Kevin Miller said:

Greg G. wrote:

No sanding, straight off the saw. Another good thing?
No high dollar gold extruded aluminum, either. g

FWIW,

Greg G.

Sweet. I notice though that the way you have the stop positioned that
the cut off segment is trapped between it and the sawblade. Do you stop
the saw each cut, before backing the jig up? I'd think the segment
would have a tendency to get caught by the teeth of the saw blade and
flung around or get chewed up.

Have you tried it the other way?

Hi, Kevin,

The cut segment is retained by the hold-down clamp.
Without it, what you envision would most certainly occur.

I've not had a problem, and there is little way to accomplish the task
otherwise. It is critical that the stop block be where it is, so that
each piece is _exactly_ the same dimension, with no readjusting of the
stop block required for each individual segment ring.

I only cut far enough to sever the segment, and the sled is fully
retracted without turning off the saw. I remove the wedge, and
proceed to cut another segment. One start of the saw is all I need to
cut the entire ring. Of course, you must keep your hands well clear
of the blade, which is _not_ exposed within the sled platform when
fully retracted. The sled must fit the mitre slots snuggly, so that
no movement of the sled occurs.

FWIW,

Greg G.