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Ok I cheated a little. This isn’t a “completely” finished project, but I wasn’t planning on adding any new pictures once its done.
I had needed a new sled for some time. I had an old one I built years ago out of sloppy offcuts and it just want cutting straight any more. (pretty much never cut straight)
I did figure out finally when I built this one that my table saw wasn’t perfectly fine tuned as it were. No matter what I did to adjust the runners or the back fence that it wouldn’t cut straight! So I took a long look at the saw itself and found:
- The blade assembly wasn’t square to the mouth opening,
- The blade itself was very minutely off of perfect 90 degrees. Turns out I needed to clean up the gunked up
tilting assembly hehe.
- Also the saw wings were bowed up slightly kicking the sled out of whack when I went to cut my initial kerf.
That’s why the kerf in the sled base is so wide. After shimming the wings and adjusting I wont make that
same mistake on the “New and Improved Sled of Wood Destruction!” Coming later of course.
So after those adjustments done and some test cuts finished I can now add the thumb protection
block and give it a coat or two of finish.
-- -Sleff
9 comments so far
a1Jim
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posted 215 days ago
Good start plus a table saw tune up to boot. It’s worth the trouble when you need it.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com
Don K.
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posted 215 days ago
Thats a very nice looking sled. Thanks for sharing it. I need to make a new one myself. Been working in the shop the last few days remaking many of my old jigs and making some new ones. Sled is on the list.
-- Don S.E. OK
Scott Bryan
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posted 215 days ago
This is a nice sled, Sleff. I have one of these on my list as well. This one looks like it will be a nice addition to your shop.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
dalec
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posted 215 days ago
Nice touch on the sled fence. I just made my first cross cut sled and can’t believe I went so long without one. It sure makes accurate cross cuts much easier.
Dalec
Aubster
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posted 212 days ago
Sweet Sleff. Nice to see you got your shop up and running again. A fine sled you built also.
-- A man who moves mountains starts one stone at a time.
Kindlingmaker
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posted 156 days ago
A very stylish sled. Good job!
-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings
SCOTSMAN
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posted 156 days ago
I like the nice sled but I would also like a guard on that motor and belt arrangement it looks scary to me I hope there’s no kids or animals around LOLAlistair
-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease
Workbench_Warrior
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posted 152 days ago
Nice! I’m working on one myself sort of a John Nixon model with a few changes of my own. i look forward to your finished sled!
-- SAEPE EXPERTUS, SEMPER FIDELIS, FRATRES AETERNI - "Often Tested, Always Faithful, Brothers Forever"
Kindlingmaker
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posted 33 days ago
Beautiful looking sled! Good job!
-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings