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Tried to make a quick jig with a hot glue gun and it went about as well as you'd think
I was in a real hurry to cut a bunch of small, identical wedges for a project last week. Instead of taking the time to build a proper stop block jig for the miter saw, I figured I could just hot glue a block of scrap wood to the fence as a temporary guide. I mean, it holds craft sticks together, right? I glued it up, let it set for maybe two minutes, and made my first cut. The block held... until the saw blade touched the wood. The vibration instantly popped the whole thing loose, sending the scrap block flying across the shop like a rocket and my wedge piece pinwheeling into a bucket of screws. I learned that hot glue's grip is no match for power tool forces, no matter how pressed for time you are. What's the fastest but still solid way you guys make a one-off stop block when you're in a bind?
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martinez.kim26d ago
Yeah, that "vibration instantly popped the whole thing loose" is the killer. I've found even a quick clamp is worlds better, but if you're really rushing, a couple of screws through the fence into that scrap block is the fastest permanent-temporary fix.
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wendy62826d ago
Ugh, I feel that. @martinez.kim, I just used a bar clamp and a chunk of 2x4 last week, held solid.
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That "popped the whole thing loose" feeling is too real. I keep a small F-clamp in my saw's accessory tray just for this. It's faster than finding screws and leaves no holes in your fence.
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