Crosscut/Panel/Miter Sled

paul heller · Post by **paul heller** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:39 am

Ed in Tampa wrote:A while back there was some talk about an outfeed table that raised and lowered with the main table. I personally believe SS is missing the boat every time another day goes by that they haven't brought this to market.
Ed

I sure have to agree with you there (in case anyone in the right place is listening).

Paul

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 12:26 pm

chiroindixon wrote:What does puzzle me is the conversion to a panel sled. I have studied the photo and my version and cannot figure how they tied the two lead edges together after removing the front bar....nor where the miter bar had to shift to....(Take both off, then move one on the left?) Here's where I break out my SS version. But their version claims to work....

Another modification required, albeit for longer stock, are one, or two "Auxiliary Tables"...(modeled after SS 555526) to keep stock and cutoffs level and prevent saw binding. I made two in about ten minutes.

Doc

Doc
While I have never seen this sled other than in pictures I wonder if the designer just didn't make the table so you could shift the whole table so that the mitre bar that was in the left side mitre slot would fit in the right side mitre slot. The mitre bar that was in the right side could now be in the space between the main table and Aux/floating table? Thinking about it all you would have to do is make the shift and move the sled pass the blade once to have a perfect zero clearance on the left side of the whole sled.

I saw someone using the mitre bar off the table on some thing else, they actually used the space between two floating tables as a mitre bar slot.

As for tying the front end together after they remove the front bridge I would suspect a simple strip of wood 3/4x3x3/4 drilled to fit existing holes would serve this duty well. It wouldn't have to be much since all it is really doing is tying the two sides of the sled together.

As for the price of the sled I agree, I think most of us would be hard pressed to build something with this much capability for much less. The T track, two mitre bars and time alone would probably eat up any savings even if we used only scrap material.

The more I think about this sled the more I like it.
Ed

chiroindixon · Post by **chiroindixon** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 2:09 pm

While I have never seen this sled other than in pictures I wonder if the designer just didn't make the table so you could shift the whole table so that the miter bar that was in the left side miter slot would fit in the right side miter slot. The miter bar that was in the right side could now be in the space between the main table and Aux/floating table?

Ed, my distant SS friend, that ain't happening. If I try what you propose, I'll slice about 3-4 inches of that side. They have some other solution. The picture is blurry but compare the placement between the cutoff and panels versions...Hmmm ..looks like some shift is there. See that "black knob"?

Yup....at that price, this is a superb product.....

Doc

ryanbp01 · Post by **ryanbp01** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:14 pm

I do have the cross-cut sled but have not yet had a chance to use it. My question to those of you who have this item: Do you have a jig or something that colud be placed on the extension table so the cut off portion does not drop of and possibly kick back? I figured I would ask the experts.

Thanks,
BPR

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:25 pm

ryanbp01 wrote:I do have the cross-cut sled but have not yet had a chance to use it. My question to those of you who have this item: Do you have a jig or something that colud be placed on the extension table so the cut off portion does not drop of and possibly kick back? I figured I would ask the experts.

Thanks,
BPR

I'm no expert, but I do know that included in the document that comes with the sled are instructions on how to make a support for the cut-off. If you look and don't find them, let me know and I'll re-print them here. I assume Shopsmith won't mind.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:45 pm

What Shopsmith provides is

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/item ... tem=555526

I use a piece of 1/2" MDF with a home made miter track. I made mine
9" wide X 32" long.

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:49 pm

dusty wrote:What Shopsmith provides is

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/item ... tem=555526

I use a piece of 1/2" MDF with a home made miter track. I made mine
9" wide X 32" long.

What you did is pretty much what Shopsmith describes in the docs. I was not talking about the one they sell that you referenced above.

dickg1 · Post by **dickg1** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:17 pm

This sled looked very promising, but it is no longer available on Ebay and "Appalachia Tools" does not Google. Does anyone know if this sled is still available and, if so, where you can get it?

Dickg1

paul heller · Post by **paul heller** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:40 pm

I never like to post email addresses on public websites. It only invites spammers to start sending you things. I will send you private message with an email address for Rick Woodburn, they guy who makes them.

Paul

dickg1 · Post by **dickg1** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:47 am

Thanks Paul. I got your message and will follow up.

Dickg1

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