Bob Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) Thanks Kev for the design idea! Edited May 18, 2021 by Coop 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 Enormous apologies! With everything going on, I forgot to drop the plans in here for you guys.. They're not on my site yet because the video hasn't come out but, I'll leave them here for you guys.. Box_Sled.pdf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 3 hours ago, Kev said: Enormous apologies! With everything going on, I forgot to drop the plans in here for you guys.. They're not on my site yet because the video hasn't come out but, I'll leave them here for you guys.. Box_Sled.pdf 1.19 MB · 2 downloads Another thanks, and no reason to apologize! Just finished mine, guessing works! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 That's awesome! Both you and Coop outdid yourselves! They look awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 I ran my tee track under both fences until I realized that you have to get the bolt head in somehow. Kind of embarrassing but not un-correctable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Coop said: I ran my tee track under both fences until I realized that you have to get the bolt head in somehow. Kind of embarrassing but not un-correctable. lol.. Easy mistake to make! I cut mine long initially and had to recut them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 Happy Friday! No special reason but the Small Box Miter Sled is coming out a little early! Enjoy! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye (Bryan) Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 I wish I would have seen this before I made mine. The lighting around the TS seemed darker than usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 1 minute ago, Woodenskye (Bryan) said: I wish I would have seen this before I made mine. The lighting around the TS seemed darker than usual. I had a couple camera issues filming this one.. I'm not sure what happened but, it was too late to reshoot as the sled was done.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 For the record, I used this sled today in the making of the circle jig on the band saw and it performed like a champ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye (Bryan) Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 14 minutes ago, Kev said: I had a couple camera issues filming this one.. I'm not sure what happened but, it was too late to reshoot as the sled was done.. Makes sense, and reshooting seems like a big hassle, just looked off compared to your norm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Another good video! I made a couple of test cuts and decided to add an off cut support similar to @Chet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 6 minutes ago, Bob said: Another good video! I made a couple of test cuts and decided to add an off cut support similar to @Chet. I've considered that addition as well.. Something I may do in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Great video Kev! The HDPE you mentioned. Is it the stuff that commercial cutting boards are made of? I have an old 4’ x 18” cutting board from a demoed Wendy’s that I have planed flat that I use for my runners. I suspect it’s the same stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Coop said: Great video Kev! The HDPE you mentioned. Is it the stuff that commercial cutting boards are made of? I have an old 4’ x 18” cutting board from a demoed Wendy’s that I have planed flat that I use for my runners. I suspect it’s the same stuff. Yes. Keep in mind that if you use it for runners and over tighten your screws, you'll spread it and create issues with your runner. Now, if you're creating off cut support like @Chet that @Bob mentioned, this could be used in your favor since you don't want that one to slide so freely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) Gotcha. Yeah, I counter sunk my screw heads and snugged the screws down with a screw driver to prevent the expansion. Worked like a dream. And I am going to and I suspect Chet did as well, not have the 45* cut of the support piece, touching the blade but a 1/16 or so away from it, even though it will have a runner. Edited May 22, 2021 by Coop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 (edited) Kev, how did you initially set the back fence? With a square to the blade? So far, using playing cards instead of feeler gauges as William did, I am still a little over 1 mm off on the 5th cut on an 8” piece. This is after drilling 5 different hole adjustments. Edited May 25, 2021 by Coop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, Coop said: Kev, how did you initially set the back fence? With a square to the blade? So far, using playing cards instead of feeler gauges as William did, I am still a little over 1 mm off on the 5th cut on an 8” piece. This is after drilling 5 different hole adjustments. If you watch the video, you'll see that I use the TS fence when setting the runner on the base. Starting square goes a long way to nailing the fence! Now, with that said, I'll be the first to admit that I got pretty damn lucky and was pretty spot on on the first try. I don't recall exactly what my numbers were but, I remember telling myself that I'd rather be lucky than good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 I agree that using the fence will locate the runner in the right location, parallel to the ts fence and blade, and I did the same. However, that doesn’t locate the 90* back fence for you. Yep, you were damn lucky! 😀 i watched William’s video on the 2 cut miter sled and he mentioned the negative input he received on the 5 cut sled as being too difficult in the math. It did kind of overwhelm me but kudos to him for having a solution! I will go back and watch the 2 cut sled with greater interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye (Bryan) Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Coop the five cut method isn’t that difficult, when I built my sled, I raised the blade, put the Woodpeckers square against the blade, then put the fence on. That was probably accurate enough but then did 5 cut, made adjustments with feeler gauge and did again. Whole process probably took 10-15 minutes. I wish I would have made my 45 cut like Kev, maybe I can fix. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 I published the Instructable for this project this morning.. Enjoy! https://www.instructables.com/Small-Box-Sled/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 Pretty excited about this instructable as it just hit 10k views! I've only had a few projects there that have hit that kind of number.. If you've never seen the site before, I encourage you to go take a look. You can submit your own projects there and potentially win some pretty cool prizes! https://www.instructables.com/Small-Box-Sled/ 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 12 minutes ago, Kev said: Pretty excited about this instructable as it just hit 10k views! I've only had a few projects there that have hit that kind of number.. If you've never seen the site before, I encourage you to go take a look. You can submit your own projects there and potentially win some pretty cool prizes! https://www.instructables.com/Small-Box-Sled/ That’s awesome! Congratulations! Thank you so much for sharing the info 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 That’s a neat deal! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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