On 3/9/2010 7:13 AM, Puckdropper wrote:
I picked up a stacked dado set last week, and am working on building a
simple bookcase. All the shelves will rest in dados, so I'd like to use
the dado set to ensure a consistent fit.

Here's the problem: The outer supports are 6' tall, and two shelves must
be at the ends of the boards. My table saw won't support a board that long
without the board tipping.

I'm looking at building a side stand to support the extra length of the
board, but was wondering if anyone else had a suggestion. I don't have a
RAS.

Clamp a piece of plywood to the crossmember of a sawhorse. Not elegant
or sturdy or in any way graceful, but it will do in a pinch. If no ply
then clamp on a couple of boards of any reasonable dimension and put a
third across the top.

Or stack books, scrap lumber, or whatever else you need to use on a
folding card table.

Or clamp something in a Workmate.

Or live dangerously and stack some bricks/gallon jugs/barbell
weights/shot bags/unabridged dictionaries on the board to hold it down
(keep them away from the blade--use a clamp across the board as a fence
if you have to). That's a no good for narrow stock but the sides of a
book case should be wide enough to hold them stably.

Or make a crosscut sled with a hold-down and enough weight to manage
your boards.