What to do with all those small pieces of 1/4 inch plywood that normally get thrown into the scrap barrel? Well, here is one suggestion. Setting up all of those angle cuts a person needs to make over the course of time can be a real pain. Cut 1/4 inch plywood into 2 1/2 or 3 inch strips about 8 inches long and then using either your own good miter saw oor the quick borrow of a friends, make yourself a set of templates such as 45, 22 1/2, 30, 15 and 60 degrees or any others you might have a future need for. Carefully label each angle and then after lightly sanding to remove any burrs, varnish and place a set at each instrument that might need to be set later on. Another few scraps will make a neat little wooden envelope that can hang on the frame of your table saw or radial arm saw. The angle guides on home shop and portable contractor grade tools are usually intended to be close at best but these templates can make each setting quick and flawless. Miter saws are usually a bit more accurate and if in doubt you can make a family of cuts and see how well they fit together to prove or adjust the saw.
Dale in the Flatlands.
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