New Cross Cut Sled

[siliconbauhaus]

perhaps a book then mate?

[drumpriest]

Well Rod, you have hijacked my thread. Your sled is very nice. I did contemplate both the dust guard and the exit guard. I may add the dust guard later, it is setup to easily allow for this. At the moment I need to press on to finish the cabinetry.

JR, my reasoning is simply that it is the most accurate way to cross cut pieces in my shop. Not only that, but this one has the capacity to get nice square cuts on cabinet sides as well. I could use a miter gauge, but I have found that the zero clearance nature of the sled makes for excellent results.

Thanks all for the kind words.

[RodKirby]

Well Rod, you have hijacked my thread...

Humble apologies - not my intention

[JR]

JR, my reasoning is simply that it is the most accurate way to cross cut pieces in my shop. Not only that, but this one has the capacity to get nice square cuts on cabinet sides as well. I could use a miter gauge, but I have found that the zero clearance nature of the sled makes for excellent results.

I'm finding pretty much the same things, Keith. For a few months my miter saw was almost completely neglected. I am limited on the length of things I can safely cut on my sleds, though.

Can't wait to see what you're making!

JR

[poolhound]

JR, my reasoning is simply that it is the most accurate way to cross cut pieces in my shop. Not only that, but this one has the capacity to get nice square cuts on cabinet sides as well. I could use a miter gauge, but I have found that the zero clearance nature of the sled makes for excellent results.

Thanks all for the kind words.

I agree 100%. After spending way to many hours trying to get my SMT to cut sq and having to work around the depth limitations of my CMS I finally built my sled.

I can easily say it was one of the best things I ever built for my shop and given that it took all of a few hours the best ROI of any fixture in my shop. Now I get dead on sq x-cuts time after time. I now have 3 sleds one for straight cross cuts, one for miters and another really simple one set for use with the blade at 45 degrees for cutting box sides.

My CMS is used for rough cutting longer stock to length and work where exacting angles and perfect edges are not so critical. I still have my SMT but it spends most of its life sitting in a corner of the shop until I have a need for a strange angle cut.

For those that dont use sleds take a a little time to build one and you will never look back