Veritas Bench Blade and T-slot Stop

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Veritas Bench Blade and T-slot Stop

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These come in different flavors, the one you will be seeing is the one for t-track. The special feature for me is that fact they are very low profile and as such provide some differential from other clamps I have. I've included links to both parts and will provide some pictures of my own but rather then repeat the verbiage of the web page I will let you read that on your own if you are interested.

https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/to ... ench-blade

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https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/ha ... em=13K1018

The stop was back ordered since June and one arrived today. Others are back ordered and current projection is for 3/1/21. I do hope I see them before that....

So on to the pictures:
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In order to be so low profile you need an Allen wrench to secure the parts in place. Rather not have to have a easy to loose wrench but I will have to deal with that, perhaps a special box to hold the items with the wrench.
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There are two flats so they lock at those locations, this being the first.
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This is the second lock position.
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These last two to let you see just how low they are. The wood is a plus size 1/4" thick.

Today was the first time I got to use the official stop. I was a bit surprised that it is as heavy as it is, I guess brass will do that for you. You can of course make your own version of this, which is what I had to use for the last couple of months waiting for the real parts to arrive.

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Re: Veritas Bench Blade and T-slot Stop

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Looks like a winner. I can't tell you how many times I struggled over stops that were just a tiny bit too high.
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Re: Veritas Bench Blade and T-slot Stop

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Will it work in a Shopsmith miter track?
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Re: Veritas Bench Blade and T-slot Stop

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This hardware is for 1/4" and 5/16" tracks so no it will not work with the larger shopsmith t-track.

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