Woodpeckers StealthStop Mitre Gauge

[Ultimate Tools Marketing]

Woodpeckers StealthStop Mitre Gauge is a fully-featured mitre gauge with innovative features at an attractive price, making it a sensible upgrade for your tablesaw.

It has a host of premium and innovative features including:

• Precision laser-engraved protractor that adjusts up to 60 degrees either direction
• Positive stops for common angles
• Innovative StealthStop that flips completely out of the way when not needed and doesn't allow thin material or mitres to slip between it and the fence
• Woodpeckers patented leaf springs to automatically adjust to your mitre gauge slot
• Compatible with any standard-sized mitre slot
• Fence extends from 20.5 to 29 inches

Pre-order yours today!

 

[MacBoy]

Obviously that picture is for marketing.

In the real-world, that stock will be prone to slippage and bodily harm without proper clamping.

 

[Ultimate Tools Marketing]

Obviously that picture is for marketing.

In the real-world, that stock will be prone to slippage and bodily harm without proper clamping.

I would say that is a fair comment.

 

[ChuckM]

For the sake of discussion, I don't think too many woodworkers would clamp that piece or moulding to the fence before making the cut for two practical reasons:

1) Some mouldings, because of their shapes,  may not subject themselves to easy clamping. Imagine having to clamp and cut a dozen of pieces like that

2) The holding hand is safe from the blade, and if the grip is towards to fence and the stop, the piece shouldn't slip. (That might not be the case if the stop wasn't there.)

I've seen many unsafe cuts made, especially on a miter saw, but that one as shown in the photo wasn't one of those in my opinion.

A better way is to affix a strip of sandpaper or two to the fence for added purchase, if desired.

What caught my attention in the photo was the missing riving knife. For this kind of crosscut, I always use the dust collection blade guard, which does help a little bit in collecting dust.