ripping long triangles from 8' lumber
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original piece of lumber
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first cut
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final cut
Hi, folks. First-timer (and total woodworking newb here). I have a 4" x 4" x 8' piece of lumber I'm trying to rip into eight 2" x 2" x (roughly) 2 3/4" x 8' triangles. Having trouble figuring out how to do this on a table saw. First, I cut the lumber into four 2" x 2" x 8' long sections. Now I need to cut the 45 degree diagonal along each of those 2" x 2" pieces. This is the tricky part. I can set the table saw to 45 degrees, but I'd need to align the fence with a 0 degree offset, thus ensuring it would impact the blade. So, I can't do that. The only other options of which I can think are 1) use some sort of jig or; 2) do it by hand somehow. Any thoughts on this? Thanks!