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Therunnersrideinthetwomiterslotsandguidethesledastheworkpieceispushedpasttheblade. Theyaremostoftenmadefromhardwoodsuchasmapleorwhiteoak,however,steel,aluminiumor plasticrunnersarealsooptions.Woodrunnersaremorecommonlysuggested,mostlikely,because ofthemoderatecost.Thedisadvantageofwoodrunnersisthatthewoodcanswellwithchangesin humiditymakingsmoothtravelthroughthemiterslotsdifficultorimpossible. Tip#1:Sincemostwoodmovementiswiththegrain,millthesledrunnerswiththegrain runningverticallyasshowninthephoto.Thiswillminimizeoreliminatesidetoside expansionoftherunnerinthemiterslot. Miterslotscanvaryslightlyinsizebutmostare3/4"widex3/8"deep.Mostplanscallformillingthe runnersforasnugyetsmoothslidingfitwithnosidetosideplay(alsocalledslop).However,ifthe runnerwidthswellstoomuchitcanbecomeaproblemand,asImentioned,thisiswhereIraninto troublewithmyfirstsled.Thegoodnews:Tipnumbertwoallowssomewiggleroomwhenmillingthe runnerstowidth. Note:Theheightoftherunnersshouldbelessthan3/8"sotherewillbesomespaceundertherunner forsawdustdebris

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1/2"MDFisanexcellentandrecommendedchoiceforthesled.Basethesizeofyoursledonthe sizeofyourtablesawandyourwoodworkingrequirementsbutnotsolargethatitisdifficulttocontrol. TIP#2:Buildthesledastwoseparatehalvesthatwillbejoinedtogetherwhenattachingthe fences.Constructingthesledinthismannerwillguaranteethatthesledrunnersridetightly alongthebladesideedgesofthemiterslotsallowingforalessthanperfectfitiftherunners aremilledslightlysmallerthantheslots. First,cutthesledbaseassquareaspossible,makingthelengthslightlylongerthanyourfinal dimension(approx.1/2"orso). Second,afterdetermininghowmuchofthesledyouwantoneachsideoftheblade,cutitintwo. (/files/deriv/FD9/V72L/HLZRO4QE/FD9V72LHLZRO4QE.LARGE.jpg) Third,measurethedistancefromthebladetotheinsideedgeofeachmiterslotandadd1/4"tothat dimension.Usingthosedimensions,cutspacerboardstoclamptotheappropriatehalfofthesled base.Theseboardswillbeusedtopositiontherunnersformountingtothebase. Fourth,pressingtherunnersfirmlyagainstthespacerboards,glueandnailtheminplace. Fifth,afterthegluehasdried,putonehalfofthesledbaseintheappropriatemiterslot.Itshould extendtheextra1/4"orsopasttheblade.Thisexcesswillbetrimmedofftocreateaperfectzero clearanceforthathalfofthesled.Repeattheprocessfortheotherhalfofthesledbase. IMPORTANT:RemembertopressthesledbaseFIRMLYagainstthebladesideedgeofthe miterslotwhentrimmingofftheexcessMDF,otherwisethetwohalvesmaynotjointogether properly. Thephotosshowtheprocessforattachingtherunnerstothebaseandtrimmingthebasehalvesfora perfectzeroclearancetotheblade. Photoone:ApieceofMDFisusedasaspacingtemplate.Itiscut1/4"widerthanthedistancefrom thesawbladetothecorrespondingmiterslot.Lineupthespacerwiththeedgeofthesledbaseand clampittothebaseandyourworkbench. Phototwo :Addgluetotherunner. Photothree:PressandholdtherunnerfirmlyagainsttheMDFspacer. Photosfour&five:Nailtherunnertothebase. Photosix:Setthesledbaseintheappropriatemiterslotandtrimofftheexcess Photoseven:Onehalfofthesledbaseaftertrimming(viewedfromtheoutputsideofthesaw)
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Step3:Tip3:BuildingtheFences

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Thefrontandrearfencesforthesledaremostoftenmadeofsolidhardwood.However,thereisno guaranteethatthefencewillholdit'sshapeandremaintrueovertime.Forthisreason,Ithoughttip numberthreemadesenseandwasalsoareallygoodidea. Tip#3:Constructthefenceslikeasandwichwiththetopandbottompiecesmadeof1/2" plywoodandseveralmiddlelayersof1/2"MDF.

