How to Make a V-Block on the Table Saw

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6 Responses to “How to Make a V-Block on the Table Saw”

1. tom November 19th, 2017

   I cut my V block and my waste came shooting out right at me. The block turned out perfect but scared me.

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2. Hans October 31st, 2017

   Great video. Thanks for sharing.

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3. Kelly September 21st, 2017

   I've had great luck eyeballing off lines for decades. Any reason you didn't draw lines to follow? As to the last cut, a straight up cut could have worked if you were pushing the limit of thickness. No?

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4. Izak April 22nd, 2016

   My Triton 2000 Table saw cannot cut 45deg angle how now

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5. Wolf Lahti June 19th, 2014

   You don't need even elementary trigonometry to determine the require blade height. If you want the cuts to start 3/8 inch from the edge of the block, simply subtract that distance twice from the block's width. That gives you the length of the base of the isosceles block you're cutting out, which is twice the height you want. (An isosceles triangle divides into two right triangles, and because you're cutting at 45 degrees, the height and the base of the right triangles are equal.) It's a lot easier and quicker to do the math than it is do describe it. (Thank goodness!) (width of block - twice the distance from edge) / 2 = blade height (2.5 - 6/8) / 2 = 0.875 = 7/8 inch This provides a quick check to see whether your block is thick enough to accommodate the cuts without trial and error ruining an otherwise perfectly good block of hardwood.

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6. Zeke Corder June 19th, 2014

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