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3D Printed Table Saw Stop Block

by Workshop Edits

This is hands down the best solution for a miter stop block on your table saw. Hope you enjoy this little project!
Supplies:

Free STL File - Mark 1 - Miter Stop Block Design

https://workshopedits.com/3d-models/m...

TOOLS
SAWSTOP 3HP PCS: https://amzn.to/3cr1dJO
FlashForge Adventure 3 (Lite Version) https://amzn.to/3a4H4vp
PLA Filament https://amzn.to/39ZNrQs

Step 1: Everything You Need to Know Before Reading

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Don't bother reading if you don't want to - this video explains it all!

https://youtu.be/5CW9KjHkSfI

Step 2: Get a 3D Printer

I bought the FlashForge Adventurer 3 - its a wonderful little introductory 3D Printer and is perfect for a hobbyist / wood
shop because the entire thing is self contained and won't let sawdust impede the mechanics.

Step 3: Table Saw Safety 101

The entire reason for this project is that you, as a professional or total beginner, should never use a miter gauge, a sled,
etc. with a piece pressed up against your fence. The force you put on it mixed with the friction against the fence is a
recipe for kickback. The photo above shows exactly what you should not do.
Stop blocks - which usually consist of a piece of plywood and a clamp against your fence, prevent this entire sequence.
Photo 2 visually represents table saw safety 101.
The way this works is that you put your piece up against your block that is secured to the fence - the sacri cial block gives
you the precise measurement of what you want to cut (factoring in the width of the block), and then when you move the
piece past it, but still up against your miter gauge, you'll cut it without any fence friction.
Having experience kickback once before, I can comfortably say I never want that to happen again

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Step 4: Working Smarter, Not Harder

I was sick of having to keep a scrap block on hand and clamp. Instead, I wanted to challenge myself to design a stop block
in Blender that would t perfectly on my SawStop T Glide fence, would not require a clamp, and would create basically
the answer to an otherwise annoying problem in the shop everyone faces.
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I took as precise of measurements as one could, designed what I believed was the exact answer to my problem, and 3D
printed it on my FlashForge. It came out AWESOME.

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Step 5: You Need This.

I cannot believe no one else has made this before or that no one else has stollen my design. I'm usually humble about my
projects, but this is like, a no brainer, and the world should know it

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Step 6: Have Fun!

I love projects that output a super easy and simple piece, but the BTS thought that builds it is sophisticated enough to
make you stop and go, "wait, why didn't I think of that".
I'm not saying what I created was perfect, but I have now used it for over a year, and it's the most simple thing to pull on
and o of the fence, it ts on top of it when I'm not using it, and it gives me perfectly accurate and safe cuts 100% of the
time.
Do yourself a favor - download the STL le and make a jig like this. Or, ask me for one, and I'll send you it for a nominal
amount. Everyone should have access to the easiest and safest methods to using their table saw. Cheers.

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