Shopsmith Crosscut Sled Question

shydragon · Post by **shydragon** » Sat May 03, 2008 10:24 pm

I have the SS Crosscut Sled, and I was wondering what the (3) threaded holes running in an arc are for? I've gone through the accessories trying to figure out what a person might attach there.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sat May 03, 2008 10:37 pm

You can do cross cuts at angles other than 90 degrees by relocating the fence.

The pivot is the one hole in the left hand corner of the table. The others are 22.5 degrees, 30 degrees, 36 degrees and 45 degrees.

They actually work quite well. You have to check/adjust for accuracy but you can get there. I use my Wixey

shydragon · Post by **shydragon** » Sat May 03, 2008 10:48 pm

Thanks Dusty,

Yeah, I just read about it on the accessory website. I'm like duh, the answer was right there in plain sight.

I just bought one of those Wixey's today, after seeing Nick using it in one of his videos. I checked my table to the blade with it. I was surprised to see it come up 89.7 degrees. I thought, that wasn't too bad after sitting in storage for 14 years. With the Wixey, hopefully I can get it dead on.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sat May 03, 2008 10:54 pm

And your miter gauge, work bench, framing square, sliding t-square, and ..............

brown_hawk · Post by **brown_hawk** » Sun May 04, 2008 8:13 pm

dusty wrote:And your miter gauge, work bench, framing square, sliding t-square, and ..............

Desktop, walls, countertops, stove front to stove top, ceiling to walls, ...

Darn, that thing is additive!:rolleyes:

Hawk

chrispitude · Post by **chrispitude** » Sun May 04, 2008 8:56 pm

Okay I'm sold! Where's a good place to get one?

- Chris

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sun May 04, 2008 9:23 pm

chrispitude wrote:Okay I'm sold! Where's a good place to get one?

- Chris

You might try here:

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/catalog/swd_crosscutslidingtable.htm

I would suggest that you want the Auxillary Table also:

brown_hawk · Post by **brown_hawk** » Sun May 04, 2008 10:52 pm

Or the Wixey on a sale + shipping at: http://www.craftsmanstudio.com/html_p/C019003.htm

or at: wixey.com

Hawk

shydragon · Post by **shydragon** » Sun May 04, 2008 11:30 pm

I bought the Wixey, yesterday at Rockler. The price was 39.95, but I had a 10.00 off coupon.

Woodcraft had it for 34.95

I see Craftsmanstudio has it for 26.95, but mentions buying extra batteries. Mine came with two batteries.

brown_hawk · Post by **brown_hawk** » Mon May 05, 2008 5:25 am

shydragon wrote:I bought the Wixey, yesterday at Rockler. The price was 39.95, but I had a 10.00 off coupon.

Woodcraft had it for 34.95

I see Craftsmanstudio has it for 26.95, but mentions buying extra batteries. Mine came with two batteries.

I think they all come with 2 batteries. The Craftsman Studio was just selling extra besides those two. Real problem was the $11 shipping charge.

But wherever you can get one, it's worth the money.

Hawk