SonomaProducts.com wrote:
. They ensured
stock was "flat enough" from the mill.
Geezeralert/

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The OP was asking about an 8" wide board but I was reading kind of
fast anyway. Not sure how this sled concept works with a planer and
not really fully up to speed what all industrial equip is used in
mills.

I wasn't paying any attention to the actual width, only that he said in
the original post "...without having a jointer big enough..." so it
doesn't really matter how wide it actually is.

The sled is simply a support against which to place shims appropriately
to support a cup or twist so can keep the roller pressure from either
flattening or rocking on the initial pass or so. Once have that as a
starting point on the first side, then can dispense w/ it and turn over
and proceed...

Mucho fancy stuff (read $$$ ).

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