Showing 61 through 80 out of 88 articles containing "table saw sled"
Shop Notes
…the result of tapering the leg. The best way to address this challenge requires the table saw sled you see in the main drawing below. It has a series of cleats to position the…gauge at the table saw, it would require a lot of fussing with the setup, and rotating the miter gauge back and forth. To speed up the process, I made this simple sled that …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 239
October 2018
Wrap-Around Benches
…!/8" roundover 7 CLEAT (12#/4"-long) E 3" 1" a. SECTION VIEW #8 x 1%/8" Fh screw #/4" !/2" #8 x 1%/8" Fh woodscrew NOTE: Ends mitered with sled, see page 20 Frame bottom them so the 5/4 decking boards you’…the 1"-long tenons in the ends (Fig. 17). I did this at the table saw with an auxiliary fence attached to the miter gauge. And since …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 142
August 2002
Shop Notes
… cut both angles — without having to make any fence adjustments at all. MITER SLED . The sled is just a large plywood base with an angled fence made of “two-by…table and bench projects. (It’s also a good idea to have a zero-clearance insert in your table saw.) CARRIAGE. The jig is just a simple carriage designed to straddle the fence of the saw…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 142
August 2002
Tips & Techniques
… 151 Woodsmith 5 more tips from our readers Miter Gauge Squaring The angle scale on my table saw’s miter gauge isn’t very accurate. So in order to make a square cross cut, I needed … to rock back and forth on the planer bed like a see-saw. To solve this problem, I built a planer sled. A pair of cleats on the end register the workpiece. Then to …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 151
February 2004
Shop Notebook
tips from our shop a. b. coffee table TAPER JIG of your table saw. And the stop holds the workpiece in place. To position the stop on the base … in the box below. The jig acts like a sled, holding the leg blank at a fixed angle as you run it through the table saw. TAPER JIG. There are only two parts to the…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 156
December 2004
Shop Notebook
…the plywood blank into three sections as shown in Figure 1. I used a miter gauge on the table saw set to 10º and flipped the piece to make the opposite cut. Once the …hardwood 18 NOTE: Refer to page 40 for more information on how to use the sled Sled can be clamped or screwed to miter gauge a. END VIEW 1#/4 1!/4 Kerf 4!/2 Cut 45° kerfs …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 177
June 2008
Potpourri Box
… corner of spline with coping saw Use chisel to trim splines flush with sides Dado blade Rabbet. The rabbet for the inner frame, is cut on the table saw using a dado blade buried… a narrow, extra-long blank. You can miter the individual pieces to length on the table saw using the sled shown in the article on page 45. I cut them to fit in the lid…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 188
April 2010
Shop Notebook
… is planed down to 1⁄ " thick. Then you can remove the 8 tapered peel from the sled and finish up the rest of the shaping. a. 21!/2 SIDE VIEW 21!/2 Wedge 1 #/4 !/4 NOTE:…table saw. As you can see in the drawing at right, the L-shaped jig rides against the table saw rip fence and holds the leg blank at a slight angle as it passes through the saw…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 191
October 2010
Tips & Techniques
…Erich Lage Sled Stop A crosscut sled on the table saw makes accurate crosscuts a breeze. But one of the downsides is steering clear of the blade as it exits the back of the sled. Instead … wood block along the back edge of the table saw. It’s positioned to keep the bulk of the blade from exiting the back of the sled at the completion of the cut. A …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 193
February 2011
Shop Notebook
… length of the post and is adjustable for the two lengths of tapers. BUILDING THE SLED. The sled consists of a 1⁄2" plywood base, an end stop, and a pair of hold-downs. As you… up against the saw blade. Then place the first leg in the sled and tighten down the hold-downs. CUT THE TAPERS. To avoid bogging down the motor on my table saw, I cut each…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 195
June 2011
Tips & Techniques
… splayed legs is an easy task if you have a compound miter saw. But it can be a hassle on a table saw to tilt the saw blade and angle the miter gauge correctly. Plus, drilling out…. To make the task easier, I use a pair of hardwood wedges. The wedges are used with a sled to make a compound miter cut at the ends.Then you can use them at the…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 195
June 2011
Shop Notebook
…tilt the table saw’s blade and angle the miter gauge. MITER SLED. An easier way to miter the molding is shown in the photo above and the illustrations below. You simply make a sled … glass stop, simply rip it free from both edges of the blank at the table saw (Figure 2). A push block helps to safely guide the workpiece past the blade. All that’s …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 204
December 2012
Routing Classic Box Joints
…. Best of all, you can make a simple table saw or router table jig for cutting perfect box joints out …table or the table saw, the jig for cutting box joints uses the EXPLODED VIEW 12 2 ADJUSTABLE FENCE (3" x 11") BACKING BOARD B (3" x 12") !/4" washer !/4" wing nut 4!/4 !/4" x 2" carriage bolt KEY (#/8" x #/8" - 1!/16") !/4" x 1" slot SLED…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 207
June 2013
Shop Notebook
…Taper Sled The slats for the wastebasket on page 18 are tapered on each edge. I built this simple taper sled for the table saw to ensure precise, identical results. The taper sled …Taking inspiration from a taper sled, I made the sled shown at right. It holds the rail blank at the correct angle for cutting the edges at the table saw. The cleats are …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 210
December 2013
Shop Notebook
…at the proper angle as it passes through the planer. BUILDING THE SLED. The construction of the sled is fairly simple. The base is made from plywood, and the cleat… the left arm %/8 5 Molding blank 3 With blade raised, mark points where teeth pass through table saw insert FOURTH: To set front fence, mark a second line parallel to and &/32" away…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 211
February 2014
Tips & Techniques
…on the table saw is simple using a rip fence. But recently, while making stiles and rails for some frame and panel doors, I found it challenging to return the table saw fence …a Crosscut Sled The table saw crosscut sled is the most used jig in my workshop. However, on it’s own, it’s not very practical for making angled cuts. To make my sled even …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 211
February 2014
Shop Notebook
… is assembled with large box joints. These would be difficult to make on a table saw or router table, so I came up with the jig you see below. It works with a … table saw (Figure 2). After making the sled, you can cut out and use the wedges as shown on page 23. 5° wedge waste cut off after cutting 'V' groove Sled base a. 45° 8 #/8 4!/2 NOTE: Sled…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 215
October 2014
Shop Notes
…bit Risers create clearance for jigsaw blade a. 2 Stop NOTE: Push sled is made from #/4" plywood Push Sled Sled stabilizes tall workpiece while pushing across blade Tall aux. rip fence …the table saw, I made this push sled. The push sled is simply a plywood base and stop screwed together to form a cradle for the rail to rest in. The sled, …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 221
October 2015
Shop Notes
… a. Scalloped lid Fence 8 Cleat Cleat Cleat Cleat Cleat !/4 7&/8 #/4 !/4 FRONT VIEW then set the table saw rip fence to line up with the first kerf mark. Now push the…before readjusting the fence and cutting the two middle kerfs. Woodsmith.com • 65 Sled for Ripping Beveled Box Corners After assembling the storage boxes (page 39), I beveled…Read More
