Table saw sled question

I have a fairly large sled that runs in one miter slot works great.

Im sure you can get by with one runner. Two is a bit better but youll have to work with what you have. I would not recomend using your fence as a guide. 1) It will not offer any support for what your doing. 2) bad things could happen. ENjoy

One of those adjustable metal runners will keep it tighter/straighter in your single miter slot than a wooden one.

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on my old craftsman contractor’s saw with only one slot I used the opposite edge of the table as a slot. I used wood runners (still am due to cost) and just saw too it that when the one runner was in the slot the other runner butted tightly against the table edge. This was for a long sled so I could slice down 8’ boards and keep the sled stable. The short one for smaller pieces did just fine with only one runner.

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Hey many thanks everyone. I won’t use the fence as second guide (thanks cabmaker) and happy to hear it can be done and I appreciate your comments RobertT, gfadvm, and derosa. Going to try it when I can actually get back to the shop. May check on the metal runner but then depending on $ may have to temporarily use the woods.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

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The only problem I can imagine with running a miter or crosscut sled in only one track is that any slop you have won’t be balanced out or minimized by the second track. That said, there is a product available from MicroJig called the ZeroPlay Guide Bar. It is adjustable in width to perfectly fit your miter track and minimize or eliminate any play that would cause problems. Just Google “micro jig zeroplay guide bar” and good luck!

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HDPE. You can make it fit very snugly while still getting smothe action.

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