"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
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On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:39:47 GMT, "Mike Marlow"
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"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 01:36:53 GMT, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:
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A workshop like this has crosscut sleds to hand, and you use them
whenever you _can_, not whenever you _must_.

Wrong. Badly wrong. You use tools, adjuncts, and procedures when
they
are
appropriate, not just for the sake of proving something. This is the
perfect example of taking it too far.

So what's wrong with using a sled ?

Nothing. It's a great adjunct - in its place. It's just not necessary
to
use it all of the time. There are a ton of cuts on the table saw that do
not require or even benefit from the use of it. To state that a
perfectly
safe cut on a saw without one is unsafe just because they didn't use one
is
wrong and that's what I commented on.


Looking at the piece being cut, I'm not at all sure most cross-cut sleds
would be able to safely hold that piece between the blade and the fence at
the start of the cut without the sled having to be pulled back such that
it
was tipping off of the back of the saw or the panel almost engaging the
blade at the start of the cut - this would require raising the guard and
placing the panel under the guard prior to starting.


Given that the cut being made was a rip, it's even more inappropriate to
suggest the use of a sled.
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-Mike-