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Originally Posted by porkchop
That works if you have a stop block, most that I've ever used don't have that. Of course you could get creative with clamps and pieces of scrap wood but unless I'm cutting a lot of wood that seems like excessive time and effort. Maybe it's my "Work smarter, not harder" mentality from home construction, but I like using a table saw for all kinds of cutting. In the case of the original poster depending on the length of the long end of the board I would probably still use the table saw even after the kickback (just pay a little more attention to the small pieces that I'm cutting off).
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The scene shop I interned at had two "pre-fabed" stop blocks that live by the the radial arm saw. It was no more than some 1x2 at right angles with the words "DO NOT THROW OUT" written on them. Paired with the couple of clamps that live there it was a very effective technique for repetitive cuts. Of course there was also 16' of in/out feed table on either side. The show I cut the lumber for goes up in a few days, I should go and see if it's crooked.