Thefencesshouldbeatleast3"highand13/4"thick.Thelengthofthefrontandtherearfencescan varydependingonthepreferenceoftheuser.Sincethepurposeofthefrontfenceistosimplyhelp holdthesledtogether,Ioptedforashorterfence.Thisalsoreducedthetotalweightofthesled.My rearfencerunsthefulllengthofthesledbutInotedmanyexampleswherethefencewasaninchor twoshorteroneachendofthesledtofacilitateanglecuts. Finally,myfencesincludeadditionalhardwoodsupportonboththefrontandrearfences.Ontherear fencethesupportprovidesbothadditionalheightandadedicated"pushblock"tokeepsmyhandsa littlefartherawayfromtheblade.IsalvagedthesepiecesfrommyoriginalsledsinceIlikedthelook andfunctionalityandbecausemynewfenceswereonly21/2"tallwithoutthem. Tobuildthefences: 1)RipyourplywoodandMDFpiecestosize 2)Gluethemupusingclamps 3)Whendry,scrapoffanygluesqueezeout 4)Cleanupthethefaces(andendsifnecessary)byusingafinishingbladeandmakingafinecut passonthetablesaw

Step4:Joiningthefencehalves

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Thisstepdoesn'tcontainatip,itmerelyexplainstheprocessformakingsurethetwosledhalvesare joinedtogetherproperly.Thephotosbelowprovideasummaryofthesteps.HereisthesequenceI followed:

(/files/deriv/FGF/OKDI/HLZRX7AS/FGFOKDIHLZRX7AS.LARGE.jpg) 1)Drillcountersunkholesthroughthesledbasetoattachthefencestothesled(laterinthisstep).

2)Photo#1:Putthesledhalvesinpositiononthetablesawandlightlyclampthemtogethersothe runnersarepressingagainstthebladesideofeachmitergaugeslot.Photo#2showshowtheleft runnersnugsagainstthemiterslot. (/files/deriv/FIB/M4OK/HLZRQNUH/FIBM4OKHLZRQNUH.LARGE.jpg) 3)Photo#3:Clampthefrontfenceinpositionanddrillholesinthefenceusingthepredrilledholesin thesledbaseasaguide.

(/files/deriv/FM4/Y4M2/HM33VHC7/FM4Y4M2HM33VHC7.LARGE.jpg) 4)Photos#4&#5 :Addglue,clampthefrontfencetothesledanddrive2"screwsintothe countersunkholes.Allowanhourortwotodry.

5)Removetheclamponthefrontfenceandrepositionthesledonthesawtoattachtherearfence (youmayneedtoremoveandreattachtheclampholdingthetwohalvestogether). 6)Withtherearfenceclampedinposition,drillasingleholethroughthefence(firstholeontheleft end)usingthepredrilledholeinthesledasaguide.Driveascrewintotheholeandremovethe clamps.

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7)Thenextstepwillsquarethefencetotheblade.

Step5:Tip4:SquaringtheFencetotheBlade

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Theonlywaytogetanaccuratecutistohavetherearfenceperfectlysquare(ata90degreeangle) tothesawblade.Mostoftenasinglesquareissetagainstthebladeandthefencetodeterminethe properfenceposition.ThereisnothingreallywrongwiththisapproachbutIthinkthenexttipmakes theprocessallthemorefoolproof. Tip#4:Usetwo90degreedraftingtriangles,oneoneachsideoftheblade,toassurefinding thecorrectpositiontosecuretherearfence. ThereasonIlikethismethodisthat,ifyourfenceisn'tperfectlystraight,yourbladeiswarpedorout ofalignmentonthesaw,thengettingbothtrianglessquaretothefenceandbladeatthesametime isn'tgoingtohappen. Note:Ihaveamoderatelypricedcontractorstyletablesawand,afterthisexercise,Icametothe conclusionthatmybladewasjustahairoff(maybehalfahair).SinceIwasn'tabouttotakethesaw apartIdecidedtofinishthesledandseeiftheresultswereacceptable.Theywere,soI'llleave perfectiontothoseofyouwithbetterequipmentthanmine. Afterfindingtheproperpositionforthefence,strikeareferencelineonthesledusingavery sharppencil.

