I been using remote controlled wheels on magnets to hold wood against the table saw fence. A little softer than the skate wheels. Oh and the magnets are from Grizzly. But now they are about half the price of other wood supply places so probably not worth a flip. In some peoples minds?

  The stand alone magnet on the left is about the best thing for repeatable lengths of cross cut pieces from the table saw in my little mind.

One  of the kids, in a class I was substituting in, was working on and RC car. As you said, the wheels are softer. I can imagine they would be perfect for any application where they applied pressure to a wooden surface.

Pretty darned neat, Jesse. Wish I could use those.

I love my Shopsmiths but, those dadgummed aluminum tables can be limiting.

Your aluminum top or those now defunct granite tops some nut put on table saws. Must have been a money loozer for someone!! or was it luzer or loocer, looser??

For a turning steady rest the harder wheels are better.  Zero flex is best.

While I think either type of wheel would be a plus, the softer R/C wheel would allow a bit of "fudge factor" in the placement of the magnet. Also, the R/c wheel would be preferable for those situations where one is cutting an irregular edge, such as a rough sawn board or a live edge. The harder wheel would not conform in the least in these instances. 

Wheels aside, this is a great idea. Wish I'd have thought of it. I would think the stand alone magnet would also work well for a thin strip jig.

 

Steve

32 minutes ago, Steve Krumanaker said:

Wheels aside, this is a great idea. Wish I'd have thought of it. I would think the stand alone magnet would also work well for a thin strip jig.

 

Steve

Sure beats clamping a wooden guide to a waffle bottomed table.

Great ideas and tips here...Thanks to all...

I used two of the magnets and made a fence that I use on the table saw and band saw... The wheels is another great idea...