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Anyone,

Have or seen this miter sled?






http://www.in-lineindustries.com/double_dubby.html

Thanks,

Dave C.

Thanks for making me aware of this. I can't wait to hear some folks review it. I am impressed that they take the Shopsmith system seriously enought to make a model fitted for our tools. At the moment I am uncertain what I would gain by picking one up. Give me enough time and I will find sufficient reasons:p fjimp

I've looked at it in ads. At that price, all I can do is look!:eek:

The dubby is very simple device, the inline industries website essentially tells u how to make it, the extrusion is available from 80-20 on Ebay

fjimp wrote:Thanks for making me aware of this. I can't wait to hear some folks review it. I am impressed that they take the Shopsmith system seriously enought to make a model fitted for our tools. At the moment I am uncertain what I would gain by picking one up. Give me enough time and I will find sufficient reasons:p fjimp

There are some useful tips contained within the instruction manual and whether you are thinking about buying or not the tips are worth reading. I believe every one of them can be directly applied to any table saw system.

I have Shopsmith's crosscut sled and the Incra 5000 so I'm not sure what I would gain with the double dubby. I'd have to see it perform before I would make this kind of investment.

However it is nice to see the aftermarket guys include Shopsmith in their products.

8iowa wrote:I have Shopsmith's crosscut sled and the Incra 5000 so I'm not sure what I would gain with the double dubby. I'd have to see it perform before I would make this kind of investment.

However it is nice to see the aftermarket guys include Shopsmith in their products.

Dubby usually is at the wood working shows. I have seen them demo'ed many times here in Tampa. Slick!!!!!!!!!! They are scheduled into the Tampa Show this year March 13-15 if you still down this way.

However the secret of the Dubby and any other slidding table is original setup accuracy. If the fence isn't perfectly set to the cut 90 degrees then any sled becomes a piece of junk.

I have communicated with Dubby about using it on the SS and one of the biggest problems is getting the main table to exactly the same relationship to the blade each time. Anyone that uses a zero clearance insert knows that after time the insert blade slot gradually increases in width as the blade to table position changes slightly usually during setup each time you set the SS into tablesaw mode. As this happens with the Dubby the flush cut on the Dubby changes and soon it no longer provides backup for the cut and you start to experience tearout.

Frankly the Applachian Sled with it's easy replaceable insert seems like the perfect answer for SS. My only concern is setting the sleds fence perfectly perpendicular to the blade. Plus I think it is a few dollar cheaper.

However I think the Dubby is perhaps more accurate for cutting angles.

If I were shopping for something like this I would certainly also look at the iTool (jointech) smartmiter.

Check:
http://www.jointech.com/smart_miter.htm

I have been tempted by this a few times but since I already have the incra miter express and the Appalachian Sled.... well who knows maybe someday.

Ed

Ed,


Is there a preferred side for using a sled e.g right or left of blade if the sled does not straddle the blade.


Thanks,

Dave C.

calver wrote:Ed,


Is there a preferred side for using a sled e.g right or left of blade if the sled does not straddle the blade.


Thanks,

Dave C.

Not sure which Ed you asking this question of Ed in Tampa or Reible.
I will give my opinion. I think most people station non blade straddling sleds to the right of the blade. I believe that was the side the SS cross cut sled was designed to be used on and most others I have seen. However it is probably more a matter of personal preferrence than any real reason.
The Dubby products give you a choice of right or left and you may want to keep that in mind if you prefer the left side.