Many thanks. I will be able to use my Bladerunner to make some wedges for a homemade round-rung ladder I am building. I never would have thought of the 2 degree setting on the miter gauge. Again, thanks for sharing.
I don’t have a miter gauge yet but I have band saw and a belt sander with 36 grit belts. So I cut out little blocks and just grind them to shape and it takes seconds per wedge. Gonna try the miter thing soon when I get one. I don’t use a ton tho so my method works for me
4 degrees is only 1/16 per inch. sin 4 =.069. if you want a shorter thicker shim , say 1.25 long x 1/4 at the fat side tapering to nothing. on a calculator, that's 0.25 /1.25 = result then 2nd tan, shows 11.3 degrees. so of course set your gauge to half that. my point being a tiny bit of trig and a cheap calculator make a good addition to this method of flipping the block.
So glad I found this! Thanks for including how to make wedges with a handsaw!
Wow you're really accurate with sawing those 2-degree lines. Nice!
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Many thanks. I will be able to use my Bladerunner to make some wedges for a homemade round-rung ladder I am building. I never would have thought of the 2 degree setting on the miter gauge. Again, thanks for sharing.
That was VERY helpful. Thanks for showing how to do i with and without power tools.
Nice one from all of us here in the UK.
I don’t have a miter gauge yet but I have band saw and a belt sander with 36 grit belts. So I cut out little blocks and just grind them to shape and it takes seconds per wedge. Gonna try the miter thing soon when I get one. I don’t use a ton tho so my method works for me
Thanks. Fantastic.
Amazing, thanks!
Thank you for sharing
How could I make cement wedges? I would like some for my ceramic flower pots.
4 degrees is only 1/16 per inch. sin 4 =.069. if you want a shorter thicker shim , say 1.25 long x 1/4 at the fat side tapering to nothing. on a calculator, that's 0.25 /1.25 = result then 2nd tan, shows 11.3 degrees. so of course set your gauge to half that. my point being a tiny bit of trig and a cheap calculator make a good addition to this method of flipping the block.
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Thank You
Sorry for the stupid question, but why does setting the mitre gauge at 2 degrees make a 4 degree wedge?
Because you're cutting two sides, each with a 2 degree angle.
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2* + 2* = 4*
2 degrees from the center of the wedge on both sides.
Got it. I can’t believe this was 2 years ago that I posted this.
if he was a chef, i can get my most precision sushi or steak
Wouldn't recommend putting your left hand so close to the saw!
looks like he still has all ten.