Table saw sled...

[niki]

Good day

I made this sled with small pieces ripping and cross-cutting in mind.

The sled construction is very easy....well, for me, it took me about 1 hour including the "photographing"...I don't do any 2, 3, 4 or 5 cut test...

what you are going to see is only the finished work because all the project took me 6 posts with more than 200 pictures that explains in a "step-by-step" how to make the sled, the add-on's and cutting examples that is not so interesting for everybody.

So, here is the summary

Regards
niki

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[niki]

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[niki]

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[Hef]

:eek:

Nice work. It continues to amaze me how much work in wood working going into just making stuff to make stuff!!!

[VASandy]

Niki, once again you amaze me! Thank you so much for sharing and taking the time to explain things. Your pictures make the project very clear and understandable. I have been looking for a way to cut small pieces, and this is perfect!

[Robert58]

Amazing work. I have learned something from your work. Were you an engineer?

[niki]

Thank you so much for your kind words

Robert58
If I was an engineer, it wood be muuuuuuch more complicated and you would have to order the parts from factories all over the world :)

For some mysterious reason, engineers tend to "over-engineer"....I like it simple and with hardware that I usually have in the "scrap boxes" or not far than the local hardware store.

In the mean time, I made a few improvements that simplifies the operation even more but...my TS was taken by the company for repair (just to change the Up/down nut), so, when it comes back (in 2~3 days).

Regards
niki