Cutting past 45* with track saw

[treesner]

Is there any good accessory or hack to cut steeper than 45 with the the tracksaw? Maybe make some kind of wedge to go under the track?

 

[kevinculle]

If you have track clamps to hold the track firmly in place I don't see that anything special is needed here.

 

[ear3]

[member=4105]tjbnwi[/member]  demonstrated a method once where he clamped the board vertically on the side of the MFT and then cut the steep angle.

 

[Bigdaddy65]

TSO Products MTR-18 will allow any angle to be cut
https://tsoproducts.com/tso-product...iangles/mtr-18-precision-system-triangle-set/

 

[ear3]

He's talking about mitering the board edge.

TSO Products MTR-18 will allow any angle to be cut
https://tsoproducts.com/tso-product...iangles/mtr-18-precision-system-triangle-set/

 

[TinyShop]

This question sounds like it's referring to bevel cuts and whether anyone has arrived at a good solution to extend the range of the track saw's 45 degree bevel limitation. 

 

[tjbnwi]

I define a bevel as an angle through the depth of the item, and angle across the face of the item.

If anyone attempts this, please plan well and be carful.

I need to make the valance seen over the sinkView attachment 1

Mock-upView attachment 2

Set upView attachment 3View attachment 4

Watch your depth of cut.View attachment 5

Finished fabricationView attachment 6

I did use my RAS to clean up the edge that remained after the cut.

Tom

 

[Svar]

You might add some spacer to avoid cutting into the bench.

 

[tjbnwi]

It so happened today that I had to bevel a board 118º from horizontal. The piece is 20-1/2" wide, the saw was set at 28º. From the time I got everything out and set up, it took 16-1/2 minutes start to finish.

[member=15585]Svar[/member], thanks for the pad out suggestion, it made stop and think, padded up instead of out.

Set up. Mistake here was just grabbing a pieces of car siding for the support. View attachment 1

First side cut. View attachment 2

The advantage of raising up instead of out, blade could be buried into the "spacer".View attachment 3

I had to change the support to a 2x4, the bevel was dropping into the groove. View attachment 4

Both sides beveled.View attachment 5View attachment 6

Installed.View attachment 7

The reason the beam was not made to look extended is there an electrical raceway entering the ridge pole from the cubby area. Wanted to hide the EMT.

Tom