On Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 3:23:15 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 1:55:09 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
On 2/11/2021 11:02 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 11:22:23 AM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
On 2/9/2021 4:41 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 2:39:32 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
On 2/9/2021 10:43 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 9:01:36 AM UTC-5, StevenWoodward wrote:
Built this clip-on infeed support, and found it to be very handy when using sleds, , to stop the sled falling off the front of table saw.
It provides most of the benefits of an infeed table, and still allows me to move my body right up to the front of saw.

Here is a video showing how it works and how to make one: https://youtu.be/pp-9-CZes2I
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/18gz


Grab your router and add a miter gauge slot.

You do not need a miter bar slot. Place on the outside of the miter
slots or between.

It isn't a "need", it's more of a "might as well".

For the simple step of routing the slot, you get solid support for
both sides of a miter gauge. You can set it on there and walk away.

Izzy Swan likes having one, and he uses a SawStop, so he's pretty smart. ;-)

https://d2j6dbq0eux0bg.cloudfront.ne...1667131895.jpg



I will have to disagree. Little support is actually needed unless you
are cutting very wide, and in that case you don't need a sled.

I'm a bit confused by that response. I mentioned full support of the *miter gauge* as
shown in the Izzy Swan image that I linked to. You mentioned the lack of need of a
sled. I'm not seeing the connection between my comment and yours.
Well. ;~) every miter gauge should have a decent length fence... But
if you are not using a fence with your miter gauge I guess a slot might
work out better.

With that said, the OP was talking about a sled, not a miter gauge as
you have now pointed out.
umm...I pointed out the miter gauge 2 days ago.

In any case, as long as I'm going through the trouble to make one, I'd probably
just add the slot before sweeping up. I just don't see any downside...unless I
screw up the slot.

Maybe I should add the slot first. ;-)

There have been times when I've wanted to cut a board, with my miter gauge, that was
wider than the distance between the front of my TS and the front of the blade. The
slotted infeed table that I linked to would mitigate that situation quite nicely.

As I said earlier, it's not a need, but I see no reason not to add the slot. It only makes the
infeed table more versatile. I certainly don't see any downside.

No reason not to make the slot, if you are so inclined. I would probably make the slot a little over-sized so the support need not be perfectly placed in order to perform its function...