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Hi,
I am getting ready to make my first crosscut sled. I have an older no name import saw with an incra ls ts fence system on it.
The dimensions are 23" for the table front to back and 12" from the edge of the front of the table to the saw. My question is about the dimensions I can/should make the sled. I've watched several different youtube videos about making the sled and none seem to mention dimensions. I dont have miter tracks on my outfeed table because of the incra fence system.
Do I have limitations on how big I can make the sled? For example, must my sled be under 12" because thats the distance from the edge of the table to the blade or can part of the sled start out before the cut hanging over the table. And, on the other side of the table, can I slide past the edge of the table when finishing the cut or is that a problem? Thinking it might be because the miter tracks on the saw are recesed below the table and the outfeed table is pretty close to the height of the table saw currently.
Hopefully that makes sense. Was thinking I'd be best trying to build a sled that will accomodate as wide a board as possible so, wanted to check in. Have a pic below that will hopefully show my setup.
Thanks in advance.
I am getting ready to make my first crosscut sled. I have an older no name import saw with an incra ls ts fence system on it.
The dimensions are 23" for the table front to back and 12" from the edge of the front of the table to the saw. My question is about the dimensions I can/should make the sled. I've watched several different youtube videos about making the sled and none seem to mention dimensions. I dont have miter tracks on my outfeed table because of the incra fence system.
Do I have limitations on how big I can make the sled? For example, must my sled be under 12" because thats the distance from the edge of the table to the blade or can part of the sled start out before the cut hanging over the table. And, on the other side of the table, can I slide past the edge of the table when finishing the cut or is that a problem? Thinking it might be because the miter tracks on the saw are recesed below the table and the outfeed table is pretty close to the height of the table saw currently.
Hopefully that makes sense. Was thinking I'd be best trying to build a sled that will accomodate as wide a board as possible so, wanted to check in. Have a pic below that will hopefully show my setup.
Thanks in advance.
