Easy! Cut Thin Strips On Your Table Saw! 

You do have to spend some time setting the saw up... blade, fence, etc. But once done, the saw is great. Fairly compact which is Nice ru-vid.comUgkxXh-4_3-ZT1fFWP91ZV7iVqzElr0lEb-a I did get an Incra Miter Gauge which takes some setup as well. The stock miter gauge can be adjusted in the miter slot with a little painter's tape... this tightens up the side to side play a lot.

The painters’ tape zero clearance insert is a great idea. 👏

Cool, now I can start that tongue depressor business I always wanted lol

I don't know if you noticed, but someone had driven a car into your shop! The world is full of rude people. It's sad.

Great tip on the zero clearance insert using masking tape. I was getting ready to start making some out of plywood. You saved me a day! ;-)

I’ve been struggling for a week trying to make a zero tolerance plate for my old Craftsman 113. The stock plate is 1/8” steel so too thin for most materials. Your solution? Painter’s tape, genius! Thanks

Super helpful, thank you. Especially the tape tip. I was thinking I was going to have to figure out how to make a zero clearance insert. Now I can do that later when I have more time.

Excellent suggestions. I would suggest not cutting a strip narrower than the gap in the plate behind the saw blade, not just between the blade and the plate) Note this gap would only exist if your blade was not at it's maximum height). I would also suggest you ensure the piece you are cutting is long enough to get good support on the front table and the back table at the same time and to never use a thin push stick that might slip off the work piece (your use of a 2x4 is probably critically important to maintain control of the work piece). As I pushed a strip through using a push stick like yours only much thinner, when the piece was cut off the end of it was still over the slot behind the blade. It dipped into the slot behind the blade and was flipped vertical, then fell back down onto the blade and was fired directly backwards out of the saw hitting me in the arm. Thankfully I was standing to the side of the saw to avoid kickback, and I was hit with the blunt end of the work peice, but nonetheless the strip, (which was no bigger than a pencil), left a 3 inch bruise on my arm and a small hole in the skin. So wear some eye protection, cut longer strips not short ones, and use a wide push stick like you designed not a narrow one. And only cut strips wider than the slot behind the blade (or raise the blade to eliminate the gap). And never assume a small piece can't take out your eye or cut an artery when it's travelling several hundred miles an hour. (PS I wonder if the tape could be easily torn by the work peice and might even force the work piece downwards behind the blade?)

Just glue a square of 1/8 or 1/4 inch scrap in the same place or on the end.

This is the fourth or fifth video of how to make thin strips. Wish I had started here first. Nicely done. Tape trick is a bonus!!

You actually want to raise the blade so that the gullet clears the workpiece. The gullet removes waste and is an important part of the blade.

Thanks for the info! I almost cut my hand doing thin strips at my first woodworking job today, I had to do trim for cabinets my boss had me installing. I was really scared to use the table saw for this because I play guitar and if I lose a finger I'd be bummed out. I can't wait to make a push block for my next job

😎Cool. Thanks for the tip. Especially the tape part👍

"Use a push block." So why demonstrate the wrong way?

Just paint it black (like the Rolling Stones), green (like Matthias Wandel) or pink (like Steve Ramsey) and you'll never mix up your push block with a piece of scrap wood. What was the thinnest strip you have cut with it? I'd need 3 or 4 mm (1/8 or 1/6 of an inch) Is it possible with this system?

Your projects are easy to understand and make, thanks and stay safe

I don’t get it, the first 2:30 are a series of cuts, measurements, painters tape, but then at 2:40 the painters tape is gone and you just do the obvious, push the wood through with a block on top. What’s the point of the first 2:30 then? Is that just a video editing mistake?

I like that it keeps your fingers well away from the blade. Another great video!

I want to cut a bunch of bottle rocket sticks . . . Maybe 1/4" × 1/4" × 3' Is this possible to do ?

What do you use thin strips of plywood for? I can see strips cut from a solid board, but plywood?

