Several woodworking retailers sell their versions of a Sacrificial Fence Clamp, for holding a scrap of material to your table saw fence in order to do cuts like tenons and rabbets. These clamps often sell for close to 10 bucks each. Here's a version I made from a squared U-bolt and some shop scraps.
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Standard square U-bolt from hardware store. Costs about 4 bucks. Wing-nuts are about 30 cents, or use jog knobs if you have them
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Cut the U-bolt in half.
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Sand off the sharp edges.
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Fashion together some scraps to form an L that is as long as the width of your fence and drill a whole all the way through.
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Finished product.
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Two working together to hold some mdf square against the fence.
A video if you prefer…
Standard square U-bolt from hardware store. Costs about 4 bucks. Wing-nuts are about 30 cents, or use jog knobs if you have them
Cut the U-bolt in half.
Sand off the sharp edges.
Fashion together some scraps to form an L that is as long as the width of your fence and drill a whole all the way through.
Finished product.
Two working together to hold some mdf square against the fence.
A video if you prefer…
