was thinking of building the "super sled" from eaglelake.
http://www.eaglelakewoodworking.com/pos ... -Sled.aspx
It has some good drawings and videos.
I have a 510
It calls for a 36" sled, left to right and 24" front to back.
I know I can re-size this, but does anyone use a sled of that size?
Do you find it unwieldy or is it manageable.
question on size of super sled
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dusty
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Point of Reference: The sled that we discussed last week in my shop measures approximately 16"x32" and the fence is 43" long. My sled works ONLY to the right of the blade.
You ask "Is it manageable". The answer is "Barely".
The one depicted in your post is, in my opinion, unreasonably large for use on the Shopsmith. The concept is fantastic and if resized to work on the Mark V Table would be a great accessory. I like the feature of being BOTH left and right of the blade.
Width is not so big as problem. The size from front to back becomes an issue. The problem begins when you pull the sled to you. There is very little table on the infeed side of the blade to support the sled and you will have lost lateral control because very little (about 6") of the miter bar is embedded in the track. Width of cut, using mt sled, is limited to about 18". You can eek out:eek: a couple more inches but in doing so the sled becomes very unstable.
If building one, think seriously about using miter bars in both tracks and be aware of weight. How heavy is too heavy is totally up to you but it will get too heavy is you are not careful. Remember, there is very little table this side of the blade.
You ask "Is it manageable". The answer is "Barely".
The one depicted in your post is, in my opinion, unreasonably large for use on the Shopsmith. The concept is fantastic and if resized to work on the Mark V Table would be a great accessory. I like the feature of being BOTH left and right of the blade.
Width is not so big as problem. The size from front to back becomes an issue. The problem begins when you pull the sled to you. There is very little table on the infeed side of the blade to support the sled and you will have lost lateral control because very little (about 6") of the miter bar is embedded in the track. Width of cut, using mt sled, is limited to about 18". You can eek out:eek: a couple more inches but in doing so the sled becomes very unstable.
If building one, think seriously about using miter bars in both tracks and be aware of weight. How heavy is too heavy is totally up to you but it will get too heavy is you are not careful. Remember, there is very little table this side of the blade.
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Just a mention here. The large Incra miter sled sold by Shopsmith is 24-inches front to back and about the same left-to-right.
But it does come with a specially made miter bar that allows you to pull the sled further back on the infeed side of the saw table without it tipping. This is done with adjustable washers that ride in the T-track of the miter slot.
You can buy just the Incra miter bars if you are building your own miter sled.
I've used my Incra sled to cut 24-inch wide boards with no problems.
But it does come with a specially made miter bar that allows you to pull the sled further back on the infeed side of the saw table without it tipping. This is done with adjustable washers that ride in the T-track of the miter slot.
You can buy just the Incra miter bars if you are building your own miter sled.
I've used my Incra sled to cut 24-inch wide boards with no problems.
Sawdust & Shavings,
Woodburner:o
Woodburner:o