Customer Reviews

Rockler Thin Rip Tablesaw Jig

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Bought this puppy for use with a left-tilt Unisaw, and it does a nearly perfect job making repeated thin cuts, even very thin cuts for simple veneering. I own and use a band saw, too, but I pick up the Rockler thin rip jig and head for my table saw when I need to make any number of identical thin cuts. I highly recommend this item.

I bought this jig from Rockler specifically to rip thin stock for inlay work using my Bosch 4000 table saw.

Unfortunately:

Like the review above, the jig does not extend to anywhere near the blade. About 1/4" out in my case.

The miter slot clamp on the jig does not tighten into the saw's miter slot.

The bearing rubs against the opening in the jig since the mounting hole was drilled off-center.

I can fix some of this by extending the slot on the jig, widening the opening in the jig and maybe applying some tape to the sides of the
clamp. But out of the box, it's worthless for what I originally purchased it for.

I would send it back but that would double an already heavy investment in shipping costs ( part of living in Hawai'i ).

Fortunately, unmodified, it fits my Ridgid bandsaw and might still be useful.

I have a Powermatic 64A Artisan saw (left tilt) and this otherwise clever device won't work in my existing miter bar slot. It doesn't reach the blade from there (and you have to zero it out by touching the blade). I think I can make it work by klugeing the adjustment slot a bit, making it longer. But if I wanted an amateur-looking version of this tool I would have made it myself. Still, if you don't have a Powermatic 64A this is probably a fine tool for the money.