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Default Bevel Sled construction and use. Including 5-cut method tocalibrate sled.

On 4/3/2021 12:31 PM, StevenWoodward wrote:
I'm confused. Why not just use your rip fence?


Many advantages in using bevel sled over rip fence to cut bevels:
1. It would be dangerous to use the rip fence, to cut a bevel, on the
end of a long narrow piece, as would be typical in making a box.



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bevel sled makes this cut safe.


You think so?

2. The bevel sled makes the cut
perpendicular to the edge against the sled fence. 3. The bevel sled
allows clamping down, of the piece to be cut, so that the cut is
accurate even if the piece has a slight warp. 4. The bevel sled allows
two flip stops so that sides and ends of box can be cut without changing
set up.
Hope this helps


It does not.