Saw Sled Question

[J T]

Tue, Jun 6, 2006, 4:23am (EDT+4) [e-mail] (Smaug=A0Ichorfang) doth claieth: In a wor, no. In order for the runner to fit the miter slots, they have to be cut to a very close tolerance.

Nah. They only need to have the inside edges straight. Mine were that way, and the outside edges didn't even marry up with the outside edges of the miter slots. Both straight edges ran right along the inside edges of the miter slots, worked fine.

JOAT Never confuse "Oh, I can't do this!" with "Oh, I've never done this!".

- JOAT

[CW]

In a word, yes. Fitting a runner is easy enough for anybody with basic skill. The last crosscut sled I made took less than 45 minutes from raw wood to up and running. Compare that with attaching rails to the outside edges of the table (drill, tap, clamp, whatever), aligning them parallel to the blade (shim, adjust, measure, ect), then building the sled and having to line it up. If you were going to put new wheels on your car, would you get them to fit or install new hubs too?

[Smaug Ichorfang]

"CW" wrote in news:Faahg.2089$ [e-mail]:

Fine. You win. Send the original poster a dozen.

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[J T]

Tue, Jun 6, 2006, 9:22am (EDT+4) [e-mail] (Smaug=A0Ichorfang) doth stateth: Fine. You win. Send the original poster a dozen.

Hey, he was replying to you, not me. I don't have problems making sled runners, or saw sleds. This one will be maybe number 4, 5, or 6, for me. I just decided to try something a bit different this time. After all, saw sleds ain't exactly rocket science.

JOAT Never confuse "Oh, I can't do this!" with "Oh, I've never done this!".

- JOAT

[mslatter]

Saw top, with your sides so bright, won't you guide my sled tonight?

[fredfighter]

I did htat to make a sled for a router table, screwing Doug Fir 1 x 2s onto the edges to provide a mooth straight track. It worked fine, paste wax is a good finish and lubricant for it.