Cross cut sled

I would add a block at the back where the blade comes out to guard yourself from the blade.

Like this:

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Thats a nice crosscut sled.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Great sled. Has it proven to cut square? That was tough when I did mine. I don’t think the fence height will prove an issue. Shouldn’t be tough to alter should you choose to. Gary is absolutely right. Block the blade exiting the sled. I like to mark the 3” danger zone with a bright color on each side of the cut line as well. Only other thing that comes to mind would be a LEXAN guard running from front to back. Maybe about 4-6” wide. It’s clear and would prevent you from easily dropping something onto or touching a spinning blade. Well done. You’ll have to post a review on your new saw after some use.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Thanks for the input I will definatly add a block to the back, I always worried about that but the solustion had never occured to me.

The lexan is also a good idea that I think would make a fine addition.

Yes it does make a square cut, also I forgot to mention it has a 24” incra slider on the right side and a oak slider on the left. The incra slider would have been okay on its own but since it is so big I decided 2 would be best. With them both on there is no perceptable side to side twist as you slide the sled.

-- Glenn, New Mexico

Nice job and good idea given by Gary. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Big Buck

I like your sled and I strongly agree with the blade guard ideas. When you are pushing a sled you tend to look at the material you are cutting not the back of the sled where your hands are. One thing I did was I had a large sled and it was so large that it was just a pain to drag it over to the saw each time I wanted to use it. So I made a small one. The majority of the boards I cut are less than 12 inches wide. So I made a sled that is about 12 inches by 24 inches. This sled does not take up much room. It is light weight. I leave it on the saw when I am not using it. This works perfectly for boards less than say 5 feet long. (Almost all my work) But best of all I can still drag out the big sled when I need it.

-- Bob Clark, Tool Collector and Sawdust Maker

My Rigid table saw doesn’t have such a nice partner, yet! Nice work.

-- Doug, Cass City, Michigan

Nice looking sled. I like the safety ideas the folks have mentioned as I am surfing lumberjocks to get ideas I may add. Just finished the base.

-- Jerry, Set in the foothills of the Smokey's

great sled idea for a smaller table saw. I like the side table extension as well and would like to see the improvements made by you that the other LJs suggested for your safety . Have a great day : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Nice ideas on sleds. I just put together a sled myself about a month ago. I may have to make a few modifications.

-- Tim from Iowa City, IA