Fancy crosscut sled

I don’t think this is overkill, I think it’s craftsmanship!... Very nice, great job on this!

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Very nice!

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I agree with Steve, nicely done!

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Man this thing is a beaut! At first glance, I was thinking nice, but I want a tape on my next one. Then you did the unexpected! You put the tape on the table itself! Brilliant! Consider that idea leeched! The blade guard in the back is very perty! Very impressive.

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Very Sharp….I agree with Steve, beautiful craftmanship using leftovers.

-- Rusty

GREAT JOB. USE MINE ALL THE TIME.

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Fancy!

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Very nice, I have been holding off on making a sled for a bit, I found a nice one in shopnotes with a sliding section that makes it an adjustable zero clearance insert…but the design was for a right tilt table, so I have to modify it for mine, plus get the plywood etc…so its a process…yours is absolutely beautiful, and it includes several of my thoughts as far as what makes a nice sled.

Great Work!

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heh, “fancy” is an understatement :)

I love it!

“Man this thing is a beaut! At first glance, I was thinking nice, but I want a tape on my next one. Then you did the unexpected! You put the tape on the table itself! Brilliant! Consider that idea leeched! The blade guard in the back is very perty! Very impressive.”

Here’s a tip. Make sure you route the channel for the tape before you put the back fence on. I didn’t thinking I could get a palm router in there close to the fence, but it wasn’t going to happen. I ended up taking the back fence off, then trying to route the channel in the plywood that already had the saw cut through it. Then I had to re-square the fence. So yeah . . . route that channel first! :-)

Thanks! That is a great tip!

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I figure that 100 years ago craftsman showed off their abilities through the tools they made for themselves in the workshop. Why should today be any different, just because the tools have tails? I think it makes a great sales brochure! Great job!

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Nice sled. I agree with the others. Make your shop fixtures as nice as you would any other item you build.

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Looks Great! There is no such thing as overkill when it comes to a sled….

You should see the one I just finished :) Yours seems a lot sleeker and more refined than mine.

!!

-- Chris

Lovely sled. It will always, always, make you smile to use it and if that ain’t reason enough to make one, then…

always,
J.C.

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do you use that thing or hang it on the wall above the saw to look at? LOL. Very nice.

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Are you using a 2 Tapes 1 L2R and the other R2L?

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“Are you using a 2 Tapes 1 L2R and the other R2L?”

Yup . . . you’ve got it.

So, just to make sure I have the process correct. Route grove for tapes into table, set and square fence, run blade into table. Now place the tapes into routed groves an epoxy it in.
Is this correct?

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So, just to make sure I have the process correct. Route grove for tapes into table, set and square fence, run blade into table. Now place the tapes into routed groves an epoxy it in.
Is this correct?

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

Yeah, that sounds about right. The order might change a bit depending on how you set and square the fence. I used Niki’s method of setting the fence, which involves putting the blade through the table, and then setting the fence. The key part is to route the groove first. Then once the blade is through the table and the fence is on, you’re able to put the tape in.

Who says jigs need to look utilitarian? Nice work.

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I just found this by accident but I’m glad I did. Very impressive.

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Beautiful crosscut sled. You did an excellent job and you’ll get many years of use from that one. Some really neat things you did there. By the way, how do you like that grizzly saw? It looks like the one I had when I had my own cabinet shop. Wish I had not sold it.

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I love the grizzly saw! Although, I don’t have much to compare it to other than my old underpowered craftsman 7 1/4” table saw. But yeah, no complaints from me.

What is the “Five Cut Method” you mentioned for fine tuning up the sled?

THanks,

Brad

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a Maloof inspired cross-cut sled! hehehe
Looks great and comfortable to use for lots of cross cuts.

-- Regards, Norm

5-cut method . . .

http://www.thewoodshop.20m.com/five_cut_method_swf.htm

Sorry for the late reply . . . haven’t been to lumberjocks in a while.

Truly fancy sled, great effort!
Do not blame yourself for overdoing it. That is normal a woodworker would do more than he/she should do.

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wow…great looking sled…..very nice

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Sweet. I think you should make another one and send it to me..:)

I’m with Dave; ship me one too. Very nice. I just looked over the rest of your projects and I can say one thing for sure – you don’t go halfway on stuff. It’s not too fancy, and should make you feel good every time you take it out for a cut.

-- Chris

This sled is awesome. Since I’m sure you use the sled a lot it sure is a bonus that it is so easy on the eyes as well.

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That’s a sweet sled. Do you have another you use when you need to do a cut with the blade tilted… wouldn’t want to mess up that base of rear fence…

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It was great jigs like this that inspired me to build beautiful, as well as functional pieces. i saw it long before I joined. Thanks for sharing. You raised the standard a few notches.

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