Stephen

Any chance you could post a pic or two of your sled(s)?
Russ
"StephenM" wrote in message
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So, show me yours.

It's a sheet of 1/2 melamine about 2x3' with two runners.

What have you done that works well.

Photos at http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/Projects/CrosscutSled/
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Morris Dovey

First, I think melamine is a mistake. You want the top side to be grippy,
not slippy. melamine also offers a low strenght to weight ratio. I used a
(full) 1/4" plywood product and tt has served me well. Not sure what it's
called but it's a 5 or 7-ply floor underlayment product that goes for a
about $20 for a 4x5 sheet. Sand an wax the bottom for "sliption"

My first couple were like Morris' but I found them too bulky for most use.
I still have a big one, but my the sled that I reach for for 95% of my
crosscutting need has the following properties:
* a single runner,
http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/200...Slider-24.aspx
* about 20 wide by 16 deep
* fence is a lamination of 3 layers of 3/4" cabinet-grade plywood scrap
(stable, free and consistent)
* fence has a "dust gap" cut in the bottom front edge.
This sled operates best with the fence in the back and the right edge
flush to the blade, but it can be used fence-forward to the right of the
blade when necessary.

Think multiples....one sled will not do it all (well).

-Steve