Step6:FinalAssembly

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Youarenowreadyforthefinalassembly. If,aftersecuringtherearfencetothesled(asoutlinedbelow),youencounterany resistanceslidingthesled: GOTOTIP#6FORHELP! Next,youhavetwochoices.Youcaneither: (1)Clampthefencetothesledatthereferencelineandshootasmallnailthroughtheundersideof thesled(ontheendofthefenceoppositethescrewedend).Next,withthefencenowsecuredtothe (/files/deriv/F55/Y39G/HM8CX4E1/F55Y39GHM8CX4E1.LARGE.jpg) sled,removetheclampandmakea testcut*tocheckifsquare.Ifthefenceisoutofsquare,tap thefencewithamallettoslightlyadjusttheangleofthefence,thenmakeasecondtestcut andcheckagain**.Repeatthisprocedureuntilyouobtainasatisfactoryresult.Now,withthefence squaretotheblade,reclampanddrillholesinthefenceusingthepredrilledholesinthesledbaseas aguide.Finally,screwdownthefencewith2"longwoodscrews. or,asIdid...

(2)Ifyouhaveconfidenceintheaccuracyofthereferenceline,clampdownthefence,drillaholefor asetscrewontheendofthesledandscrewdownthefence.Makeatestcutandcheck.Ifyoulike theresults,reclampthefencetothesledandfinishdrillingthemountingholesinthefence.Complete theassemblybysecuringthefencewith2"longwoodscrews. ********************************************************************************************************************************************** *HOWTODOATESTCUT: Atestcutisafoolproofwaytoseeifthesledissetupcorrectly.Simplyripagoodsizepieceofscrap (makingsureithasstraight,paralleledges).Presstheworkpieceagainstthefenceandcutintotwo pieces.Slidethecutedgestogethertoseeiftheyfittogetherwithoutanynoticeablegaps.Ifalllooks good,takeonepieceandflipitover(fronttoback)andcheckthefitagain.Anyerrorinthecutnot visibleonyourfirstinspectionwillnowbedoubledandbemuchmoreobvious.Asshowninthe photos,iftheedgesbutttogetherfirmlywithnogapsthenthefenceandbladearealignedcorrectly. ********************************************************************************************************************************************** **Determiningwhichdirectiontoadjustthefence:Ifthegapinthetestpieceisattherearfence, movethefenceback.Ifatthefrontfencemovethefenceforward.

Step7:Tip5:IncreasetheSled'sversatilitywithalayerofHardboard

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Sinceazeroclearancekerfisnecessarytoavoidchipoutwhenmakinganykindofcut,thisnexttip

willdramaticallyimprovetheversatilityofyoursled. Tip#5:Cutpiecesof1/4"hardboardandattachthemtothefenceandsledbasewithcarpet tape.Then,witharegularblade,cutakerfinthehardboard.Atthispointthehardboardis simplyduplicatingthekerfofthesledinprovidingthezeroclearancenecessaryforaclean cut.However,eventuallyyoumaywanttomakewidercutsusingadadobladeorwiththesaw bladesetforananglecut.Thesecutswillforeverchangethekerfsizeofthesledandfence. However,bysimplyreplacingthehardboardwhenswitchingbacktoaregularbladesetto zerodegrees,youcaneasilyreturnthesledtozeroclearancecutting.

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Step8:Tip#6:HowtoguaranteeasmoothslidingSled

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Ifyoursledglidesoveryourtablesaw'ssurfacefromdayonethat'sgreat.Howeveritmaynotand, eventually,itpaystoemploythislasttip: Tip#6:ApplyalightcoatofJohnson'spastewaxtothesledbottomandrunners,thenbuff whendry.Thisshouldreduceanyfrictionandmakethesledslidemuchmoresmoothly. Alternately,youcanapplythewaxtothetopofyoursawandmiterslots,ortoboththesled and sawtopifyoulike. Note:Waxusedonthetablesawtopwillnotaffectyourworkpiecesoncethedriedwaxresiduehas beenbuffedoff.

