Table saw guide apparatus

Guide apparatus adapted for use with table saw equipment including a table having a table top and having a motor-driven upright saw blade, for cutting a workpiece, said table top including an upwardly facing groove extending parallel and spaced from the plane of the saw blade, comprising:

• a generally flat guide plate adapted to overlie and directly engage the table top;
• upstanding stop means connected to said plate and disposed adjacent to, and space laterally by a short distance from, the saw blade, said stop means having top edge surface means for resting the workpiece thereon and for guiding it therealong;
• projection means being disposed on the underside of said plate and being adapted to fit securely within the table top groove for fixing said plate in place on the table top;
• and
• a substantially flat workpiece carrier being on and overlying the upper surface of said plate, said carrier adapted to engage said stop means for slidable engagement therewith, the upper surface of said workpiece carrier being flush with said top edge surface means to permit the workpiece to rest on top of said top edge surface means and said upper surface of said carrier, said carrier including gauge means mounted on the upper surface thereof for engaging the workpiece and for helping position it angularly relative to the saw blade.