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   scrumseeker | Dec 05, 2004 10:37pm | #1

   I would run the 2x6 on edge through the table saw with the blade set at a 36 deg. angle.  This should result in your 54 degree that you need. 

   Then return the blade to 0 deg. and rip the board to desired width.

   A second pair of hands would be a big help.

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   NickNukeEm | Dec 05, 2004 10:56pm | #2

   Exactly what I was thinking.  Only I would have two extra sets of hands for something that long on such a small TS, one infeed and the other outfeed as I fed.  One pr. hands and outfeed rollers would do as well.

   Probably need a sacrificial fence as well, depending on the piece he needs.

    I never met a tool I didn't like!

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   Sasquatch | Dec 05, 2004 11:51pm | #4

   When you make the second cut, orient the board so that the long point from the previous cut is on top so that it does not bind under the fence, rather runs along it.Les Barrett Quality Construction

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   Isamemon | Dec 05, 2004 11:40pm | #3

   duhhh

    

   thanks guys, ill give it a try

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   DonCanDo | Dec 06, 2004 01:38am | #5

   How about setting the table saw blade to 45 (or whatever the max is) and clamping a shim to the table saw such that it lifts the board enough to achieve the 45 required.

   See attached picture.  Of course, you would also need a rip guide.

   -Don

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   goldhiller | Dec 06, 2004 06:21am | #6

   Depends on how critical the end result is, but sounds to me like you first need a straight edge and a flat face on that 2x. If there's any crook or bow in the thing, you won't get a uniform result.

   Gotta jointer or access to one?

   Knowledge is power, but only if applied in a timely fashion.
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   PaulBinCT | Dec 06, 2004 04:32pm | #7

   Sounds like a good excuse to buy a SmartGuide from Dino.  (http://www.eurekazone.com)

    

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   dinothecarpenter | Dec 07, 2004 02:53am | #8

   1. Warped plank View Image	2. Clamp it View Image	3. flip it over View Image
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   Warped and crooked the same time. And you can even do a compound cut (tapered and bevel the same time.) blindfold. But for 2x materials you need an 8 1/4 circular saw.

   YCF

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   CloudHidden | Dec 07, 2004 03:04am | #9

   My cheap version of that is to use a straight board and lots of clamps instead of the alum edge. I switch the clamps from front to back as necessary. Use rollers, too, be/c I ever have extra hands available.

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   dinothecarpenter | Dec 07, 2004 03:22am | #10

   That works to.

   Anything but...pushing the long board into a blade or knifes. This is what some people call, The Dead Wood Concept. The wood the guide and the saw become one. Is even better than a CNC for small jobs.

   In the pictures above you have a jointer/straight line rip/table saw/panel saw/and a radial arm saw combine.

   YCF