Dado sled

Forgive me, it might be that I just woke up, but how does this sled work to make dadoes? Looks like you are cutting end grain, and I thought a dado was a wide cut cross grain….

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

Well this certainly shows my vast expertise doesn’t it?!? I guess I’m not cutting dados, I’m using a dado blade to cut finger joints.

Thanks for the correction. I’ll get this wood working lingo down yet ;).

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Well your ingenuity is showing. You had a problem and you sloved it. A rose is still a rose no matter what you call it.

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Dude, this is a great idea!

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Michael,

I’m still confused; I don’t see how that jig helps you make box (finger) joints.
When making said joint, there’s got to be a way to move the board an exact fixed distance sideways
repeatedly to make the sequential cuts. Google “Lynn’s Box Joint Jig” and you’ll see what I mean.
The one place I could see the jig you’re showing as being useful is for the inner cover as seen in this PDF file:
Plan

Hope that’s useful,
Gary

-- Gary, Florida

Gary,
There are pre-drilled holes in the metal plate that is attached to the sled, the box that holds the wood to be cut also has a metal plate with pins. That is how the box gets moved over at a set distance.

Mike, great idea making a jig to fill your specific needs.

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

Michael
It looks to me like you lift the whole box containing the pieces being cut and move it over, using the aluminum as your guide is that correct.
Either way great idea!

-- Measure three times, cut twice.

Pat,
I get it now; the first picture is loaded with boards but not loaded as it’s used. That’s partly
what was confusing me.
Good idea Michael—Mass production at its finest.
Gary

-- Gary, Florida

Still no comprehende.

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Nothing like a top jig Michael.

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Ok, to help explain how this contraption works…
Video
My camera stopped recording after 2:45 but it shows enough to get the general idea.

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Pretty neat. Good thinking!

After seeing the video, it cleared things up for me.

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Ahh! I get it! It’s a mass production box joint jig!

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

Thanks for the video. That really cleared it up for me. Neat idea!

-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!