Mitre saw jig for cutting small pieces - Mitre saw upgrade

[@CasualDIY]

Check out my other videos of Toggle clamps upgrades and uses: 1. Toggle Clamp Upgrade to Work With a T-Track - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWfTiXuEp7ylnpo 2. DIY Stop Dogs and Dog Toggle clamp for MFT style workbench. Cheap clamping solution for MFT tabletop - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZCXoKyIYsegl68 3. Toggle clamp and T-Track clamp upgrade for MFT style workbench. Cheap clamping solution for MFT top. - kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5PFd2uGftGWl6c

[@apmadeithappen2]

Been a trim carpenter/cabinet maker for over 10 years always cool learning new tricks to make the job easier. Just shows how many different ways there is to do one thing. Great video!!

[@CasualDIY]

Thank you

[@dustisamust5602]

The single best concept for clamping on a miter saw irrespective of the size of the piece. Will be building one tomorrow as I ordered the tracks and clamps as soon as I watched this. Thanks.

[@CasualDIY]

Thank you, I use this jig all the time, not taken it off since I made it lol

[@paulrafter438]

Thank you from 🇦🇺 I’ve just started making ‘pens’ … and this will be perfect for my needs ! Looked at a lot of videos, but yours answered all my questions. Brilliant by its simplicity! You Sir are a ‘Legend’

[@CasualDIY]

Glad to hear it 😁👍

[@GregWallis]

I've got the same Evolution saw and think I'll make one of these jigs as I usually use my fingers close to the blade - though I've still got nine left ;-) Many thanks!

[@CasualDIY]

Hehe lol worth making mate to save the nine 🤣

[@LockStoppageSandwich]

Tomasz have the same mitre saw and will be making one of these soon. Keep up the great work

[@CasualDIY]

Thanks mate, this simple jig is so worth making hope it will serve you well 👍😁

[@David-xu3yk]

I've never seen one of these before! (I must be living under a rock). Really like the different angles the clamps can be put on for pretty much any work piece. Thanks for sharing!

[@CasualDIY]

Glad you liked it, frankly I haven't seen a jig like this before. But it's a big world and I wouldn't be surprised if someone already been using a jig like this for years in their workshop🤣

[@SeriousPoo]

Brilliant. This is a great design, and your video was very instructional. Thank you so much for sharing it!

[@CasualDIY]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jeremybrain5774]

That's a great jig just what I need. Thank you very much for making this jig

[@CasualDIY]

That's great👍 that's the reason I make my videos. Glad you liked it😁

[@alfrose9831]

That's a brilliant idea mate! Something I might have to copy as I cut lots of small pieces. Keep up the good work!

[@CasualDIY]

Thanks mate 👍 well worth making to keep your fingers safe 👍

[@christofix]

Nice done! It is similar and at the same time something different, to what I did in my video this week. The T-tracks are a really good idea! Greetings

[@CasualDIY]

Thanks mate, yes I try to use up what I got in the garage and had 3 small ttracks so I thought they would be ideal 😁

[@puzzlering1]

Hi, newbie here, thank you for a great informative video and a brilliantly finished product, everything was explained and presented very clearly, I will now see if I can purchase the hardware needed for this project and your video will be the go to guide. Thank you again. Take care Sam

[@CasualDIY]

Thank you kindly for watching

[@briansworkshop01]

Yes love it safe always good 👍👍👍👍👍

[@CasualDIY]

Yep keeping those fingers away from a spinning blade it's always a good idea

[@Bluuuz]

excellent jig. Thanks.

[@CasualDIY]

I like it as well 👍😅

[@carlwaine5263]

Excellent video, I have the 185mm Evolution that I use on site but I think I need to make one for workshop use! Well done and please keep going!

[@CasualDIY]

Thank you kindly 👍😁

[@alzucchelli]

Great jig Tomasz

[@CasualDIY]

Thanks

[@jesuscampos737]

Excelente video Tomás, me surge la pregunta que cuando tengas que hacer cortes a 45 no podrás usar esta plantilla porque la tendrás que cortar. Saludos desde la ciudad de México.

