Miter Sled for Cutting Small Pieces
Cutting clean, accurate miters on small, delicate pieces of molding can be tricky. One solution is to use a sled like you see in the photo below. I like to think of it as a miter box for the table saw.
The sled easily clamps to the miter gauge so there’s not a lot of setup needed. The pre-cut slots at each 45° setting make it a snap to line up the piece correctly on a layout line. A ¼" hardboard base supports thin, flexible workpieces and carries them past the blade. I attached a strip of self-adhesive sandpaper to the tall rear fence to keep the parts being cut from slipping. The front fence keeps the sled rigid for chatter-free cuts.