Step9:Ifyouarean"A"typePersonality

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Accuracyandprecisionarekeycomponentstogoodwoodworking.So,ifyouarean"A"type personalitylikeItendtobe,youmayfindthiswebsitebothintriguingandmaddeningatthesame time: http://wnwoodworkingschool.com/5cutstoaperfectcrosscutsled/ Onhiswebsite,WilliamNghasafascinatingvideoonhowtotestyourcrosscutsledforaccuracyand adjustittowithinonethousandthofaninchofaperfectlysquarecut!Needlesstosaymysleddidn't passhistestbutitwasfuntogiveitatry.Inanycase,sincemytestcutslookgoodandfittogether well,I'mmorethansatisfiedandconfidentmynewsledwilldoeverythingIneedittodo. Ihopeyoufindthesetipshelpfulifyouplanonbuildingacrosscutsled.Ifyougetyourstowithin.001 ofadegreeaccuracyI'llbealittlejealousbutgladImayhavehelpedinsomesmallway.

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sconner1(/member/sconner1/)says:

Oct7,2013.7:21PM

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Myquestionis:Whynotbuildawholesledinonepiecewiththebladeallthewaydown,turnthesaw onandslowlyraisethebladeupandrunthesledthroughtomaketheperfectslot?

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That'sthewayitisusuallydone, whichiswhythisapproach 6 intriguedmesomuch.Ilikedthe (/member/KentM/) factthatitallowedmetomill runnerstofitthemiterslotswitha littleplayinthem.Whenthehalves arepulledtogethertherunnersboth pressonthebladesideofthemiter slotsprovidingasmooth,accurate slidetothesled.ThebenefitasI sawitwasthatnowIdidn'thaveto worryabouttherunnersever bindingintheslots,whichcan happenwhenyoumillthemfora snug,slidingfitasrecommendedin traditionalsleddesigns.

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spin498(/member/spin498/)says:

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Forme,thisistheclearestandeasisttofollowdescriptionofhowtoconstructasledI'veseen. Thanksforthat.
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Juliaschild(/member/Juliaschild/)says:

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Goodideas,IwouldsuggestfinishingthewholethingbeforeattachingtheMasonite,asMDFwill acceptmoistureandswellbadlyifinahumidsituation.AlsoIslightlybevelthelongrunneredges (/member/Juliaschild/) facingawayfromthemainboardsotheunitdropsintotheslotseasier.Iusuallyuse3/8"Teflon sheetfortherunners,youcangetitfromplasticsuppliers.

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al_packer(/member/al_packer/)inreplytoJuliaschild Oct4,2013.4:18PM UHMWcostslessthanTeflon, worksgreat,availablefrom (/member/al_packer/) McMaster.It'salsogoodforthings likeoarlocksockets.

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Juliaschild(/member/Juliaschild/)inreplytoal_packer Oct6,2013.12:18PM BestthingI'veeverusedis Phenolic,butitsnastyontools (/member/Juliaschild/) andsmellshorrible.

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Juliaschild(/member/Juliaschild/)inreplytoJuliaschild Oct4,2013.3:30PM Iscrewtherunnersonasthe Teflondoesnotglue.

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charlessenfgm(/member/charlessenfgm/)says: Oct3,2013.8:22PM Veryimpressiveforonly1000oftherequisite 10000hours)Actually,itisverygood (/member/charlessenf looking.Onethoughtfromafellowwhohas gm/) builtacoupleofthese(albeitnowherenear aspretty)overtheyearsandthoughttopass alongathoughtabouttheguiderails/ runners.Thecomposite'lumber'soldfor decksmightprovemorestableandslippery andlesssusceptibletomoistureinduce swelling.And,itwouldonlytakeafreescrap

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ortwofromaneighbor'sdeckprojectto sufficeforafewsledsorsimilarjigs. Iusedapieceofthisstufftomakea thresholdayearorsobackandfoundit milledwell(ranitthroughmyplannerona sledtocreatethetrapezoidshapeneededfor theapplication)andhaswornwellinthe elementseversince. Again,niceproject.

