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So many threads on sleds. So I had to make one. I used 1/2" hardboard, like Masonite, for the sled. Maple runners. Oak for the front rail. I haven't decided to cut though the rear portion yet. I don't see the need so far.
The semi-circular 5/16" slots for the "T" bolts were routed on the backside. Also a 1/2" X 1/16" step for the head of the "T" bolt. This stuff make the worst fine dust imaginable. :thumbdown: A simple pivoting guide of 1/4" Luan held the Dewalt plunge router
and the slots were made in several passes.
I used sticky 2 sided tape to locate the runners, then they were screwed in place. The kerf was made by raising the blade into the sled and pushing it ahead off the edge.
The fence was located square to the kerf using a large triangle. More to come later.
The semi-circular 5/16" slots for the "T" bolts were routed on the backside. Also a 1/2" X 1/16" step for the head of the "T" bolt. This stuff make the worst fine dust imaginable. :thumbdown: A simple pivoting guide of 1/4" Luan held the Dewalt plunge router
and the slots were made in several passes.
I used sticky 2 sided tape to locate the runners, then they were screwed in place. The kerf was made by raising the blade into the sled and pushing it ahead off the edge.
The fence was located square to the kerf using a large triangle. More to come later.
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