Do you have a Saw Board (AKA Circular saw guide)

[niki]

G'day mates

....If you don't have the Saw board, you can make this jig from Plywood/Melamine/MDF.

I have one and instead of making a special board for cutting tapers, I used it as "double function" (you know that I love them cheap, easy and fast)

The idea is not new and has many versions...this one is my version...

It took me around 2~3 hours to make it but considering the photos, it should take about half of this time (you know how it is, you have to tell those "movie stars" how to act and take many re-takes)

Well, enough words...you have 34 pictures to see...

Best regards
niki

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[pawnhead]

Good stuff.

And you don't have to mortgage your house for one either!

(Just warding off all the Festool fanboys before they get here )

[hcbph]

I have several configured as in your last picture. Works great for both circular saws and routers. Once set up, just align the edge with your line and it's a perfect cut every time. I like to use a router with a spiral bit to clean up the edges and that also works very well.

Paul

[niki]

Thank you

John
The Festool is very good (and expensive) system but it's for pro's that are using it on daily bases.
For an amateur like me, that is using it seldom, it does not worth the money.

Paul
I was using it once for the router but nowadays I'm using an Aluminum Straight edge with special locators that let me to position the straight edge in seconds for any depth of cut that I want or, I'm using the router table that is easier and faster.

Regards
niki

[les88]

Thanks Niki,
I making two small tables and now I will taper their legs
les

[niki]

Thank you Les

I'm glad that I posted just in time....

Regards
niki

[joe greiner]

Very nice setup, niki. Thanks for sharing.

For repetitive precision, I'd suggest adding some positioning blocks between the rib and the workpiece: Width1 at the wide end (constant), Width2 (>Width1) at the narrow end for two cuts, Width3 (>Width2) at the narrow end for the other two cuts. Sequence depends on how you rotate the piece between cuts, e.g. 180-90-180 as you show (W2, W3, W2, W3), or 90-90-90 (W2, W2, W3, W3).

Joe

[niki]

Thank you Joe

It's a very good advice and I'm going to use it when I cut the "real ones", that was only a test.

Regards
niki