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Tenon jig for table saw. Opinions needed

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Just wondering what you opinions are for a TS tenon jig. Like this one. Is the quality the same with the different companies? Delta,Rockler,woodcraft,grizzly. Which do you think has better options?

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MasterSplinter said:
Really? You think i could? I would need a larger one than a bench top model.
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I don't cut many on the table saw. If I do I just back it with a 6" wide board and cut them. I have a cabinet saw so its pretty easy.

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woodnthings said:
....back it with a 6" wide board...
Are you holding the backer vertically?
Are you laying the workpiece flat on the table and "chewing" the waste away by multiple cuts?
I don't understand..... :blink:

If you hold the work vertically, it may get cumbersome if it's 3 or 4 ft long, like on a table leg or stretcher. I had to make a kerf in the end of a replacement bed rail a while back for the existing hardware, it was all I could do to manage the height. Others later suggested laying the work flat on the bench and using a circ saw. If using a table saw, the tenon length is limited to the maximum height of the raised saw blade, usually about 3" or so.

Actually, with a fine tooth blade, the bandsaw can make some fast and easy tenons. :yes:
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Okay here's a picture. If I have 100 to cut I would make a jig with a little more to it. But if I have a few. The picture shows my method. The first cuts are done with the sled.

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See how the blade hides inside the "pusher". If I didn't have a unisaw. I might need a little more than this.

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Sometimes I use this.

I wouldn't cut anything longer than 4' on the table saw. But bigger is easier for me.

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rrich said:
I have a Woodcraft model. It sits there gathering dust while I use one very similar to the one that woodnthings made. Mine rides along the Biesemeyer fence.

I got a rather good deal when I bought the jig from Woodcraft but with 20-20 hind sight, it was money wasted.

One of the magazines had the plan for my tenon jig. (Don't remember which one.) It was a free-be. I would say to build your own. The concept is simple and the most difficult part is putting a fence on the jig that is perpendicular to the table.
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I agree with Rich. I had one of those monsters. Worked like a real heavy miter gauge. Sloppy and very slow. So easy to move the piece when clamping. Build one. You will like it so much more.

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