The painters tape why didn't I think of that I tried to perfectly cut a thin peace to do that (I gave up)

I'm new to woodworking and love your channel. Could you do a piece on using bits and disks in unique ways? Foe example; can I put a spiral saw bit in my trim router...can I put my router bits in my spiral saw...can I use a grinding wheel in my hand held drill...what happens if I put a bullet drill bit in a router? Thanks! BTW, I posted here because I couldn't find a way to post general questions on the community site. Apologies for using the wrong thread.

woooooow so much work went into this 4 minutes video!! thanks I was looking exactly for that to make ash wood strips to weave baskets

Hi Dan, Nice simple solution. I like simple things, as more likely to use something simple rather than something complicated. Cheers, Huw

I cut the thin strips on the other side of the blade...INCRA fence easy to set up and quick as well as safe...

Works a charm! And my long-experienced spouse was amazed at this tip and others I have learned on RU-vid. He'd not thought of using tape for a quick zero clearance. The tape trick also works for a temporary zero clearance insert on a compound miter saw. Ours does not have a zero clearance, and usually that's not needed. But we are cutting a lot of smaller stuff -- mouldings. I saw this on an old website for finish carpentry and thought, "duh." So I grabbed duct tape, which is what they used. (Note to self, they are now selling duct tape that isn't real duct tape, pay attention in stores from here on out, it's more like a union of duct tape and a colored box tape! And it says "decor" on it! The tape is thin enough that I used two strips layered up to make it more robust.) Extremely helpful for positioning miters!

This is ok with short pieces of wood. Long pieces not so good.

I put finish on my push blocks/sticks, usually polyurethane so I know they aren't scraps

Thank you for your guidance and letting us know the simple method of doing the work. Kindly note that the thickness of a normal tablesaw blade is about 3.2 mm it is possible to use blade of less thickness. For example 6 inch blades are available in 1.8 mm thickness thus one may increase the number of strips per board.

Nice solution with the painters tape. Clever.

I thought we were supposed to have the off cut against the fence? And then I use a push block and a push stick (or my hands ) and I would feed the piece all the way through. If it's for thin strips even if it gets kicked back it's too light to do anything. If you put the fence between your stock and the blade, if you do get kickback the bigger piece will get shot out at your body. I could be totally wrong but I used to do it like the video and I got a piece shot at my hand. So now I put the off cut against the fence. And just go ahead and push it all the way through. Or, you can turn the piece over and continue the cut from the other end. My 2c

raise the blade just till the riving knife touches the tape,then lower the blade, cut the rest of the tape with a razor knife where the indention is so the riving knife can come through. works on my saw. But!! if you swap out the 10" blade for a 7 1/4 blade your riving knife might not reach the top of the blade like it's suppose to.

Love the painter's tape idea to keep thin strip from fall in. Thanks 👍😉

I’m new to using a table saw so have a question… my Irving knife is higher than my blade, so would I need to remove the roving knife to use a block as you’re doing? Or is there an alternative. Thanks

Good video...like the tips with the painters tape. Thanks.

Just out of curiosity, why would you not cut the strip off of the workpiece on the outside of the blade, rather than having the potential for pinch between blade and strip and the resulting kickback?

Great idea 👍 I was just wondering earlier how to cut some 1/2” strips. Nice, thanks for that

thumbs up! Table saw brand?

Noticed you moved up to the big SawStop table saw and is that a Skyline in your garage? Tape trick is awesome and will work wonders until I get to make my own inserts.

I have been woorking with a table saw for a while now and im hapoy to tell you that i used some of ypur great methods thank you, youre a good man

Simple and efffective. I noticed your push block is almost as long as the strips being cut. How would it work for longer cutting longer strips? Let say 4 to 5ft. Thanks.

I always enjoyed your videos and honestly.That’s a nice table saw u got.

