I'm in the process of making an Adirondack Chair; this is my first project.
I am using the free plans on the follwing web site:

http://www.buildeazy.com/fp_adirondackchair_std.html

I've cut all the materials in the cut list and am on step 6, making the
arms.

I have one of the little Delta table saws from the big box store with the
included fence and angle guide(and all the safety equipment still in place).

I cannot figure out how make the long angle cuts with my current set up.
I'm guessing I cannot and probably need an additional tool or I need to
fabricate something? I will not freehand it, and I am sure safety dictates
not to anyway. I ripped the 1 3/8 seat slats from 3/4 inch plywood and it
was much fun, but that was just straight cuts.

I made the back slats (Step 5) with hand jig saw, but that was 1" stock, and
the arms are 2x6, so it is a little harder to do, though not impossible. The
bottom line is I bought the table saw for these kind of cuts. How do I do
it?

Thank for help,

Kevin

"Kevin Moore" wrote in message
...
I'm in the process of making an Adirondack Chair; this is my first
project. I am using the free plans on the follwing web site:

http://www.buildeazy.com/fp_adirondackchair_std.html

I've cut all the materials in the cut list and am on step 6, making the
arms.

I have one of the little Delta table saws from the big box store with the
included fence and angle guide(and all the safety equipment still in
place).

I cannot figure out how make the long angle cuts with my current set up.
I'm guessing I cannot and probably need an additional tool or I need to
fabricate something? I will not freehand it, and I am sure safety
dictates not to anyway. I ripped the 1 3/8 seat slats from 3/4 inch
plywood and it was much fun, but that was just straight cuts.

I made the back slats (Step 5) with hand jig saw, but that was 1" stock,
and the arms are 2x6, so it is a little harder to do, though not
impossible. The bottom line is I bought the table saw for these kind of
cuts. How do I do it?

Sadly, that is what circular saws and straight edges are for.
Either that or a much much better table saw.

Sadly, that is what circular saws and straight edges are for.
Either that or a much much better table saw.

Not true

You can cut it with a circular saw or make yourself a taper jig. As an
aside, the jigs maje the saw much more versatile.

http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=3184

Here is one you can buy, or, I am sure, someone will give you a link to
a plan for one you can make. That's what I learned to love about
woodworking, you plan to make a project and you have 5 more mini
projects to make the jigs to make the project. All part of the reason
we do this :-)

In article ,
Kevin Moore wrote:
I'm in the process of making an Adirondack Chair; this is my first project.
I am using the free plans on the follwing web site:

http://www.buildeazy.com/fp_adirondackchair_std.html

I've cut all the materials in the cut list and am on step 6, making the
arms.

I have one of the little Delta table saws from the big box store with the
included fence and angle guide(and all the safety equipment still in place).

I cannot figure out how make the long angle cuts with my current set up.
I'm guessing I cannot and probably need an additional tool or I need to
fabricate something? I will not freehand it, and I am sure safety dictates
not to anyway. I ripped the 1 3/8 seat slats from 3/4 inch plywood and it
was much fun, but that was just straight cuts.

I made the back slats (Step 5) with hand jig saw, but that was 1" stock, and
the arms are 2x6, so it is a little harder to do, though not impossible. The
bottom line is I bought the table saw for these kind of cuts. How do I do
it?

Thank for help,

Kevin



One easy and safe way would be to mark the cut line on the workpiece,
then tack the workpiece to a straight board such that the cut line
aligns with one edge of the straight board. Set your tablesaw fence to
a rip width equal to the width of the straight board, then send the
whole thing through the saw, with the straight board's edge against
the fence, naturally.
--
Every complicated problem has a simple solution that doesn't work.

Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
lwasserm(@)charm(.)net

In article , "Kevin Moore" wrote:

I cannot figure out how make the long angle cuts with my current set up.
I'm guessing I cannot and probably need an additional tool or I need to
fabricate something?

Google on "taper jig". Several commercial versions are available, and
descriptions and plans for shop-made jigs have been posted here in the past as
well.

I will not freehand it, and I am sure safety dictates
not to anyway.

Quite correct.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

"Kevin Moore" wrote in message

The
bottom line is I bought the table saw for these kind of cuts. How do I do
it?

Most of the time the need to frequently cut tapers safely on a table saw
dictates taking the time to build a jig.

However, according to the plans you provided, that does not need to be the
case with your one off project.

Considering the dimensions of the arms/amount of taper, Larry's method is
hands down the quickest/easiest for an inexperienced person to setup, does
not require building a jig, and, more importantly, can be done safely with
your current equipment.

You should definitely proceed with that method in mind.

--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 8/29/06

"Toller" wrote in message
...

Sadly, that is what circular saws and straight edges are for.
Either that or a much much better table saw.

Or a jig.. as others have mentioned.

You need a tapering jig... like this

http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/etip020607wb.html

or

http://www.woodmagazine.com/wood/sto...y/data/258.xml

or buy a store bought model from
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...at=1,240,45313

Kevin Moore wrote:

I'm in the process of making an Adirondack Chair; this is my first project.
I am using the free plans on the follwing web site:

http://www.buildeazy.com/fp_adirondackchair_std.html

I, like some others, would suggest the tapering jig. For $20, it's a pretty
cheap and good way to make the cut. To use it, mark the line you wish to
cut on the board and swing the arm on the taper ing jig out until your cut
line is parallel with your fence. Then align your cut line with the blade
and make the cut. Easy and repeatable. --dave


"Pat Barber" wrote in message
...
You need a tapering jig... like this

http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/etip020607wb.html

or

http://www.woodmagazine.com/wood/sto...y/data/258.xml

or buy a store bought model from
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...at=1,240,45313

Kevin Moore wrote:

I'm in the process of making an Adirondack Chair; this is my first
project. I am using the free plans on the follwing web site:

http://www.buildeazy.com/fp_adirondackchair_std.html

Dave Jackson wrote:
I, like some others, would suggest the tapering jig. For $20, it's a pretty
cheap and good way to make the cut.

$15 at Harbor Freight. I have one, and as far as I can tell, it really
is the same as the one from Woodcraft.