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I know what a notched mitre gauage extension usually reccommended for cutting box joints on a table saw looks like, but what is the best technique to accurately set the distances between the two notches in the mitre guage extension so that small errors don’t accumulate as you move your workpiece along from cut to cut.
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fred:
I don't use a mitre gauge, preferring to have a crude sled made...you can get fancy and add sliding stops, etc....but mine is basically a 1/2" scrap of baltic birch with a hardwood support at front and back...two runners fit to the saw table mitre gauge slot and parallel to blade (I use a nice triple chip and usually do this operation on an old Craftsman 8" bench table saw)...have a disposable back fence since this will act as your backing against cut out. I usually arrive at spacing by trial and error...I have a slot in fence which allows me to adjust a pin which registers the next box joint. You probably already do this, but offset each adjoining side by the distance of your joint and cut them both at the same time.
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