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Any Reason Not To Use A Rockler Cross Cut Sled?
DerbyDad03 wrote in
: You'll notice I didn't say "buy", I said "use". [...] The only thing I'm curious about is whether or not there is anything inherently wrong with the Rockler Cross Cut sled. [...] If someone *gave* you a Rockler Cross Cut sled and drop-off table, is there a specific reason (or reasons) that you would forgo it's use and continue using your home made sled, other than the emotional attachment to your good ole sled? Well, considering the source, I think I'd want to check it first to make sure it actually cuts square. If its accuracy is similar to the pair of the Rockler Assembly Squares http://www.rockler.com/clamp-it-assembly-square that I bought about 15 years ago, and returned for a refund later the same day, then I'd say that's more than sufficient reason not to use it. (Set the two alleged "squares" on my jointer bed, facing each other and touching at the bottoms... and measured a gap at the top of nearly 1/16". Repeated on the jointer fence and the table saw, just to make sure; same results. Repeated that test in the store, too, when I returned them, in hopes that I just got a bad pair. Nope, they were all like that, and many were even worse.) Out by 1/32" over only 6" doesn't meet *my* definition of square. Hopefully the sled is better. FWIW, I wound up buying a set of four Jevons 3D Squares http://www.jevonstoolco.com/ at the Woodworking Show a short time later. He guarantees 0.002" max per 6" and according to my Starrett square it's actually 0.000, which I like a lot better than 0.030... |
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Any Reason Not To Use A Rockler Cross Cut Sled?
On 4/22/18 10:13 PM, Doug Miller wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote in : You'll notice I didn't say "buy", I said "use". [...] The only thing I'm curious about is whether or not there is anything inherently wrong with the Rockler Cross Cut sled. [...] If someone *gave* you a Rockler Cross Cut sled and drop-off table, is there a specific reason (or reasons) that you would forgo it's use and continue using your home made sled, other than the emotional attachment to your good ole sled? Well, considering the source, I think I'd want to check it first to make sure it actually cuts square. If its accuracy is similar to the pair of the Rockler Assembly Squares http://www.rockler.com/clamp-it-assembly-square that I bought about 15 years ago, and returned for a refund later the same day, then I'd say that's more than sufficient reason not to use it. (Set the two alleged "squares" on my jointer bed, facing each other and touching at the bottoms... and measured a gap at the top of nearly 1/16". Repeated on the jointer fence and the table saw, just to make sure; same results. Repeated that test in the store, too, when I returned them, in hopes that I just got a bad pair. Nope, they were all like that, and many were even worse.) Out by 1/32" over only 6" doesn't meet *my* definition of square. Hopefully the sled is better. FWIW, I wound up buying a set of four Jevons 3D Squares http://www.jevonstoolco.com/ at the Woodworking Show a short time later. He guarantees 0.002" max per 6" and according to my Starrett square it's actually 0.000, which I like a lot better than 0.030... I had the same experience with the Rockler "squares." I left a review on their site, stating such, along with the many other similar reviews. I don't know how they sell any of them with those reviews. -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- www.mikedrums.com |
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Any Reason Not To Use A Rockler Cross Cut Sled?
On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 11:13:47 PM UTC-4, Doug Miller wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote in : You'll notice I didn't say "buy", I said "use". [...] The only thing I'm curious about is whether or not there is anything inherently wrong with the Rockler Cross Cut sled. [...] If someone *gave* you a Rockler Cross Cut sled and drop-off table, is there a specific reason (or reasons) that you would forgo it's use and continue using your home made sled, other than the emotional attachment to your good ole sled? Well, considering the source, I think I'd want to check it first to make sure it actually cuts square. If its accuracy is similar to the pair of the Rockler Assembly Squares http://www.rockler.com/clamp-it-assembly-square that I bought about 15 years ago, and returned for a refund later the same day, then I'd say that's more than sufficient reason not to use it. Good point, although as long as the fence has room past 90°, making it square should be simple. The video shows the user cutting off a small piece as part of the setup, so squaring it appears possible. Granted, if the gauge is unusable, or inaccuracies have to compensated for, that's certainly a drawback. |
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Any Reason Not To Use A Rockler Cross Cut Sled?
On 4/23/18 5:51 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 11:13:47 PM UTC-4, Doug Miller wrote: DerbyDad03 wrote in : You'll notice I didn't say "buy", I said "use". [...] The only thing I'm curious about is whether or not there is anything inherently wrong with the Rockler Cross Cut sled. [...] If someone *gave* you a Rockler Cross Cut sled and drop-off table, is there a specific reason (or reasons) that you would forgo it's use and continue using your home made sled, other than the emotional attachment to your good ole sled? Well, considering the source, I think I'd want to check it first to make sure it actually cuts square. If its accuracy is similar to the pair of the Rockler Assembly Squares http://www.rockler.com/clamp-it-assembly-square that I bought about 15 years ago, and returned for a refund later the same day, then I'd say that's more than sufficient reason not to use it. Good point, although as long as the fence has room past 90°, making it square should be simple. The video shows the user cutting off a small piece as part of the setup, so squaring it appears possible. Granted, if the gauge is unusable, or inaccuracies have to compensated for, that's certainly a drawback. You last sentence could be used as a blanket statement for most of Rockler's jigs/accessories. Great ideas for jigs, but when it comes down to actually manufacturing them, they often fall short in the details. Sometimes plastic just doesn't cut it when trying to replicate things that other companies are doing with machined metal. -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- www.mikedrums.com |
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