Router Table Sled

Another BIG WOW! You do some mighty fine work Kent!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

definitly !
i do so many difernt types of projects ( from rotting bathroom floors to makeing inlaid doors , to propaneling roofs )
when im in the shop my jigs are slam dunk and disposable as they are mostly made for 1 specific thing .
i will get with you on this sometime as your work is really well thought out and made .
thanks for the input !

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole .

HOLY CRAP! This is an awesome jig. Thanks for sharing.

-- Mateo

A really nifty and well made jig. Yes I am very jealous of the cut-offs from your door shop. Thanks for showing this and for the inspiration to make our jigs more versatile. A good thing, especially for those of us with small shops.

-- Mike, American in Norway - Do it the fun way

You have me baffled with this nice jig.
What is it intended to do??

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

All the dust goes straight down I assume? Man, I gotta make one of those for myself (after all the other things I need first…. ;-)

-- Beer, Beer, Thank God for Beer. It's my way of keeping my mind fresh and clear...

This is nothing less than “AWSOME”!!!!
I am sitting here just thinking of all the ways I could use this jig…........... just have to make one!

Great job and Welcome to LJ’s, the best site on the internet.

Thanks for sharing.

p.s. If I have any questions when I do build one, can I pm you?

-- Gene, Majestic Eagle Woodworks, http://majesticeagleww.etsy.com/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/majesticeagle/

Bob, so far I have used the jig for routing the adjustment slots like you see in picture #2 & #4
I also ran the angled dadoes in the dovetail key attachement in #4. I slotted an adjustment piece for a mortising jig I will show later. The piece was tiny, and I was able to do it safely with the T-slot clamps. It’s
kinda of funny how much I used the sled to finish the add on parts of the sled. I also used the router table to
finish the router table (How much sence did that make?) Hope this helps.

Milo, It depends on the cutter. I use my Festool dust collector plugged in the hole in the back, or in the port in the top of the fence

majeagle, Yes you can.

-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!

Hey Kent
That’s another winner very top notch jig , If you run out off things to do there 10000 Plus Ljers who would love one lust like that.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture maker, Riddle Oregon

Jim, Yeah right—- I’ll get a man right on it

-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!

It looks nice , but other than using a long shanked straight or spiral bit , what can you do with it ? What does the mounted bearing bit pictured do ? Am I missing something here ? Please let me know .What is the jig attachment in the fourth picture and how is it used ? Thank you.

-- When my Grandmother became 60 years old , she started walking 5 miles a day...She's 97 now , and we have no idea where she is ! Ellen Degeneres

Definitely versatile! Very nice job.

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way

Ok, you’ve made me a believer in the track/slot! I can see lots of good ideas for it. Another excellent piece of work Kent!

-- Jim, www.greenteawoodworking.com

That is a gorgeous sled. At one time I would not have thought about doing a shop piece in anything other than 2x and plywood materials since it was “just for the shop”. But I have come to understand that you can build a shop piece that not only is functional but looks good as well.

Nice job on the sled.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Tremendous looking jig. How about sending the rest of us LJ’s some of those nice looking cutoff’s…........LOL

I can really see a use for that sled.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

That Is Simply an awesome Jig

Very neat & worthwhile addition to the shop Kent.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Dusty56, Sorry, the picture is misleading When we were taking pictures, the bearing bit was in the router table for something else. I don’t use it with the sled (good eye by the way—you caught me) You are right, I use straight or spiral bits for the most part. You could use a v-goove, etc. if you were doing something small though—for safety, since you can clamp parts in. The attachement in the fourth picture is for routing dovetail keys for boxes. It has side to side adjustments to put the keyes where I need them. I built the basic sled and am constantly finding new ways to use it. Who knows what additions I will make over time. How about hidden splines in a mitered box? with the stops and hold downs, it would be a breeze.

-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!

Hey Kent, great idea. I gotta build one. Thanks.

Thank you for the info ,Kent . I love working with my router , but usually use profiled bits , so I hope you didn’t take any offense to my questions . It is a wonderful sled and real “purdy” too. I’m just trying to learn some new tricks at my age and the info you supplied will come in handy : ) I’d like to make a jig to route juice grooves in my cutting boards no matter what size I make rather than doing them freehand as I am now….. But that’s another day.http://lumberjocks.com/projects/7137 http://lumberjocks.com/projects/7213
Thanks again , Kent !

-- When my Grandmother became 60 years old , she started walking 5 miles a day...She's 97 now , and we have no idea where she is ! Ellen Degeneres

Dusty56, No offence taken at all. I thought they were valid questions. I’m glad you asked.

-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!

I am just finishing building my first router table and while my head is in it, I have to build a sled like this. Could you post a picture of the bottom? Or just explain what the bottom of the side slots look like? Very well thought out and I can think of several ways to use this as well. The other question I have is how did you square the mitre to the fence?

Thanks for a great post and all of your information.

-- - In the end, everything will be okay. If it isn't okay, it isn't the end yet.

Extremely Clever ! Beautifully executed

-- Router è ancora il mio nome. http://www.terencehill.com/videoclips/trinityclip2.html

Jekk, I’ll try to get a picture of that. Basically, it is routed wider underneath to allow for the width of the T-bolts. It is like T-track, only not embedded in the sled.

-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!

Kent, this is another beautiful jig. looks like Rockler just came out with something that looks very similar…

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

this sled is very versitile nice work, id buy this one before i get the one from rockler!!!

-- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop, http://www.icombadaniels@yahoo.com

wicked looking jig with plenty of function… nice build….

-- New Project = New Tool... it's just the way it is, don't fight it... :)

Hi Kent. I love your sled. It’s really ingenious. I’ve favorited it and I hope to make one if my router bits will go high enough. My mounting plate is about 3/8” thick, so I will have to see. The sled looks super flexible with the spline jig and different angles that can be set up. Great Job! The background for my renewed interest in it just now is that I bought a good router (Trend T11) and so I’m looking for ways to get the most out of it.

-- Mike, American in Norway - Do it the fun way

Beautiful work, Kent.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

I never saw this one, either.

WOW!!!!

I’m getting a little dejected. So many of you build SHOP JIGS that are PRETTIER than the FURNITURE that I build !!!

Really nice, Kent, and—clearly—you built it do to darned near anything. Very smart.

Bravo !!

-- -- Neil