A clever table saw push-block idea for cutting thin strips

It's safe, easy and cheap to make- Can't beat that!
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[zwoodworks]

I can't remember all your names but watching you and guys/gals like you help newbies, intermediates, etc. Is a real blessing. You help us save money, time and force us out of our comfort zones in order to progress into a good woodworker.
Thank you

[xanderlutz]

I like that over the fence push block.. that makes the most sense

[BarkingBeavers]

Thank you for your videos. You're one of my favorite instructors on YouTube. As a newbie, I credit your videos for keeping me safer in my shop (e.g. your angle grinder video)!

[malcolmrandolph]

I bought the full set of Fisch Forstner bits, and man am I glad I got them! Perfect! Highly recommended!

[Bogie]

Just received a set of the Fisch bits. My old set of Freud went to the newbie woodworker next door. Thanks for the tips. There is always something to learn.

[carlrugen]

Hey im a total newbie to woodwork as recently retired some great simple tips many thanks.

[NianticRiverWoodcraftingChrisN]

Shopsmith has been making a thin strip push block for years. It’s adjustable and fits my Sawstop fence!

[azmike]

I like your idea of using the rip fence to guide the push fixture. I use a Craftsman Exact-I-Rip fence which is an extrusion & so straight. It's on a Contractors Series before they went to Taiwan for the supplier.
Basically all built by Emerson Electric.
Just a beautiful piece of equipment!
I've configured it to cut 45" to the right with a built in router table.
To the left is a sliding carriage.
The Exact-I-Rip fence can be made to do so many functions that the only limits are your imagination.

[averageamerican]

Watched the video and had one made about 10 minutes later. One of those ideas thats so simple and useful it almost silly not to make one.

[AandCequalsMe]

Learned about thin strips the hard way. Won't be doing that again. Thanks for the tips

[steveluepke]

Just bought a cabinet saw from Grizzly so that is a great idea .I'm going to make one that fits over the fence. I build bee hives to sell and there are a lot of thin pieces. Watch all your videos. Thanks

[thersd]

Because of you, I bought some Fisch bits.

I make solid wood arcade sticks and hollow them out with my Fisch bits.

I drill A LOT of holes in a lot of hard wood. I beat the crap out of them, give them a zap with my diamond files with the techniques I learned from you and then I put them back to work.

These bits are FANTASTIC. I want to tag them on Instagram so I can show them off, but I don't believe they're on Instagram.

[bobvogel]

Watched the video, made the push block, now here's your upvote. :-) Good idea.

[jasondoust]

What a great idea, James! Thank you. A slightly modified version will grace our college's panel saw in another hemisphere very soon! :-)

[markforrestsm]

Great tip.. Will make one, with the saw side height adjustable to accommodate different thickness boards..

[davet]

Thanks for the tip, I'm gonna put that one on the short list of projects for the shop.

[timcooperfish]

The Grrriper is grrreat...but novel to this idea is straddling the fence! A marvelous idea!

[thomasclemens]

Thanks! I really like the skinny push block over the fence idea. I’m going to build it. I like your content

[theeddorian]

Another advantage of the thick-stock push blocks is that they reach well forward and hold the piece down to the table. Another is that there's always scrap around. All my push blocks are cut from scrap on my band saw.

[SOLT_Mark]

I've been using option 2 for over 40 years safely for all my cuts with no problem at all. Sometimes simple is best.