Kreg miter jig in action

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Comment by jock sloan on July 25, 2015 at 4:15am

I have just learnt a very good lesson from two expert wood workers and i thank you both

jock

Comment by michael evans on July 25, 2015 at 3:28am

Hi Jay , just to say the photo was just to show the Kreg mitre gauge on the Dewalt table saw . In hindsight not the best scenario, but I did not turn the saw on I am aware of the kickback scenario . Thank you for pointing this out though as safety is paramount and I for one appreciate your opinion go steady , Mick!!

Comment by Jay Boutwell on July 24, 2015 at 9:39am

Michael not to butt into your business but I hope you are not cutting full depth cut offs  with this set up the way the photo is showing.   If you do that is one of the best ways to get a kick back as the cut off piece becomes trapped between the blade and the fence.  When the material is cut is finished it is at the rear of the blade where still trapped by the fence on the one end it can move slightly towards the blade where the material can catch a blade tooth and lifts upward climbing on too of the spinning blade is is then thrown back in a violent kick back. 

 

I often use the fence to set the length but always make sure that the fence if moved away from the end before I make the cut with a miter guage and or even a table sled.