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David Mark's crosscut sled
Hello WWs,
I just am now discovering David Mark's show. I must say it the discussion here led me to the show and I have found it very enjoyable. Question: I like the cross cut sled that he uses. I have constructed similar in the past, but I don't have great results. It seems there is a heavy vertical piece with two pieces of plywood screwed to it. Probably runners in each piece to mate into the tabletop. Are there any other stabalizing parts? Is it as simple as that? Any advice in recreating such a jig? ( this seems so simple, I just struggle with my sled. ) Perhaps I need to get some steel runners like the ones that came with the saw's miter gauges. The saw is a Dewalt, is there a after market for such simple accessories? Thanks, Pint |
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Incra makes great metal runners. I use a pair of the long ones (18" or
24"; I forget) and they work well because they have three width adjusters on them that you can adjust through small holes in the sled, using an allen wrench. Check Woodpeckers A heavy front and rear fence will stabilize the plywood bottom. put on about 4 coats of shellac, sand it with your finest sandpaper and then apply paste wax and buff it off. that sled will be slicker than snot! dave pintihar wrote: Hello WWs, I just am now discovering David Mark's show. I must say it the discussion here led me to the show and I have found it very enjoyable. Question: I like the cross cut sled that he uses. I have constructed similar in the past, but I don't have great results. It seems there is a heavy vertical piece with two pieces of plywood screwed to it. Probably runners in each piece to mate into the tabletop. Are there any other stabalizing parts? Is it as simple as that? Any advice in recreating such a jig? ( this seems so simple, I just struggle with my sled. ) Perhaps I need to get some steel runners like the ones that came with the saw's miter gauges. The saw is a Dewalt, is there a after market for such simple accessories? Thanks, Pint |
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I ordered the plans for his sled.
I might be able to help you out later with the general construction... -jbd |
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"pintihar" wrote in message ... Hello WWs, similar in the past, but I don't have great results. It seems there is a heavy vertical piece with two pieces of plywood screwed to it. ?? My guess is that vertical hardwood fence is on top of and attached to the plywood sled. Just finished my attempt at a DJM sled. See "Crosscut Sled Epiphany" thread below. Used pre-primed MDF for my fence. That should be stable. Sled itself was 1/2" baltic birch - 30x30". Runners were red-oak leftovers. Screwed up into sled from below. Two coats of shellac to seal everything up after getting it all square. Hard part for me was making the runners - don't have a thickness planer. Took a few tries before I could make a 32" long part that fit snugly in the miter slot. |
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Is pre-primed better than plan MDF? I'm ready to make a fence for a sled
I'm making and wanted to use MDF. I also thought about making a router table fence out of MDF. Thanks, Tom Wojeck "mttt" wrote in message ... "pintihar" wrote in message ... Hello WWs, similar in the past, but I don't have great results. It seems there is a heavy vertical piece with two pieces of plywood screwed to it. ?? My guess is that vertical hardwood fence is on top of and attached to the plywood sled. Just finished my attempt at a DJM sled. See "Crosscut Sled Epiphany" thread below. Used pre-primed MDF for my fence. That should be stable. Sled itself was 1/2" baltic birch - 30x30". Runners were red-oak leftovers. Screwed up into sled from below. Two coats of shellac to seal everything up after getting it all square. Hard part for me was making the runners - don't have a thickness planer. Took a few tries before I could make a 32" long part that fit snugly in the miter slot. |
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Thanks for the comments. I'll let you know how it turns out. If all
goes well, maybe I'll knock off his multi-router next.... "pintihar" wrote in message .. . Hello WWs, similar in the past, but I don't have great results. It seems there is a heavy vertical piece with two pieces of plywood screwed to it. ?? My guess is that vertical hardwood fence is on top of and attached to the plywood sled. Just finished my attempt at a DJM sled. See "Crosscut Sled Epiphany" thread below. Used pre-primed MDF for my fence. That should be stable. Sled itself was 1/2" baltic birch - 30x30". Runners were red-oak leftovers. Screwed up into sled from below. Two coats of shellac to seal everything up after getting it all square. Hard part for me was making the runners - don't have a thickness planer. Took a few tries before I could make a 32" long part that fit snugly in the miter slot. |
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"John Dykes" wrote in message I ordered the plans for his sled. I might be able to help you out later with the general construction... When you get th em, please post your thoughts. I don't mind paying for plans but I mentally thought it should be a simple enough project that $15 plans are not needed. But I've never seen his sled so I may be way off base. Ed |
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"Tom Wojeck" wrote in message news Is pre-primed better than plan MDF? I'm ready to make a fence for a sled I'm making and wanted to use MDF. I also thought about making a router table fence out of MDF. Probably not - but MDF swells (and dings), so I was planning on painting it anyway. Buying it primed saved me the priming step. Still had to slop on some Kilz primer where I made the cuts. MDF is PDG material for stuff that needs to be flat and cheap - like fences. |
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I am looking on diynet.com
Can't seem to find the plan. Suggestion? Thanks, Pint I ordered the plans for his sled. I might be able to help you out later with the general construction... -jbd |
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pintihar wrote:
I am looking on diynet.com Can't seem to find the plan. Suggestion? Thanks, Pint It's not on DIY. It's on his own website, but I'm certain the link to David's website is there on DIY. Dan I ordered the plans for his sled. I might be able to help you out later with the general construction... -jbd |
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On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 19:30:36 GMT, pintihar
wrote: I am looking on diynet.com Can't seem to find the plan. Suggestion? Thanks, Pint I ordered the plans for his sled. I might be able to help you out later with the general construction... -jbd Look around in here http://www.djmarks.com/ |
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