Rob. I used a strip of 1/4" plywood, slightly taller than the metal fence, and drilled 4 holes thru the metal, and used T-nuts, and bolts, to hold it. Then a slightly lower strip of 1/2" plywood glued, to make a ledge about 1' to the right of the blade, and 2'+ on the left. The glued 4 chunks of 2X4 2 high, to make the left side. On the right I used 3, made a planer sled to hold it, and planed it at an angle, for the right. Glued them to the 1/2" plywood, joining at the blade. Stop blocks are clamped at 1' to the left, the pieces I cut are from 6" wide plywood, and 3/4" to 5". So the maximum cut as is, about 6 3/4", works out nicely. The piece is supported by the lip, until the cut is complete, then it tips down, and slides off - usually on the floor, gotta rig a catcher of some type. All of my cutting is straight up and down, at a 90 degree angle, no angle cuts of any type. I got the saw for exactly what I'm using it for, and it does it's job well. Did take a bit of minor tuning to get an accorate cut, but is doing fine now. The best part, it's one of those 10" non-sliders from Harbor Freight. I've had it several months now, use it about every day, and like it. I think it cost $69, plus tax. Might not be for everyone, but works for me. If I were to make another, the only thing I would change is to use 1/2" plywood instead of 1/4", and possibly use 1-3 thicknesses of 1/2" plywood for the lip rather than just one.