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KentM(/member/KentM/)(author)inreplytocharlessenfgm Reply(CIMKB91HM8D8WRD) Oct5,2013.7:36AM Verycreativesuggestion.Itsure beatsspendingmoneyon expensiveplasticormetalrunners.

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guitarpicker7(/member/guitarpicker7/)says: Oct5,2013.12:18AM Interestingproject!

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consideredusingpolyplasticrunnersas guides?Ihadthesameproblemswithwood runners:shrinking,swelling,splintering, wearinggrooves,etc. Isawabig$$factorysledwithplastic runnerspolyethelene.Ididn'twanttospend goodmoneyonplasticIfoundthata1/2" thickpolykitchencuttingboardwould providealltheplasticstripsIneeded.This polyplasticmaterialiseasytocutwith regularshoptools,includingajointer!My firstsetofpolyrunnerslastedlongerthan thesled! WhenIvisitthethriftstores,Ialwayslook overthekitchenwaresareaandIhave collectedagoodnumberofpolycutting boards,afewalmostafullinchthick!Of course,onecouldpayfullpriceforsome virginpoly,butit'snotnecessary. Keephavingfuninyourshop,butkeepit safe!
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Anothercoolidea!Thanksforyour input.Definitelyworthtrying.

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Greatjobasusual,Kent.Appreciatethe"tip"approach,eachonecanbeutilizedindependently.The useofMDFadhardboardisgreattheyareflat,smooth,truematerials.Noneedtogotoplywood. Wow,wheredidyougetthosegreatlargetriangles?. Thanksmuch, Bill

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Reply(CUWU3K6HM8DE5RQ) Oct4,2013.6:20AM Thanksforthenicecomments.It'salwaysapleasurehearingfromyou.Thedrafting trianglesbelongedtomyfatherwhowasaprofessionalartist.Inexpensiveplasticones wouldbejustasgoodandshouldbereadilyavailableatanycraftorartsupplystore. flag

BillWW(/member/Bill+WW/)inreplytoKentM Oct4,2013.8:30PM Kent,Ihaveaboutadozen triangles,datingbacktomyfirst 18 collegedraftingclassin1963.But (/member/Bill+WW/) thetrianglesyourdadusedare uniqueduetotheirsize.Largeris better!

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studleylee(/member/studleylee/)says: Thanks!Ilearnedsomethingsinthisand that'salwaysgood.Ineedtomakethissled: (/member/studleylee/) I'vealwayshesitatedonusingthetablesaw w/oone,especiallyifyouworkalone.Ialso needwingsupportsfora4x8sheetwork. thanksforthisinstructable!The5cuttest wasacoolconcept.Isnaggedthoseswf filesforref:) Oct4,2013.10:45AM
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Spotonoldchap, it'ssuchanelegantsolution.Itcreatessucha"Dho!"momentthen"Whyaren'ttheysoldlikethat." (/member/I8mAll/) Thankyoufortellingusaboutitandillustratingthejobsowell. JTD

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AJMansfield(/member/AJMansfield/)says: ThisissomethingIwillprobablyactuallydo, unlikemostoftheinstructablesIsee. Oct4,2013.7:11AM

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Veryverygood,congratulations.Pleaseallowmemakeasuggestiontocomplementyourproject andsecurity. SorryIcan'tinserttheimage,soIpostthelink: http://api.ning.com/files/TmSqT3jmw6UdFXdU5JCXrzIYwKtReo5kdTiSWNw1S *7D10e*02DpRibUvR7MDL9sgvBI7bwDcaKNe2jyNAfVmnk*VSIW1xeyWw6tHRpxg_/CCSled.jpg? width=721

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grooverjamesr(/member/grooverjamesr/)says: Oct3,2013.12:57PM MyonlymajorproblemIfoundiscutting thesledinhalfatstage#2,Thiswillmake (/member/grooverjamesr/) theboardoutofsquareatthisstageand everyattemptatsquaringitlaterwillcause extrawork. Thewaytoaccomplishthesamegoalisto mountthefencetothelargepieceofMDF asshownlateron,mountonesideofthe fence,trueitupwithasquare,thenscrew intheothersideofthefence. Usingalltheseframingsquaresis eliminatedandthesledshouldbeat90 degrees.

