Wooden Throat Fillers

[DaveK]

Here is my solution for making throat fillers out of wood without using a lathe. I prefer wood fillers over foam because I don't worry about them crumbling over time and I can attach them with screws in case I ever need to remove them. The disks are cutouts from driver spacer rings with some scraps glued on to make them the right thickness.

[WB]

I like it, very interesting use of a table saw. I do something similar with a table mounted router. I prefer wood throat fillers also.

[LelandCrooks]

Very clever, both of you.

[bgavin]

It looks like you turn the work piece while the blade is spinning?
Do you use a socket wrench and extension handle to turn the piece, and keep your fingers away from the blade?

[DaveK]

It looks like you turn the work piece while the blade is spinning?
Do you use a socket wrench and extension handle to turn the piece, and keep your fingers away from the blade?

I'm not spinning the work in place. Since the saw only cuts at the edge, the work has to be moved back and forth across that edge. I pull the jig back, rotate the work, then run it through. Go slow to avoid binding, and repeat until it runs free and the saw does not take any more material off.

I thought about putting a T-nut in the work and a crank on the back, but it felt safe enough to just pinch the top of the work against the jig with my hand while I run it through.