Cutting a 45 degree angle

greasetattoo · Post by **greasetattoo** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:54 am

Hey all,
First post here.

I have a Shopsmith Mark V.
I have a board that is 24" square.
I need 45 degree angles around the whole board.

How the heck does one do this on the Shopsmith?
The table will tilt to 45 degrees and then the board will hit
the tubes on the Shopsmith. I can only fit about a 10" piece to cut at a 45angle.

Is this one of its weakness?

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:14 am

If I understand your dilemma correctly, the solution is simple. Move the carriage and headstock all the way to the right. Install extension tubes and a floating table on the right of the table. Tilt it to the desired angle (45 degrees) and cut away. There is room for more that 4 feet on the table.

http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/attachment.htm?attachmentid=1251&d=1208128641

If you find you still need room, use the 5' extension tubes. The extended table may be a little unstable; a bit of ingenuity should resolve that.

judaspre1982 · Post by **judaspre1982** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:18 pm

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greasetattoo · Post by **greasetattoo** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:51 pm

Hey Guys,

Yes, I have a 520..

I understand now..
As before, I wasn't allowing the space of the down-tubes.

I guess, I will have to build a sled like you have.
I already have a sled, for the flat stuff, maybe convert that one!

I just hate cutting at the 45 degree angle, if you know what I mean..

thanks again..

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:03 pm

is really no problem and you will soon learn that. All that it will take is a few cuts and you will feel like a pro.

The problems you have to anticipate are two (in my estimation).

The piece below the bland is no problem if it is a cutoff (scrap). Just let it fall. If it is good wood - you need to plan for that and deal.

The piece above the blade is going to have a tendency to slide down - yes, down into the blade. Potentially a big problem - understand it and be prepared to prevent, prevent, prevent.

There is a Sawdust Session that you need to watch. If someone else doesn't do it before I do, I'll find which one and post it here.

http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/SS_Arch ... _Index.htm

http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/SS_Arch ... _Index.htm

greasetattoo · Post by **greasetattoo** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:54 pm

Thanks Dusty...

These forums are GREAT!

Looks like I will be making a Miter Extension jig!

bucksaw · Post by **bucksaw** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:56 am

Not having the blade tilt to 45 degrees is one of the biggest downsides of a SS and I feel it is a major safety issues. That is why I never make any kind of cut on my SS that requires a tilted table. I always use my cabinet saw and if I had no other table saw, I'd probably use my circular saw.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:16 pm

bucksaw wrote:Not having the blade tilt to 45 degrees is one of the biggest downsides of a SS and I feel it is a major safety issues. That why I never make any kind of cut on my SS that requires a tilted table. I always use my cabinet saw.

If I had another table saw, I might also chose to use it for angled cuts. However, I do not believe that making cuts on a tilted table is any more of a safety hazard that anything else we do in our work shop.

Procedures are slightly different with a tilted table and the user must be fully aware of the hazards but that is true always.

In my opinion, the only wood shop task that is inherently more hazardous on the Shopsmith than on a table saw is the cutting of large sheets. But, just because you use a table saw for this task rather than a Mark V does not make it hazard free.