Thread: The humble pivoted cross cut stop

Hi Cklett,

Like your usage of scrap wood and the flip out dust and cut collector is cool.

The flip is next and compact and I see you can use the bench edge to judge square easily, but I have a question. How are you handling splintering that can happen with the last few strokes - flipping or rolling the dowels?


Cheers

Thanks Martin,

No I am not rolling the dowels or anything like it. The last strokes just need to be very light handed and splintering is very little. You also have to do that or the cut off is being catapulted beyond the tray. The forward motion of the saw gives it a vit of a trajectory..... That's why I should have made a bigger one. But it works and teaches me to be controlled [emoji6]

The pivoted stop is mainly intended where you just want to quickly cut something off. For example for dowels which would be completely hidden it doesn't matter if the end is not fully clean.

If need a perfectly clean cut I would still get one of my mitre boxes out to be honest.

For a quick cut this is a perfect little helper. And costs next to nothing.

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Looked at adding one, but at both possible locations, a competing vise is present,. Thought it would be handy. Was intending to add a a small shelf with replaceable strip under the saw- for some additional utility to handle heavier cuts- that could case splitting with self weight.


Will have stick with bench hooks and the no set saw I use. Cross cut most things with this benchhhok set up-except when quite large.

Cheers