Cutting Small Parts On The Miter Saw

Nice video Todd…good information and well presented!

-- gbear, Carmichael, CA

bear – Thanks man! I did that all in one shot with no script or outline. It just flowed out, I could hardly believe it since most do not go like that.

Thanks for watching;)

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

Great video, Todd. I’ll be sure to try this technique.

I know my kapex has a depth of cut feature that will be useful to keep me from cutting my fence in half accidentally.

-- Sorry the reply is so long. I didn't have time to write a short reply.

Great video, Todd—thanks for sharing!

I still think some kind of indexing system would make it quicker and easier to line up the kerfs. But then again, if the ZCI’s are disposable, it doesn’t matter if the kerf gets enlarged over time.

-- Dean -- "Don't give up the ship -- fight her 'till she sinks!" Capt James Lawrence USN

Dean – As the kerfs become enlarged, I will cut new ones. On some of the ZCI’s they end up with several kerfs in them. Sometimes the cut needs to be prioritized on the left of the kerf, and sometimes on the right. So it is inevitable that it will happen.

As a contractor, simple, effective, and fast is best. Basically, the need to make money distills everything down to doing just what needs to be done and nothing more.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

Yes, your intro SCARED me!

Being I don’t have a power Miter saw, I have to rely on Sleds for the TS… :)

Good food for thought!

Thank you.

-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Alta Loma, CA USA - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?ppuser=1389&cat=500"

Joe – sleds on the table saw can work great. I don’t go that route because in the shop my miter saw is next to the assembly table. I would have to walk 50 feet total to the table saw and back or move my assembly area to the table saw.

My other situation is using the same setup on the job site. It just works better using the miter saw than the table saw on the job site.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

Todd, the advantages of a small shop… :)
... and disadvantages of a small shop!

1. I do not have a power miter saw.
2. I wouldn’t have more than 8’ of walking if I did. :)
3. I don’t go to job sites.
4. The sleds have been made… & in use for awhile.
5. I would probably have to move 1/2 of my shop stuff around, & to the driveway, to get to it, if I had the room for it. ... then, put it all back when done for the day.

-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Alta Loma, CA USA - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?ppuser=1389&cat=500"

Nice one Todd….............after I got my breath back… lol

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Keep your dust collector fed. [email protected]

Thanks for watching Roger! Hope all is well.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

Nice job on the video, Todd.

-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence

Thanks Bob!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

Thanks for this info! Very informative and clear.

BB1 Thanks for the positive feedback! I am working on more!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

I truly am glad that you are back posting here. A lot of big names have left ( probally due to this site won’t allow them to delete posts that…) and I especially like ” share the love share the knowledge”

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