LOL Mark, great minds think alike. I was thinking about this concept, using the V-slot and it's accessories, but not as a stop for a miter saw but as a fence for the table saw. It's in the early stages but took a big leap just now with some of your ideas.

BTW, can we have the emoticons we have at the Phlat Forum? AND DON'T MAKE ME ASK FOR IT AGAIN!!!

As a suggested revision, consider mounting another long piece of 2060 laid flat along the top of the current rail (creating a T-section) and using clips with vertical slotted holes to mount the rail to the table. This way you could raise the whole assembly up to match the saw table height which would support the piece being cut full length and it wouldn't be dropping away after the cut. Add another hold down clamp near the left edge of the assembly to hold the material in place and you won't have fingers anywhere near the blade when cutting.

Great idea!

If you add some 1/8in spacers between the V-Wheels and the eccentric spacers that would allow you to mount a steel rule on top of the horizontal profile for accurate measurements.

I think it would be cool to see a way to use v-slot to make a table-saw out of a hand-held saw. Same for a router. Maybe do both with the same table. Maybe one day I'll make a portable lumber mill from v-slot

Check this out...
You could put one rail running the length of the machine and build the rest out of 8020. I bet you could throw it together in a day for about $100 in material.

I'd stick with the hand-crank so I don't need electricity in the forest.

This is neat and all. I have seen the Logosol at wood shows before. I just want to know where the saw stop is located on this?

Bob

I hijacked the thread, sorry. Might be better to start a whole new thread but that's a ways off for me.