This tablesaw miter fixture has an adjustable stop to cut picture frames and other moldings simply and quickly. The fixture itself is fairly standard with rails on the bottom that run in the miter-gauge slots, fences set at 45¡angles and blade guards. The stop has an adjustable indicator that runs through the body of the stop. With the indicator, I can adjust the length of the cut to account for the width of the frame pieces plus clearance for the glass. Once this extra length (for any given frame material) is set into the indicator, I slide the stop along the fence and clamp when the indicator points to the actual size of the artwork. A tape measure on the fence makes it easy to read dimensions.

James R. Thomson, West Vancouver, B.C., Canada

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