[@CasualDIY]

Eso es cierto, es solo para cortes de 90 grados. Todo lo mejor de Polonia

[@galland3496]

Yes , good ideas , Thanks

[@CasualDIY]

Thanks for watching 👍😁

[@bricofast]

Great jig,a hug here from Portugal 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹

[@CasualDIY]

Thank you kindly my friend 👍

[@sumosprojects]

Clever, well thought out Tomasz 🍻👍

[@CasualDIY]

Thanks matey, makes my life so much easier and safer 👍

[@danutafranczyk4594]

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing!

[@CasualDIY]

Thanks 👍

[@Dutchshedwoodshop]

Great idea buddy! looks good aswell!

[@CasualDIY]

Hehe thanks mate but you know looks is not everything 🤣

[@OlcayMsrloglu]

I hope everything goes well in Poland. I missed your videos about wood working...

[@CasualDIY]

Thank you mate. I should be back making videos from middle of June 👍

[@micksidaway]

Excellent work😁

[@CasualDIY]

Cheers mate👍

[@johnmarkrountree6196]

Excellent ideal this is what I need to make to ensure small pieces dont get lodge inside the platform of the saw. I was trying to make 10mm cubes and the cut offs would fly off in. The shop or get jammed on the back and damageng the final pieces. What size width is the saw blade? I was using a 1/8 kerf wondering if there is anything smaller for such work Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@CasualDIY]

Thank you, oh can't remember the kerf on that blade I think it was 1.8mm but can't remember exactly

[@OLO76]

Wyszło super, czasem potrzebna jest trzecia ręka jak i usztywnienie materiału żeby dociąć coś idealnie. Pozdrawiam

[@CasualDIY]

Dokładnie tak👍 dzieki wielkie , pozdrowionka😁

[@sneekswallart]

That a really cool mitre saw jig pal !!

[@CasualDIY]

Thanks mate. And it made my life so much easier and safer 😁👍

[@daytontm]

Very nice. I'm currently building my first miter saw station/jig, but I'd planned a second parallel T-track 4" away from the T-track next to the fence. Is there an advantage to having two secondary T-tracks at 45° instead of just two parallel T-tracks? Or is it just personal preference?

[@CasualDIY]

I would say personal preference and what jigs you are planning to use.

[@gregdoull1190]

Hi- thanks for the interesting video. I made it on same lines as yours, but I find that the saw blade does not go back enough to finish cutting the wood. I made the fence 6cm high, but that is not stopping it from going back. The only way I can cleanly cut the wood is to put another piece of wood between fence and he wood that I am cutting. Perhaps the depth stop is set wrong. You said that one does not have to cut right through the base. Thanks. Greg

[@CasualDIY]

Yes the depth stop needs adjusting by the sounds of it👍

[@gregdoull1190]

@@CasualDIY Thanks for reply. Trouble is, if I adjust the stop to allow the saw to finish cut, the jig will be cut in half at the fence, with only a little at the front end holding it all together. Will look again tomorrow. :-)

[@CasualDIY]

@@gregdoull1190 maybe a thicker fence then?

[@gregdoull1190]

@@CasualDIY Thanks. Will try that. It is 18mm at the mo, same as yours. I don't miss bits going down in the original groove.

[@gregdoull1190]

Sorted now, thanks. Depth stop adjust. Just learning this stuff after 40 years driving trucks.

[@GabiFodorrasRO]

Super ... big like !!!

[@CasualDIY]

Thank you kindly 👍

[@vampirel1983]

wow, does anyone who saw this have all the tools he used to make this jig? i thought this jig build was supposed to be for beginners. but the tools you used are not beginner friendly

[@CasualDIY]

It doesn't mean you need those tools to make this jig. You can yourself your imagination and decide which of the tools I used can be replaced by the tools you got. You just need to think a bit👍

[@hansdegroot8549]

That's a great jig. I'll make something similar this winter. Thanks for sharing. Could you give some information about the T-tracks you use?

[@CasualDIY]

Thank you. I use many different t-tracks. It all depends what I can buy on offer. Unfortunately I can't get to my tools at the moment to measure this exact t-track for you. I mainly pick them up on Banggood or Aliexpress

[@hansdegroot8549]

Thanks for the information. What is the delivery-time for Banggood products nowadays? I bought a few things at them some years ago. And it took ages, that time. I think I'll give it a try to make them myself. I have a router (and a bit for T-slots, which I've never used till now) and a lot of reclaimed beech wood flooring parts. (approx. 5x35 cm including tongue and groove). If only I had more time.

