. There’ no prize for speed

[@briangrogan910]

Pretty cool Jigs! I have the same table saw set up. It is awesome saw and a great value. I was curious why on so many of your cuts that your blade appears so much higher than the wood?

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

I usually raise the blade until the gullets are even with the surface but with plywood higher blade setting reduces tearout. Not great for safety, but I steer clear of the blade.

[@LordPadriac]

It is a never settled argument over what blade height above the wood is best or safest. The only real benefit to having the blade super low is less blade exposed to the user. However if we're using using proper techniques and push sticks and the like then having the blade higher isn't really any safer than having the blade lower. Also using a blade guard makes the argument against having the blade too high to reduce the chance of blade contact a completely moot point anyway. The argument for having the blade higher is that you have less teeth in contact with the work at any given time reducing the friction the blade has against the wood which reduces the overall forces trying to push the wood off of the saw top.

[@uuuultra]

Just got about 1/8" higher than the wood (accounting for bowed plywood 😉)

[@raymondbrown6424]

Old school of thought was use blade slightly higher than material be cut. Fast forward 20 plus years and that is no longer the recommended practice . Raising the blade higher helps hold down the material.

[@derrickpflibsen219]

Stumbled across this video looking for some sled options, the examples built here are pretty nice, but this video is filled with MAJOR safety issues and should be removed. Just my $0.02.

[@alphawoodheirlooms3416]

Spot on for all three jigs. I knew i would learn something here. Combining wood glue with super and spray brilliant and thanks for a well presented youtube. I like and sub cheers

[@letter721]

This video was really helpful, but it also made me a nervous wreck. *Please* level up your table saw safety. You're just begging for a really severe accident, and others trying to learn from your videos might unknowingly pick up some extremely dangerous habits.

[@0mdm2]

Thanks for sharing! I’m wondering how to put a measurement guide on the fence of the cross cut sled

[@bh7926]

Try routing out a grove and using a yard stick as an "inlay." I did the same thing on a fence extension I did for my miter saw and I'll be doing it with an assembly table I'm building soon. I would recommend cutting off a quarter inch so the edge isn't riding next to the blade on every cut. Also, use the aluminum yard sticks. They won't wear as fast as the wooden ones and the material is soft enough to cut with an old miter saw blade.

[@0mdm2]

@@bh7926 cheers!

[@Brian-dj3ru]

You could just measure your piece normally and make a line and then line up your line for your cross cut with the kerf cut on the sled

[@kalanikaau1]

I stopped watching this video right after you called nuts "bolts"...there's more than enough amateurs on KZbin, you are just one more...

[@tituscanby6598]

Really like your videos but.... it appears you are operating the table saw without a riving knife. Isn't that extremely dangerous?

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Only when raising the blade into a cross cut sled. I opened up the plate further to account for riving tasks where the riving knife is necessary (such as ripping thin strips) a zero clearance throat plate would be most important for cross cuts and thin strips. Most ripping tasks "shouldn't" have tear out.

[@gregsa42]

OMG, lose the annoying distracting “background music”, so bad I couldn’t stand to finish watching what might have been useful.

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

When making a wooden throat plate, always have the top grain running parallel with the blade. It's a small detail, but it does make for smoother cuts. Another trick is to saturate the cut edges of the ply to stabilize the laminates; makes it much more durable.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

It is plywood so the grain direction goes both ways.

[@youareweakyousuckdicks520]

@thedevilinthecircuit1414 your channels suks so shadda fukup.

[@eulie717]

Expected to see one of your fingers detached throughout this video. You’ve got good info but it’s undermined because you haven’t taken basic safety into account when using the the table saw.

[@TheJamie109]

Man that cut without the riving knife and he's standing right behind it. oof. Stay safe friends.

[@subungulate]

Super useful for me as I don't have any of these jigs/sleds. You're the first content provider I've seen that demonstrates the how-to for these accessories. Thank you.

[@WorksbySolo]

This was a good one, Rick. Gives me incentive to finally make a cross cut sled. Thanks for sharing.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Get you some Bernie. How have you lived this long without a crosscut sled?

[@jthomas1878]

Hit pause after you bashed worksite saws and said you typically make furniture. I don't have time to listen to someone that's that pompous. Maybe not everyone can afford a 5HP Sawstop.

[@dogsbd]

1:30 nuts. ;)

[@Wackywoodworks]

Bolts... that's nuts...

[@uuuultra]

Deez

[@artiefufkin3292]

Shame the riving knife isn't used. Will make your saw much safer. The one supplied can be modified to allow it to work with all those jigs.

[@robertsmithUH60driver]

I think the spacers are called nuts.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Those were machinists tools, I know not what they do...not even sure how they got in my shop

[@chrisdevaile]

If your worried about your fingers then building isn't for you. Go try rhythmic gymnastics or play with makeup.

[@darrylportelli]

Quick tip: make the jointer sled as long as the width of a sheet of plywood (4 feet) so that when ripping down a whole sheet of plywood with a circular saw into more manageable pieces, you use the jointer sled as the fence for the circular saw cuts :)

[@lfcbpro]

OK turning this off half way through, no push stick, raising blade with wood over it, you are asking for all kinds of accidents. Do not follow this video, it is dangerous.

