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BuckeyeDennis wrote:

dusty wrote:If jsbburger has a sled that would handle this task, maybe we could talk him into showing it to us. He has not been bashful in the past.

He gave us a peek a little while back. Check out this post.

Thank you for that.

Yes, he has created a way to use a significantly larger cross cut table. Mine accepts a panel up to only 22". His approach resolves an issue that I had and still have. The solution, in addition to a larger table, is support on both the infeed and outfeed sides of the Main Table.

GOOD JOB. It also shows that with some extra effort and some ingenuity, almost all wood working tasks can be dealt with on a Shopsmith.

All we need now are some Sketchup drawings with dimensions (especially for the supports).

dusty wrote:If jsbburger has a sled that would handle this task, maybe we could talk him into showing it to us.

I don't have the sled mounted right know because I am polishing 10ER parts. However, it is 37 3/4" front to back between the fences. If you pull it all the way back with the blade fully raised it will cross cut about 30". If you pull it all the way back and cut through the out feed tie bar it will cross cut 37".

I also made an extra long aux fence for my Powermatic table saw miter gauge to cut narrow stock to length. It is about 48" long. Since it is so long it is made from two pieces of 3/4" Baltic Birch glued together so it will stay straight. Finished with 3 coats of Poly. It has a T track and a stop for repetitive cuts.

jsburger wrote:

dusty wrote:If jsbburger has a sled that would handle this task, maybe we could talk him into showing it to us.

I don't have the sled mounted right know because I am polishing 10ER parts. However, it is 37 3/4" front to back between the fences. If you pull it all the way back with the blade fully raised it will cross cut about 30". If you pull it all the way back and cut through the out feed tie bar it will cross cut 37".

I also made an extra long aux fence for my Powermatic table saw miter gauge to cut narrow stock to length. It is about 48" long. Since it is so long it is made from two pieces of 3/4" Baltic Birch glued together so it will stay straight. Finished with 3 coats of Poly. It has a T track and a stop for repetitive cuts.

That is a piece of work John ... I love it!

What were you making that made you need that!

rjent wrote:

jsburger wrote:

dusty wrote:If jsbburger has a sled that would handle this task, maybe we could talk him into showing it to us.

I don't have the sled mounted right know because I am polishing 10ER parts. However, it is 37 3/4" front to back between the fences. If you pull it all the way back with the blade fully raised it will cross cut about 30". If you pull it all the way back and cut through the out feed tie bar it will cross cut 37".

I also made an extra long aux fence for my Powermatic table saw miter gauge to cut narrow stock to length. It is about 48" long. Since it is so long it is made from two pieces of 3/4" Baltic Birch glued together so it will stay straight. Finished with 3 coats of Poly. It has a T track and a stop for repetitive cuts.

That is a piece of work John ... I love it!

What were you making that made you need that!

I was making raised panel cabinet doors. When I glue up the doors I leave the stiles long. When the glue dries I use the sled to trim them to exact length. At the time the widest door was just over 18" but I figured if I am going to make a sled I may as well go all the way.

Thanks for posting your comments and pictures regarding "The Sled".

No matter the size, whatever does the job, I believe that the cross cut sled and outfeed table are important and useful additions to any table saw set up.

BANDSAW????

JPG wrote:BANDSAW????

Yeah. Shopsmith makes a BANDSAW. I use mine a lot.

I use mine a lot too Dusty, perhaps more than any other SPT on the SS. I don't know how the bandsaw has popped up on this cross cut sled topic but perhaps JPG should design a CCS for the bandsaw.

moose wrote:I use mine a lot too Dusty, perhaps more than any other SPT on the SS. I don't know how the bandsaw has popped up on this cross cut sled topic but perhaps JPG should design a CCS for the bandsaw.

Think about that just a little bit. I'll bet you do know!

Lets see!

The topic is how to cut 5" off one side/end of a 40 x 15 workpiece.

The discussion went into sleds.

Sleds are not the topic.(in spite of the 'title')

Count suggestions what saw to use to cut that workpiece.

Count the posts babbling about sleds.(worthy info, but not relevant IMHO)

We be easily diverted from the task at hand(we includes me).

I still think the bandsaw is the tool of choice for this task - no sleds needed.

And FWIW me did make a sled for use on the bandsaw a while back and posted it.

Think about this entire thread. You may then 'see the light'.