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Last but not least of the January Jigs….the new taper/jointer/crosscut/miter sled.
I used to trace all the back slats for my chairs onto the stock, then clamp it to my old taper jig by lining up the pencil marks…now I simply set up the sliding fence to the part template, and can cut multiple identical pieces. The longest slat is 37" so the 4' sled also acts as a jointer for rough stock. I use my roller stand to set up the taper sled on the left side, since the switch on my saw is on the right. I can use any style of clamp, but when cutting back slats, I prefer the quick change of the toggle clamps since they automatically pull the stock to the fence.
I made a second sled to see if I could use both together as a large stock crosscut/miter sled as well as a small parts sled. Since both sleds are parallel to either side of the blade, it squares up perfectly…I did the 5 cut check crosscutting a 2×4 panel to be sure and it was perfect. In the 45 degree position, you can see the sacrifice fence I made for long stock mitering and crosscutting. I use the fence off the bandsaw sled for small part cutoffs, as it squares to 90 degrees perfectly.
At the end of the outfeed table, is a sliding stop to be sure the blade doesn't go too far into the fence. Both sleds and the sacrifice fence stack together on the shelf of my miter saw bench out of the way.
The runners are Lee Valley Tools 1/4" T tracks with one strip of their Slippery Tape to fill the gap and glide perfectly. Since the right sled was flush to the fence and it's left side was slightly over the blade slot, the aluminum track mounted easily with 4 machine screws cut to length through to the tract slot….then it was trimmed to the blade.
Please go to my Instagram feed if you would like to see 6 videos of the sled in various scenarios….volume ON
Thanks for looking,
Phil
I used to trace all the back slats for my chairs onto the stock, then clamp it to my old taper jig by lining up the pencil marks…now I simply set up the sliding fence to the part template, and can cut multiple identical pieces. The longest slat is 37" so the 4' sled also acts as a jointer for rough stock. I use my roller stand to set up the taper sled on the left side, since the switch on my saw is on the right. I can use any style of clamp, but when cutting back slats, I prefer the quick change of the toggle clamps since they automatically pull the stock to the fence.
I made a second sled to see if I could use both together as a large stock crosscut/miter sled as well as a small parts sled. Since both sleds are parallel to either side of the blade, it squares up perfectly…I did the 5 cut check crosscutting a 2×4 panel to be sure and it was perfect. In the 45 degree position, you can see the sacrifice fence I made for long stock mitering and crosscutting. I use the fence off the bandsaw sled for small part cutoffs, as it squares to 90 degrees perfectly.
At the end of the outfeed table, is a sliding stop to be sure the blade doesn't go too far into the fence. Both sleds and the sacrifice fence stack together on the shelf of my miter saw bench out of the way.
The runners are Lee Valley Tools 1/4" T tracks with one strip of their Slippery Tape to fill the gap and glide perfectly. Since the right sled was flush to the fence and it's left side was slightly over the blade slot, the aluminum track mounted easily with 4 machine screws cut to length through to the tract slot….then it was trimmed to the blade.
Please go to my Instagram feed if you would like to see 6 videos of the sled in various scenarios….volume ON
Thanks for looking,
Phil