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KentM(/member/KentM/)(author)inreplytogrooverjamesr Reply(CDIAZAWHM8DDX38) Oct3,2013.3:35PM Buildingthesledfromseparate piecesisn'tsomethingIcameup 6 with.Thisistheapproachtakenby (/member/KentM/) aprofessionalwoodworkernamed AlanTurnerandthetechniquecan befoundatfinewoodworking.com. Thereiscertainlynothingwrongwith thetraditionalmethodyouprefer. However,Idodisagreethatbuilding thesledthewayIdescribewill maketheboardoutofsquare. Remember,eachhalfhasthe excesscutoffusingtherunnersto createaperfectzeroclearanceon eachsideoftheblade.Oncethe halvesareclampedtogether,you stillhavetosquarethefencetothe sawbladewhenmountingtherear fencewhichisthesamemethod youdescribe.Iguessifyouwere concernedaboutnotbeingableto ripasquaredpieceofMDFintwo accuratelyyoucouldcuteachpiece individually.Thenyouwouldn'thave tocutthesledbaseintwoatall.
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grooverjamesr(/member/grooverjamesr/)inreplytoKentM Reply(CSYCN09HM8DG50J) Oct4,2013.12:08AM AllIamsayingisbynotcutting theboardinhalfthereisonlyone (/member/grooverjamesr/) piece,squaredalreadyandwhen thefenceisattacheditissquared tothesled.Thentheinitialripmad inthecenterofthesled,cutting outallthemeasuringandaligning donewiththetrianglesquaresyou show. Yourwayisfine,ifyouwanttodo itthatwayasyousaidmywayis finetoo.Iwatchalotofyoutube tooandreadWoodMagazineand mostshowitbeingmadeasI suggested.Thesledmade,the rightorleftsideofthesledis attachedtothefenceandthen squaredandthesledclamped, thenscrewedinplacewhenitis squared,thenthecenterlinesawn.
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Whatifyourtablesawdoesn'thavemiterslots?Ihavearyobicontractorsawonafoldingbase... thoughts?
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bwschool(/member/bwschool/)inreplytobaschwar Oct3,2013.6:28PM theymakeboltonslotsforthatsaw andsellonebaytoguidetools

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baschwar(/member/baschwar/)inreplytobwschool Oct3,2013.10:27PM It'slikethissawbut12 generationsolder: (/member/baschwar/) http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi 10inTableSawwithWheeled Stand

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RTS31/202517812#.Uk5ShCgukmI theleftsideofthetableslides andhasacouplekeyholeslotsfor bolts...Iguessyoucouldrig somethingupthatwayandhavea guideofftherightsideofthetable tokeepthingssquare..

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Nomiterslotsisnewtomealso. Butmaybeyoucanaccomplishthe 18 sameobjectivebyputtingthe (/member/Bill+WW/) runnersoutsidethesawtable,so theyhugtheedges..Theywouldbe likeoutriggersthatguidethesled alongtheouteredgesofthetable. Sameprinciple,butIdonotknow yoursaw.Worthlookinginto,the sledisareallyvaluableaddition. Goodluck.

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KentM(/member/KentM/)(author)inreplytobaschwar Oct3,2013.3:40PM Nomiterslots?That'sanewoneon me.Idon'thaveanysuggestions, sorry.

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Oct3,2013.4:41PM

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Personally,Ithoughtyourinstructionswerebrilliantandclear.Ihaveareallyinexpensivetablesaw andIknowthatareallygoodsledwillimprovemycuts.I'vethoughtaboutitforalongtime.I'm (/member/earltroske/) satisfiedafterreadingandseeingwhatyou'vedonethatIwasthinkingcorrectlyandnowIfeel confidentthatIcandothis,too.Reallyappreciatedthetips,especiallythehardboard.Besttipof themall.Thanks.

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Oct3,2013.12:44PM

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(/member/Austringer/) shouldmoveit.

