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7th June 2009, 07:05 PM #1
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60 degrees mitre cut.... huh?
hey guys, i want to make a triangle box which requires a 60 degree mitre cut however my TS only goes to 45. Originally i was going to cut all the angle at 30 degrees and then use an insert to make it up to 60 however when i did a prototype i didnt like the look.
any help is appreciated. Thanks
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7th June 2009, 07:39 PM #2
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Not sure how you might do that, but perhaps you can build a triangular "wedge" to rest your piece on. If the wedge is 30* in the bottom corner (closest to the blade) then you keep your blade at 90* giving you a 60* cut.
Here's a really rough sketch of what I mean (not to scale):
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7th June 2009, 07:59 PM #3
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I've made a sled similar to what afro's talking about. (Just in case you don't know, a sled is a "sliding table" that fits into the mitre slot.)
It's built at 45°, so to get a 60° cut all I need to do is tilt the blade to 15°
The piece is best clamped to the sled; holding it in position by hand is way less than accurate... Trust me on this.
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8th June 2009, 04:52 PM #4
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Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!
The piece is best clamped to the sled; holding it in position by hand is way less than accurate... Trust me on this.
I like the idea of your sled Skew. I will have to remember that.
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8th June 2009, 05:24 PM #5
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In fact I clamp nearly all my cuts on chop, table saw or sawing board, just makes them that more accurate.
The bandsaw I use a clamp and block at the fence backside to stop any lateral movement as well.woody U.K.
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8th June 2009, 07:20 PM #6
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Maybe that's why I can't do mitred corners
No clamps
No sleds
Nooooooo!!!!!!!!
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9th June 2009, 02:59 PM #7
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Ok i have done it, and it wasnt as hard as i thought it would be. I will be making a W.I.P of my progress which will include pictures of my solution, basically all i did was set my table saw to 30 degrees ran a bit of pine through. Placed the 30 degree mitre cut on a flat bit of MDF and freds your uncle. The saw was then set back to 90 degrees and the piece ran through. kinda hard to explain but wait for the W.I.P I will probably get started this weekend.
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