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Crosscut Sled upgrade

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This sled actually goes back two shops ago, to when I first bought my saw… call it almost 4 years, but today it got a lot safer…

ccrosscut sled

Construction is 3/4” solid wood core luann plywood for the platform, and the risers were 5/4 poplar with UHMV runners.
Today, on the advice of a friend on familywoodworking.org, I added a trap block to the back of the sled:
sled

-- Ned - 2B1ASK1 http://nedswoodshop.blogspot.com


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lew

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posted 450 days ago

Nice upgrade! How do you like using UHMV for runners?

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NedB

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posted 450 days ago

Lew, I haven’t used anything other than these, so I don’t have any comparison, but it has worked well over the years.

-- Ned - 2B1ASK1 http://nedswoodshop.blogspot.com

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lew

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posted 450 days ago

I wondered if it would wear, over time, and become sloppy in the miter gauge track.

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tenontim

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posted 450 days ago

If the screws you used to hold the UHMW in place are short enough, if the strip starts to wear, just tighten down the screws a little, and it will cause the plastic to bulge a little and tighten up in the track.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

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Bigbuck

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posted 450 days ago

Nice job, that should get it done

-- Glenn, New Mexico

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thetimberkid

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posted 449 days ago

Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Beginningwoodworker

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posted 449 days ago

Thats a nice crosscut sled, Ned.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

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Dominic Vanacora

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posted 449 days ago

Great safety addition. And I like the runners made of UHMW. I always called it the “cheap man’s teflon”...

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.

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Budgie

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posted 447 days ago

I’ve never had a sled before, but a few weeks ago I had a chance to use a sled for a week and it’s the cats meow. It was a full size sled. Equal disances on both sides of the blade. The question I have for you is there a reason for it being shorter on one side than the other?

-- Bud, NY, http://tpww.libsyn.com/

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NedB

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posted 446 days ago

Bud, oof, that’s a tough one… I built that thing so long ago… nearly 4 years ago. HOwever, IIRC it was because I’m right handed, and I hold the piece down with my left, so my stronger hand pushes the sled.

-- Ned - 2B1ASK1 http://nedswoodshop.blogspot.com

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