Router table sled

[niki]

Good day

So, I needed a sled for the router table and, as you know me, I don't like to spend too much time and money for special hardware (that usually we don't have in Poland).

The sled is made of 1/8' plywood, the runner is a strip of "Floor panel" and the fence is some laminated plywood strip.

I used only Super glue so the construction took very short time.

On the 7th pic that you see my old hand pressing the sled for gluing the fence, I actually pushed with my legs but it was difficult to take a pic...

The sled is good only for the bit diameter that was used for construction or smaller (I used 3/8" dia bit).
If you want to use it for bigger dia bit, just route it again with the new bit.

Regards
niki

[GregW]

simple and quick...I like it!

[ejs1097]

Good solution when you don't have a mitre slot on the table, which I do not have.

[JimD]

I find it easier to let the sled ride the fence so I do not have to have the fence set square to the sides. My sled has a piece that goes into a t-slot of the router table fence that I use for feather boards which helps keep it tight to the fence. I made the base of 1/2 baltic birch because my main use for the sled is coping the ends of door pieces and I use a stacked rail/stile bit. 1/2 inch is almost right for the difference in elevation between these two cuts mininmizing the need to move the router.

I have miter slots but rarely use them because I then have to set the fence parallell to the miter gauge slots. This isn't hard to do (I use a combination square) but it's just easier to use the coping sled.

Jim

[RodKirby]

Kirby version - using the Router table edge - minimum hardware...

[siliconbauhaus]

bloody nice as usual Rod, you should be selling this stuff

[LarryG]

bloody nice as usual Rod, you should be selling this stuff

Yes, but how many could he actually sell? After all ...

Oak and plywood for router table sled: AU$12.
Hardware for router table sled: AU$4.
Rod Kirby's impeccable craftsmanship: priceless.

[niki]

Thank you for your replies and comments

I must agree that Rod Kirby's sled is much more beautiful, expensive and time consuming to built but the Principe is the same and for an amateur like me, it's more that enough.

I like them quick, cheap and accurate...

niki

[RodKirby]

Thank you for your replies and comments

I must agree that Rod Kirby's sled is much more beautiful, expensive and time consuming to built but the Principe is the same and for an amateur like me, it's more that enough.

I like them quick, cheap and accurate...

niki

niki - I just wanted to show an alternative - and mine is definitely "quick, cheap and accurate". NOT "time consuming to build" and I wouldn't call it "beautiful"

[JR]

These are both great sleds. Now I just hope i was far-thinking enough to make my new table proud of the ends of the rails on my BT.

JR

edit: Yesss! My superior planning results in a clearance of 1/4"!!

[niki]

niki - I just wanted to show an alternative - and mine is definitely "quick, cheap and accurate". NOT "time consuming to build" and I wouldn't call it "beautiful"

Well Rod, I will not argue about the "quick, cheap and accurate" and the "time consuming" but I INSIST that it is BEAUTIFUL , same as your all other jigs.

Cheers mate
niki

[Ed62]

I agree. Both are nice, and very useful.

Ed