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I am getting ready to make some holiday gifts and I thought a table saw sled would be a great way to improve the quality of my work. I have wanted to tackle this project for a while but never could quite find the time. With money being tight right now I searched the internet for diy ideas for hold downs, "T" track, stop blocks etc. After watching a series from www.eaglelakewoodworking.com on youtube, this is what I came up with. The sled is made from a 2×4 birch plywood "handypanel" and the fences are 2 pieces of 2"x2" poplar glued together. I routed the hold down slots from the underside with a 1/2" bit at a depth of 1/4" and then through routed the slot with a 1/4" spiral bit. Three of the four slots came out perfect but on the last slot my router walked a bit. So now I have 5 slots…guess my next project should be a new router base with a BIG straight edge. The final addition was a pencil holder on the far fence. I am always losing my pencil around the shop and this has helped me out so far. Hope you guys like it and my thanks go out again to Eagle Lake Wodworking.