I'mdefinitelywithJoelavaboutputtingabladeguardontheback.Ialsolikeputaredlineonallmy jigsindicatinganyplacewheretheblademightbe.Ifyourthumbisontheredline,maybeyou
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Austringer(/member/Austringer/)inreplytoAustringer Oct3,2013.12:44PM NicesledBTW.

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Oct3,2013.12:29PM

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Enjoyedyourinstructable.Iparticularlylikethatyouuseapopupcontractorssaw...itisidenticalto mine.Idon'toftenseejigs/fixture/tipsthatworkforthesmallersawslikeours.
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Oct2,2013.5:07AM

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That'sanice,simplesled.Greattiponusingthequartersawnfacesforrunners.Ihaven'thadany troublewithmyrunnerswhenusingthequartersawnfaces.ThereareafewthingsIfeelitis importanttomention. 1Iliketohaveabladeguardontheback.Itruinstheaestheticsofthesled,butisimportant.When cuttingthickpieces,thebladecanexitthroughthebackofthefenceposingasafetyhazard especiallywhenyouaren'texpectingittobethere.

2Iwouldadviseagainstusingautomotivepolishesonwoodworkingjigsorequipment.Theyhavea highsiliconecontentwhichcanreactnegativelywithstainsandfinishesandareverydifficultto removefromwoodoncecontactismade.Instead,tryusingJohnson'spastewax. Togettheutmostprecisionformthesled,Iusethe"5cutmethod"tosquarethefence.Ittakesabit oftinkering,butgettingaccuracyof.001"over12"isnottoodifficult.Thisisthebestdescriptionof theprocessIhavecomeacross:http://www.thewoodshop.20m.com/five_cut_method_swf.htm

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KentM(/member/KentM/)(author)inreplytojoelav Oct2,2013.8:25AM Thanksforyourcomments.Isaw yourcrosscutsledshortlyafter 6 postingmineanditisdefinitelystate (/member/KentM/) oftheart.Therearesomanygreat ideasfloatingaroundtheinternetthat itpaystodosomeresearchand figureoutwhatbestsuitsapersons individualneeds.Itrytowritemy instructablestoshowwoodworkers relyingonbasicpowertoolsandjigs thatwearen'tlimitedincreating complex,highqualityprojects. FYI,youareabsolutelycorrectin yourcomments.Johnson'spaste waxisexplicitlyrecommendedfor waxingsawtopsandsleds.Ishould havebeenmorespecificandIhave updatedmyinstructablethanksto yourcomment.Oddly,I'veneverhad aproblemapplyingafinishtoanyof myproductsandI'veusedTurtle Wax(notsureofthechemical composition)onmysawinthepast. IwonderifthefactthatI'mvery thoroughwhensandingmyprojects hasanybearingonthis?

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joelav(/member/joelav/)inreplytoKentM Oct3,2013.6:08AM Thoroughsandingdefinitelyhelps, butsometimesthatisnotpossible 3 withthinlyveneeredplywood.Ireally (/member/joelav/) likethestackedMDFfencedesign onthissled.IthinkIwilltrythaton mynextone Terrificjobonthisandreallygood writeup

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Haveyoucheckedthesquarenessofthe bladetothetable?4"stabilizerdiscshelp 20 withbladewobblethatcanmanifestas (/member/longwinters/) inaccuracy

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Ihaven'tandwilllookintothat. Thanksforthesuggestions!

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Reply(C3TA5M2HM8DBPUR) Oct2,2013.5:40AM That'sjustwierd!IjustwatchedWilliamNg'scrosscutsledvideoslastweekendandwasplanningto buildonethisweek.TodayIseeyour'ible,anditmentionsNg.IfeellikeTrumanontheTruman Show.*cuestrangethereminmusic.

GoodInstructable.Iwanttobuildaboxjigsledforfingerjointsaswell.
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Oct1,2013.6:55PM

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Thankyouforthis.Ihavebeenthinkingaboutacrosscutsled.Ididbuyabookontablesaws.It mentionsEuropeantablesawshaveaslideononehalfofthetablethatallowsthewholehalfofthe tabletoactlikeasled.Thosearesomereallybigtablesaws.

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