[@lonnyfuller7830]

Good tips. Might also let people know they need to use the blade guard it's there for a reason you don't even instal it. Safety first for most and always

[@hobnob4224]

Those spacers you're putting in the miter slots aren't "bolts" (1:30). They're nuts. Reminds me of the old girlfriend who, when she got to the nuts, bolted.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

ha

[@robertbutler8004]

Twitt you inserted nuts in the miter slots, not bolts.

[@Secondhandmomdotcom]

He gives us this amazing video and people have to be negative and criticize. Great job. Ignore the name calling haters. God bless.

[@paulbrigham9287]

Great vid, but you could have done yourself a favour and began by talking about using the saw safely, ie crown guard, riving knife, length of the push stick etc.

[@TheTrainMan570]

You had me at Eric B and Rakim. Good to know that I’m not the only person who listens to 90’s Hip Hop while woodworking.

[@siafhir]

Is melamine advisable as a zero-clearance insert? I have tons of scraps left from an understair drawer project, and I'm trying to find a use for them.

[@williamlawson1999]

I believe you are using "Nuts" not "Bolts" for your clearance spacers on your sled runners!

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Ya ya...one slip up :)

[@Ryan100million]

Next time leave out parts like 1:00 where you decide your push stick won't do it halfway through. Either that or explain in your voiceover how absolutely dangerous that is so the layperson understands not to do it themselves.

[@TheRealKirkHammett]

Watching you make that crosscut sled makes me wonder how on earth you build cabinets.

[@pillaryclinton6187]

With wood glue , super glue , and accelerator. Oh it might take you a while to get the cabinets too.

[@mushfiqqayyumsaif7358]

No guards over the blade, not using push sticks everytime! Very disappointing

[@kimturner3744]

The spacers you added to the miter slots are called *nuts*. Bolts are the the longer things that nuts screw onto. Important to get that right when building stuff I think.

[@johnhubbard6262]

You think? I think your just a dick

[@tommy1071000]

🙄😒

[@thecommonsenseconservative5576]

Thank you! I was like what bolts are you putting down

[@sigma_z]

I saw so many bad habits in this video. Hands and fingers too close to the blade, not using push sticks when you can and worse of all, letting the blade run after you've finished cutting. I mean why chance it? Doesn't make you more pro if you have less fingers. Good luck but nah, this channel ain't for me!

[@ThPaScCo]

You lost me at 1:30 mark when you used nuts for spacers and called them bolts

[@Jerenemy]

I've been watching of bunch of jig videos lately; trying to make future projects quicker, easier and more accurate. This is definitely one of the better tutorials I've seen. Thanks for the tips, I'm going to get working.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Glad I could help, short and sweet.

[@MrDwaynePoff]

Finally! Someone hitting up the worksite affordable side of woodworking! Thank you!

[@thfi5294]

Not really. I have a HF saw I got for around $50 new, years ago. Crap, right? I make saw sleds for my sawing and I get dead on cuts with them. Also I put a bridge over the blade so the only way my fingers could get bit by the blade is if I laid my hand flat, and slid it under the bridge. Also put stops on front and back, so the blade never shows, and impossible to get cut. I value my fingers, this guy apparently has fingers to spare.

[@Wood_Slice]

There are hybrid saws ( somewhere between job site and professional caninet saws) that are very affordable and much better than job site saws with exception of portsbility. There are Ridgid, Delta, Grizzly come to mind of affordable hybrid saws

[@chuckgrumble5440]

1. Blade parallel to miter slot. 2. Fence parallel to miter slot. 3. Better push sticks + JIGS 4. Keep all digits at least half way attached (or mabey this should be 1) 5. Don't get speared from kickback. I am no woodworking guru, just the order I have done since I got my jobsite table saw. It is true you can get it dialed in really good but its not ever going to be able to get the accuracy of an cabinet saw, but I have not the funds or the space for one. Main thing I have found out is you really just have to just start making stuff and figure it out as go. Thanks for the video and keep those digits intact.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

I'll do my best

[@mack460]

Tight work! Props for the Eric B and Rakin intro bro!

[@terryt2910]

Which Dewalt saw is this? Your link says it isn't available, but no model number.

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Great advice! Those are game changers at the table saw.

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Hell ya! 3 jigs to get your saw going.

[@omaromar-lg3yu]

very very very good job and presentation ,,, simple easy and give us motivation for wood work ...great . thankx

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

glad you liked it, not sure why this was so much better received than some of my other tips and tricks videos but...(shrugs)

[@andrewgreene3758]

Good video, man. I never got lost, bored, or checked to see how much time was left. Super useful!

[@WoodWorkLIFE]

Awesome, I am going to try to do more simple tip videos like this straight and to the point. Anything you would be interested in seeing in this format?

[@andrewgreene3758]

I can’t think of anything in particular at the moment, but I’d for sure watch it! Haha

[@TheThechrismiller]

Wood.Work.LIFE. How about some joint jigs? Maybe a box joint jig?