| Project by steve_in_ohio | posted 03-19-2014 12:33 AM | 3314 views | 9 times favorited | 3 comments |  |
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I posted my cross cut sled last week and since then I have made a couple of improvements.
First, I added a handle to the front to help push it and also the 2- 2×4’s in the middle of the handle hide the blade to make it a bit safer.
Also I noticed when cutting short pieces (less than 3 or 4 inches), the piece I am cutting likes to jump out from between the stop block and the blade, so I routed a slot in the top and a wider slot on the bottom to countersink the t-bolts to keep them from scraping the table saw top. This slot can accommodate hold-down clamps and toggle clamps as I need them.
I am very happy with these improvements and I believe that any way that you can be safer while using a table saw, the better.
-- steve, simple and effective woodworking---etsy.com/shop/SussmanWoodworking--
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NormG
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#1 posted 03-19-2014 01:13 AM
Nice upgrades
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Ken90712
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#2 posted 03-19-2014 08:26 AM
Nice job, should help alot.
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aussiedave
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#3 posted 03-19-2014 11:34 AM
Great upgrade…any thing that makes things safer or easier is a good thing…thanks for sharing.
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