First off, welcome to the forum and I hope you continue to post. It's nice seeing members posting videos! Good hack with the saw too! It must've taken quite a while to cut that piece out. As far as the cutting part you could just stack some scrap wood off to either side of the table of the saw for support of the wood to keep those digits happy and whole! Nice seeing you take care of that old saw, my Dad gave me his ancient Craftsman saw and I still use it today. Replaced the power cable and cleaned her up and she cuts smooth with a new blade.