On 11/26/2013 11:43 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Swingman wrote:

Since I don't use the blade guard, but I do use the splitter, I cut
the kickback pawls off the splitter and made it short enough that I
can leave it on for sled crosscuts, which is about 95% of
crosscutting I do in the shop.

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Karl - how deep is your sled (front to back)? I'm thinking of a sled as I
get older and wiser and have been mulling over just how deep to build one.

I have a few of various sizes. The one in the photo I use the most and
will cut a 13" wide panel, so it is about 13 1/4" deep.

I chose that dimension specifically because it is comfortable to use,
not unwieldy, works well with the width of the front edge of the table
saw table to the blade, can be stored under the front rail of table saw,
and allows me to cut, among less wide parts, wall cabinet end panels,
which are generally a standard 11 1/2" (FF) to 12" (Frameless) wide.

I do have much bigger ones, for larger panel crosscuts, miter cuts, and
dado cuts, but that one is used almost exclusively for all shop
crosscuts that will fit in it.

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