Comments on: Level Legs the Easy Way

By: divingfe

divingfe — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:07:05 +0000

very clever…. to avoid the “chew-up” experienced by another writer—make sure that only a TINY bit of the saw blade protrudes.

By: Marhk

Marhk — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:36:28 +0000

With all due respect – tried it – chewed up the flat bottom of a leg. Won’t try it again.
I would rather chamfer the edges and then use a block plane. Makes a much neater job!

By: Grantman

Grantman — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 13:03:10 +0000

Great trick. One thought: what would one do with a table that’s bigger than the table saw’s table?

By: desbromilow

desbromilow — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:21:15 +0000

BillT,
you can see him remove the tethered ear plugs after he turns the saw off – so he did use hearing protection – Can’t comment on his glasses, but I do know my prescription glasses are safety specs – but the side shields are more noticable on mine.

The trick is great – all I need to do now is build a chair, buy a table saw, and build one of those tiny brass block planes.

By: Sleeping Gnome

Sleeping Gnome — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:17:03 +0000

Great simple tip.

Reminds me of a similar tip where you taped a piece of 60 grit to the table saw and scraped the offending leg until it was no longer tippy.

By: keithm

keithm — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:49:26 +0000

A reminder that if you have nail-in glides, felt or teflon pads on the bottom of the legs, you’ll need to remove them all prior to your cutting.

By: rroselavy

rroselavy — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:38:04 +0000

A tippy chair will always rock in one (diagonal) direction. Only one of the two legs in the opposing diagonal direction needs to be trimmed to make all 4 legs coplanar. It does not matter which of those two legs to trim, unless you want to make your chair seat perfectly level. If so, a level placed across the seat of the chair should help indicate which of those two legs needs trimming.

I find that so many floors are uneven that making a chair’s feet perfectly coplanar is often fruitless. Also, a chair may flex slightly under load, enough to alter (and sometimes correct) the planarity of the four legs.

Cannot hurt though…

By: BillT

BillT — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:29:05 +0000

Neat and simple method. But –

Eye protection? Hearing protection?

In my shop, both are mandatory any time I’m using the table saw. Prescription eyeglasses alone aren’t enough.

And no, I’m not a “safety nazi” – just good practice. An acquaintance of mine nearly lost his eye a few months ago when a piece kicked back and hit him right in the eye. He’s still regaining sight in that eye months later and going through repeated surgeries. It’s events like that that remind you to keep on your toes and don’t take shortcuts.

By: Barquester

Barquester — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 04:11:21 +0000

You can cut either of the two that stay on the table when you rock the chair. Unless it’s way, way off.
What a neat simple solution, praise doesn’t get any better than that.

By: AL

AL — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 03:21:57 +0000

That’s a neat looking method. I especially like the fact that the blade is only about 1/64″ above the table.

Take Care
AL
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