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More Visible Scrolling
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, July 22, 2010
A scrollsaw blade can be tough to see as it goes up and down 1,000 times or more per minute. This can make it hard to follow your line. An easy solution is to spray paint the blades a bright color.
Capture Tablesaw Dust
by American Woodworker Editors Monday, November 9, 2009
My contractor-style tablesaw spewed sawdust everywhere until I enclosed the base by covering all the openings with 1/4-in. MDF panels. First, I added two aluminum angle rails so the collection box slopes toward the dust port in the back panel. Then I...
Double Scrollsaw Blade Life
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, October 15, 2009
When my scrollsaw blade gets dull, it’s really only dull on the bottom half, because the wood I cut is usually less than 1/2 in. thick. To get more life out of my blade, I made an auxiliary table that raises the workpiece, so I can cut with the...
Zero Clearance Dust Port
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Zero clearance inserts are wonderful for eliminating tearout, but unfortunately, they also impede dust collection. To give my collection system an opening to pull sawdust through, I cut a 1/2-in.-dia. hole at the front end of the blade slot. In this location...
Long-Reach Stop for Crosscut Sled
by Tim Johnson Sunday, February 22, 2009
I built the “Ultimate Crosscut Sled” featured in AW #75 (October 1999). It works great, and recently I've added an adjustable stop, which makes it even better. I thought other AW readers would be interested in my upgrade. My 50-in.-capacity...
Handy Blast Gate Lever
by Tom Caspar Friday, February 20, 2009
Reaching down to open and close my tablesaw's blast gate was a real pain until I built this pivoting mechanical arm from pieces of 1/8-in. flat steel and 3/8-in. rod. It may look cobbled together, but it works great. I drilled holes, fastened the...
Tablesaw Jig Clamp
by AW-Editor Thursday, January 29, 2009
I added this hold-down to my tablesaw's sliding cutoff jig and find it a great convenience, because the height of the clamp is easily changed. This clamp uses a standard bar-type caulking gun, cut in half, as shown. The mounting block slides to apply...
Slipping Edges
by AW-Editor Thursday, January 29, 2009
Sharp edges and thin laminates have a way of slipping under the tablesaw fence and ruining a project—or worse. My answer is to lay a piece of 1/4-in. hardboard or plywood up against the fence. A stop at the back prevents the assembly from sliding...
Adjustable Miter-Saw Stop
by AW-Editor Thursday, January 29, 2009
This handy stop grips tightly and is easy to adjust, so you can lock in crosscuts. A spacer the same thickness as the saw's auxiliary fence is the key. Sandwiched between the two clamp faces, this spacer makes the stop fit the fence perfectly. Sandpaper...
Clothespin Holder
by AW-Editor Thursday, January 29, 2009
I love having a cutting list close at hand. But hanging on to it when both hands are busy was a problem - until I bought 24 clothespins for $2 at the hardware store. I epoxied the wooden pins in convenient spots around my shop. Now I can easily double...
Let Horses Carry the Load
by AW-Editor Thursday, January 29, 2009
Trying to rip sheet stock single-handedly while standing 8 ft. behind the saw is no picnic. A pair of horses the same height as your saw table carry the load and leave a path so you can easily guide the sheet from start to finish. Used beside the saw...
Tablesaw Template Trick
by AW-Editor Thursday, January 29, 2009
A simple addition to my tablesaw fence allows me to cut dozens of identical odd-angled shapes in a hurry. It works just like a flush-cutting router bit. The auxiliary fence's ledge is exactly lined up with the blade's outer edge. I use double...
Economical Inserts
by AW-Editor Thursday, January 29, 2009
Commercially made zero-clearance inserts cost about $20. I make my own for less than $3 from 3/8-in.-thick polyethylene cutting boards, which are flat and rigid. A 14-in. x 17-in. cutting board ($10 at a discount department store) yields four inserts...
Replaceable Fence Faces
by AW-Editor Thursday, January 29, 2009
It's hard to improve on the performance of a T-square fence, but I think I've done it. I got frustrated with clamping on an additional subfence every time I wanted to make a rabbet with a dado set (where part of the blade is actually housed in...
Send us your tool story and you could win cash or a great tool.
by AW-Editor Thursday, January 29, 2009
I really don't need five cordless drills, seven routers or 24 antique hand planes, but I can't help it. I'm a tool nut. Are you? Have you ever bought an old woodworking machine just because it looked cool? Tried a new tool and said, "Wow...

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