[@CasualDIY]

@@hansdegroot8549 about 3-4 weeks but now with xmass and covid could be a lot longer

[@rod1148]

Where do you find the metal tracks? Thanks

[@CasualDIY]

Usually Aliexpress or Banggood. But I haven't bought any for a long time now

[@richardnewman1724]

This may have already been asked but I couldn't see it. What is the height of the fence. Thanks in advance.

[@CasualDIY]

It's 11cm

[@richardnewman1724]

Thank you

[@chrissnowden7078]

Tomasz, how did you actually attach the fence in the end? Is it threaded inserts you’ve used? I can just make out the metal chunks and that’s all I can think of

[@CasualDIY]

The jig is attached with bolts. So in the mitre saw you got some holes in the fence. In my jig I counter sink the heads of the bolts so they are flush to my jigs fence and just put a nut on the other side of the mire saw fence👍

[@thepeginator2556]

Nice work, again! 2 questions, what are the L shaped pieces you used to 90-degree clamp the fence? Also, not related to this video but what pocket hole jig do you use? Saw a Katsu one on eBay that looks fairly ‘ok’ for £20, probably do what I need.

[@CasualDIY]

I picked those 90 degrees from Banggood, the cheapest I could find to be fair and actually at 90 degrees 😁 The pocket I got is from Katsu. £20 is a good price, I got mine for about £30 as far I can remember. It's ok. The aluminium channels for the drill bit were a bit "tight" but after a spray of WD40 work perfectly. The jig is quite adjustable as well.

[@NatSatFat]

Great Idea! but how do you stop the saw from cutting through the plyboard? (cutting it into 2 pieces?)

[@CasualDIY]

I got a depth stop in this saw 😁👍

[@christophergraham1857]

So what do you do about the t track if you want to make 45°cut etc

[@CasualDIY]

This jig is for straight cuts only as that's what I need👍 but if your work requires different angles I'm sure this simple jig could be amended to accommodate that👍

[@paulhenderson7196]

Great jig, what size t track do you order from Bangood?

[@CasualDIY]

Thanks, Hmm tricky question, I buy what's on offer so got 4 different sizes of ttracks unfortunately🤔

[@dalailager]

Cool jig 👍 How do you get on with the Evolution mitre saw? Is it accurate enough? I have the version before yours and find it's not that great... maybe for rough work on site but not woodworking

[@CasualDIY]

Hi, after initial set up and now when it sits in my bench I got no issues with it. The cuts are straight and true. The only thing is the laser, I don't use it as I didn't had the patience to set it up.

[@dalailager]

@@CasualDIY yeah the laser is another thing altogether - I don't use it except to give me a rough idea of the blade path.

[@shihan1809]

Just wanted to ask how good you find the Katsu trim router you're using. Any good?

[@CasualDIY]

To be honest it's fantastic, my favourite router that I use for almost anything and had no issues with it at all. I can fully recomend it 👍

[@cherylzeise8704]

Will this work for bevel or angle cuts on small pieces? Or will there need to be modifications to accommodate the angle of the cut. Say to 45 degrees.

[@CasualDIY]

Hi. No, you would have to make modifications to the jig.

[@joehart3826]

@@CasualDIY And this is the KILLER reason why this jig isn't ideal, you have basically reduced a mitre saw to a 90degree saw only now... You need to be honest in your videos and comment on the disadvantages too.

[@vRSPagey]

Tomas, where do you get you t-track and fixtures, bolts etc?

[@CasualDIY]

The tracks are from Banggood.com found the best price there.

[@vRSPagey]

Bugger, that's where I've ordered mine, but they're taking forever to arrive..... thanks

[@mahersaab7638]

Go Tom Go

[@CasualDIY]

Im going 🤣👍

[@bryandavies6074]

Great idea well executed. But - look at your use of the table saw. No push sticks and leaning over a running blade with no crown guard to stop your cut piece falling on the floor. That bit - not so clever.

[@CasualDIY]

I think it the routine that is creeping in. Well pointed out thanks 👍