Miter Key Sled

Nice and easy sled. Looks good. I just finished mine last week using some left over 3/4 Baltic birch. It’s based on a design that was just way to out of my price range.

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Very cool jig, I’ve been meaning to make one myself…these pics are definitely helpful, thanks!

That is a real slick jig and it fits right over the fence. That could have a lot of application for other jigs!
Thanks so much for sharing!!

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clever,i like it better than using the miter slot

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I just made one the other day. I like yours better, riding the fence is a great idea. The miter slots went a little wide on the out cut do to me not keeping the jig up against the fence. Thanks for posting.

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Thank you for looking, it was a quick project out of scraps that i have a feeling i will use over and over again.

A few improvements or ideas for improvement:
-I need to wax it so it rides a bit smoother
-I need to use the correct blade for a flat bottom cut, i used a combo blade at first and it has the pointy teeth.
-I accidentally made the the portion that rides over the fence too wide by about 1/8 inch. For this first project, i just pushed it against the fence, but i may add a wedge or shim in there to make it ride without possibility for shifting.

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nice design idea

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That is an interesting and unusual way to do it. I’ve usually seen that method used on tennoning and similar jigs but I suppose it would work ok on this as well. However, I would still prefer the traditional sliding sled used with the table slots because I believe the jig would be more stable and less fragile. It looks like you did a nice job on it.

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I thought about making the traditional style one, but the tracks of this table saw have these little ‘tabs’ in them for a t-shaped bar on the miter gauge. It is a nightmare to try and make something out of wood to fit in this one.

Until i can afford a nicer table saw, the fence is about the only thing i have to go off of for now. this actually worked out pretty well.

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