Awesome.. thanks

Spent an hour trying to figure out a speedy way to do this last night and ended up doing it the much harder way! Always looks so simple AFTER I see someone else's idea! 😂

This would have been more useful if you showed how to cut thin strips to a specific size. Setting the fence seems, at least to me, to be the challenge.

This is the most legit home shop video I've ever watched, with the car in the shot of the strips falling to the floor

FINALLY!!! I'm pretty new to tablesawing, and got my saw only a couple of days ago. I have watched hundred's of videos on jigs for thin strips, and making insertplates.. Finally a video with a simple solution on my problems. That tapehack, was GENIOUS!!!!!!! THX THX THX!!!

Guess you quit

0:39 Wouldn't you want to stand to the other side?

Don’t you have to worry about kickback with the thin strips?

Thanks

That an S70? Looks like it’s in great shape 👍

I like this idea because it is so damn simple. Everyone else pushes elaborate push sticks and this is 12 inces of a $2 2x4.. I made an inlay painting frame and I have gotten orders foir six more so thes small strips will be handy. I bought my first pin nailer and it was pretty exciting. I have not found a flaw in it yet. I bought the Harbor Freight model and my only concern is that it only shoots up to one inch pin nails. The more expensive then the $22 I spent shoot up to 2 inch pin nails.. I know there will be some application I need it for..but we will see. I am mentioning this because it might make a good vid for you. If you can get a free sample get two and remember your fan Bob..lol. Have a merry christmas!!!

Love to own that saw but sawstop don't supply to Europe

I found out the hard way that by trying this method or a similar one to it, I started cutting into my aluminium fence due to flexing of the fence.

After so many videos that ive watched i finally came to the perfect solution! Thank you!

Hahahahaha, that 2:20 tape trick to create a "zero clearance" is awesome.

When I use a table saw witch this is my 2nd year in woodworking if something ain’t right I stop like when I was ripping some thing on table saw the board was wanting to lift up so I just stoped then I was not putting enough pressure on the board is what happened I’m thinking about getting a sawstop

Very nice

Thanks for the video and love the painters tape tip for poor mans zero clearance insert. That is ingenious. Harleymike/chicago

It is safe since there is a very small gap between the fance and the blade? Everyone else say not to do it like this? Thanks and keep it up

Super Einfach Danke

Tell us about your digital fence. I've never seen one.

Now you can use it as plywood edging on solid wood projects! Just kidding, good advise, or is that good advice?

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Thank You . . . . . I'm all set now after watching this video. :)

Simple and it keeps your fingers well away from the blade

Not my technique but definitely a great way to do it

Perfect! Great tip to use the masking tape to stop the thin strip from going down beside the blade!

I THINK THIS IDEA IS THE SIMPLEST ON THE INTERNET. EASY TO MAKE. THANKS

thanks for sharing. What table saw do you recommend for thin pieces ? I m planning to saw to 6mm.

Very nice. Thank you.

Simple, but great. Thx

Simple, Easy, gets the job done, therefore perfect

Wow good idea thank you

Mate, that's a bloody ripper idea, quick, easy minimal mess. 👍🏽

Thanks it helped a lot

Thank you for this easy and practical solution.

I'm confused I thought you shouldn't put the fence too close to the blade?

Nice and simple 👍 Thank you 😊

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This is a perfect way for model makers to cut wood to the exact thickness, width and lengths they want inexpensively.......Great thanks. Anaco, Anz.

My man! I know this is simple for so many, but my experience in woodworking is still so limited. I really appreciate the video.

Nice Idea 🙏👍

Such a neat and simple idea.

Great suggestions

Nice and simple.

amazing!

Good tip

Clever!

Nice tip

Use a push stick, micro jig or anything other than your hand

Great tip thanks for sharing have a blessed day

Glue strips of sandpaper to those sticks to make detail sanders... 😉 👍

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🤣😂😆 I literally died laughing 40 seconds into the video! The Newbie Woodworker is so me! 🤦🏻‍♂️ But we have fun and make cool stuff! Thank you for this PERFECT video! 😅 Your newest follower, -Mike 😎