Thin Rip Table Saw Jig for Narrow Cuts – Adjustable Thin Rip Guide for Precision Strip Cutting, Table Saw Accessory for Woodworking

After watching countless YouTube videos on building your own thin rip jig and never getting around to making one, I broke down and bought this one. I am glad I didn't waste my time. This tool is very well built with premium fit and finish, dead simple to use, and much nicer than anything you can make. Rather than a simple stop, it has a bearing as the stop which not only sets the correct depth of the table saw fence, but also helps secure the workpiece tightly against the fence for extra security when cutting thin strips. The other thing I like about it is how easily you set the depth by measuring against the blade, tighten the knob just a little to lock the slider in place, then slide the whole unit toward you in the mitre slot and then tighten it a little more to lock it down before making your cuts. Part of the fun of the woodworking hobby is making cool jigs to solve specific problems, so I get that. But another fun part of the hobby is having premium quality tools that are a pleasure to use and just work with no fiddling around.

First, this this is very solidly built and will easily handle the rigors of the average woodshop. It is designed well and couldn't be easier to use. I am a stickler about using push blocks (to include the expensive, adjustable brand), but still have concerns about putting my hands closer to the exposed blade than I am comfortable with. This device makes it so much safer and stabilizes the piece through the cut. It works perfectly for my table saw and also on my router table, but unfortunately does not fit in the tracks for my bandsaw. If I could suggest one improvement, it would be the ability to adjust the the width of the skids to fit different tracks (i.e. spring loaded bearings?). As it is, the tracks can be easily removed and temporarily or permanently replaced with aluminum or hardwood tracks of various sizes, then swapped out as necessary.

This is an interesting tool. While it looks like a feather board, it goes on the waste side of the blade and acts as a stop. Joint the edge to be cut from and then set this up on the other side of the blade and register the board against it. The idea is that after you make the cut, if you advance the fence towards the blade until the board is again registered against this jig you'll have a repeatable cut. I'm not sure what the ruler markings are for. They can be used for relative adjustments, but because they're in 1/8" increments that wouldn't allow for very precise adjustments. The true measure of any adjustments is the width of the next cut off. When you crank down on the knob this thing get locked into the miter track extremely well. They have a sturdy aluminum slider that's split and when the knob is tighte it spreads. This is a great idea! Believe it or not I used to try to make such thin cuts against the fence. The problem, of course, was that it was a PITA to shift the fence over every time. I had to find a good starting point with the first jointing cut so that I'd have an easy reference. But then it was still irritating because I'd quickly be between easy reference points on the next cut. This is so much quicker, easier and obviously safer than cutting strips between the blade and the fence. If I had this tool a year ago I wouldn't have had to replace a french door pane from a strip that shot back, through the door window and into the driveway. UPDATE: I'm in a kitchen cabinet build and this worked really well for ripping beading off for mitered inset face frames. I beaded both edges of the boards, ripped the beaded profile and repeated until the boards were used up. Solid tool.

Well made heavy gauge aluminum.

I bought this after seeing similar jigs on various youtube videos and wanted to try it. I have been using it to cut down salvaged hardwoods to turn into trim for door jams & around windows. It has been remarkably easy to use to make thin repeatable cuts, and I expect it to last me a very long time. I am a big fan of "buy it once" products and am very happy with it.

I wanted to get one from Rockler, but it was unavailable. This one seems decent though. I have put several boards through it and it works well. The main negative with this is that you have to really crank the handle to make it stay put in the miter slot. Kind of an unnecessary PIA, not to mention the wear and tear on the handle. It can be fixed, but I don't like fixing brand new tools (even if that is the norm now). My Rockler feather boards can lock in when only using fingertips to tighten.

Works great but I had an issue with tightening it down the the miter slot on my job site saw. Nothing a spacer or a couple washers couldn’t fix. This is a must have tool in your shop. Impressed with the quality and ease of use.

This works as stated and is well made. My only criticism is that the same knob that locks in and out adjustment to the blade path also locks the device to the miter slot. If those functions were separate, it would be easier to use a set-up block against the blade for thickness, lock it in then slide the device back into position. It is workable as is, just could be more friendly.

This does not fit the DeWalt DWE 7485 jobsite table saw.

Excelente y de material de primera

This is built very heavy duty. It locks down tight with a twist and fits bot my bandsaw and table saw. Being able to position it before the blade allows me to avoid kickback. Now I can make may repeatable cuts when I need to do a run for projects. Highly recommended!

Buena calidad, se desplaza bien individualmente. Solo el detalle que al momento de fijarlo sobre el riel de la mesa no hace un agarre correcto. se va desplazando . Y ya lo he probado en varias maquinas. y lo mismo . Hay que calzarlo

As others have mentioned in their reviews, out-of-the-box, the screw knob needed a lot of force to lock it in position inside the slot on the table. It would also wobble slightly if you grabbed hold of it and twisted it while on the table (even after locking in place). This is because the screw knob is designed to expand the metal bar under the tool so that it grabs the sides of the slot on the table. I guess everyone's table slot is all slightly different, so this is kinda to be expected (machine tolerances etc) An easy cheap fix that worked for me, was to take some painters tape and wrap it around the metal bar on the underside of the tool (the bit that slides in the table slot). This increases the overall width of the metal bar making it a snugger fit in the table slot. Result: much less effort required to tighten the knob and no more wobble. I seem to be using a lot of painters taper these days to micro-adjust the dimensions of things so they grip better, Just yesterday I bought a Rigid Spindle Sander where the round sand paper was fractionally too large to grip the rubber spindle you plsce it over and no amount of screwing down the knob on top would compress the spindle until it expanded sufficiently to grip the sand paper. Solution: wrap the rubber spindle with painters tape - problem solved. Just experiment with it guys