Crosscut Sled

[dusty]

Dusty
If you are interested in building one of these for me, I would certainly be willing to pay for your time and all materials. If interested, drop me an email or PM.

I will help you in any way possible, Mark, short of building one for you. This is a simple project, from a wood working point of view. I can not take your money for something that you can so easily do for yourself.

However, I am willing to provide more specific details than this thread offers. If you are interested, contact me by email with what you need.

Besides being an easy project and a good learning experience, I am not 100% confident that a sled built to slide smoothly on one Mark V table will perform the same on another. The rail dimensions deviate a bit and the miter tracks could be different due to wear and tear on the table.

[dusty]

Now I am really a believer in this verification method.

I used the five cut method to verify my new crosscut sled. It is accurate to .001" over 20". This is better than I had ever thought possible. I believe it to be the result of two miter bars being used.

All that is left to be done now is break down the setup and then recheck it sometime later after the Mark V has been reconfigured three or four times.

[ExtraMile]

My main dilemma is, how do I build a sled for my "itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie" table surface, of my Mark V 500.

Note: I must read this, in its entirety. This post is only for me to remember!

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My main dilemma is, how do I build a sled for my "itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie" table surface, of my Mark V 500.

Note: I must read this, in its entirety. This post is only for me to remember!

You use an aux table and the front table extension(or two) to support it.

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... bleext.htm

[ExtraMile]

My main dilemma is, how do I build a sled for my "itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie" table surface, of my Mark V 500.

Note: I must read this, in its entirety. This post is only for me to remember!

You use an aux table and the front table extension(or two) to support it.

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... bleext.htm

I have one table extension.

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My main dilemma is, how do I build a sled for my "itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie" table surface, of my Mark V 500.

Note: I must read this, in its entirety. This post is only for me to remember!

You use an aux table and the front table extension(or two) to support it.

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... bleext.htm

I have one table extension.

One should suffice if the sled only has one miter slot bar. Two would provide 'wider' support.


Three would be even better (mount it on the aux table).



BTW it need not be as large as Dusty's and another one out in Montana.

[jsburger]

You use an aux table and the front table extension(or two) to support it.

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... bleext.htm

I have one table extension.

One should suffice if the sled only has one miter slot bar. Two would provide 'wider' support.


Three would be even better (mount it on the aux table).



BTW it need not be as large as Dusty's and another one out in Montana.

There is no such thing as too big.

[reible]

Sleds can be much smaller too. Take this one that I really get a lot of use out of:

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For more information on this sled like attachment:

http://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/begin ... -t485.html

Ed