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Great build!! Saved this video to my Pintrest . I builtx a crosscut cut sled several months ago, and now I see yours, and now I am not satisfied with mine. I will be ordering the plans for yours. Thanks!
I only found you earlier today when I was looking for a way of getting a straight edge for joining boards without a plainer. This is the third video I’ve watched and really like how you take the viewer on a journey, complete with your potential problems and your solutions. Liked and subscribed and I plan to make my way through your back catalogue and I’m sure I’ll get some great tips along the way so thank you.
Enjoyed your video and just subscribed! Have the same DeWalt table saw you do and am building my first crosscut sled with UHMW runners. The runners fit and moved perfectly in the miter slots BEFORE I attached them to my sled base. After attaching them with CA glue and the screws that came with the runners, now they won’t slide smoothly in the slots. I hand-tightened the screws so as not to over tighten them using a drill and even backed the screws out some but still leaving them countersunk. They still will not slide smoothly. May go to the hardwood runner option as you did, but I live in a hot and humid climate and am concerned about wood movement when the seasons change.
Thanks. Welcome to the channel. I understand your dilemma. In your case I would go with an aluminum runner or at the very least pick a really stable dense wood for your runners and be sure to cut them with the grain in the right direction. Scotty Walsh has a great video about choosing aluminum runners you may find helpful. Thanks again for the sub and good luck on your crosscut sled.
I get that too. It’s possible I over tightened the UHMW. The next step, should these runners ever swell, is aluminum runners, but I think I’ll be ok due to the Ipe being of the hardwood floor variety and very old. Moisture content should remain really low.
I followed the build up to the point where you had to adjust for square with the feeler gauges. How are you able to adjust the wood positioning to make it square after you've already screwed it in?
I take out one screw from the bottom and use the other as a pivot. The. Once I gap it with the feeler gauge, I put the screw back in and perform the 5 cuts again. William Ng has a really good video on explaining the process. I linked him in the bottom of my video description. He does a better job than I can explaining.
This was a great video! I now have no reason to NOT build a cross-cut sled. Like you, I’ve been going back and forth about needing one. Now, is the time! I have the same table saw. I’ve also been debating the use of the UHMW for my runners. I’m afraid to use to use wood for the runners. I live in Maine and mother nature has been very moody. What’s your opinion on the adjustable metal runners? Also, what dado stack set do you use? It’s not in your tool list and I’ve been on the hunt for some…
Thanks so much. Temperature fluctuations was a huge concern of mine as well. I think if you go wood, choose a dense stable wood. That being said, metal runners are superior as they won’t move and their adjustability. I’ve added both a metal runner I like and the dado stack inside to the tool list. Another video to check out is Scott Walsh’s video on his sled. He goes pretty in depth on his metal runner preference.
Interestingly, I had an old DeWalt saw and had a similar issue with UHMW runners. No matter how much sanding and refining I did, I couldn't get them to glide smoothly. When I upgraded to my sawstip CTS, the problem went away.
Curious. I was getting really frustrated. Specifically, I was having all my problems with the left miter slot. It’s almost as if the slot it self isn’t perfectly straight. I even sanded the inside of the miter slot. Once I changed to wood, all my problems disappeared.
Use code RSB46C7 to save 10%
Plans are now available!!!! readysetbuildit.com/plans-and-merchandise/p/cross-cut-sled-table-saw-sled-job-site-table-sled-cross-cut-jig
Great build!! Saved this video to my Pintrest . I builtx a crosscut cut sled several months ago, and now I see yours, and now I am not satisfied with mine. I will be ordering the plans for yours. Thanks!
Thanks so much. Happy building
Like the way you take the time to review this. Easy listening.☺️
Thanks 😌
Nice job on the sled!
Also sharp looking cutting board!!
Right on! Thanks
I only found you earlier today when I was looking for a way of getting a straight edge for joining boards without a plainer. This is the third video I’ve watched and really like how you take the viewer on a journey, complete with your potential problems and your solutions. Liked and subscribed and I plan to make my way through your back catalogue and I’m sure I’ll get some great tips along the way so thank you.
Steve, I really appreciate that. Thank you for taking part in my journey and glad you found some value in my content.
Great sled design and I really like your process!
Thanks Dan
Enjoyed your video and just subscribed! Have the same DeWalt table saw you do and am building my first crosscut sled with UHMW runners. The runners fit and moved perfectly in the miter slots BEFORE I attached them to my sled base. After attaching them with CA glue and the screws that came with the runners, now they won’t slide smoothly in the slots. I hand-tightened the screws so as not to over tighten them using a drill and even backed the screws out some but still leaving them countersunk. They still will not slide smoothly. May go to the hardwood runner option as you did, but I live in a hot and humid climate and am concerned about wood movement when the seasons change.
Thanks. Welcome to the channel. I understand your dilemma. In your case I would go with an aluminum runner or at the very least pick a really stable dense wood for your runners and be sure to cut them with the grain in the right direction. Scotty Walsh has a great video about choosing aluminum runners you may find helpful. Thanks again for the sub and good luck on your crosscut sled.
The runners will spread as you tighten them. I did the same thing. I tried using wood but being in houston it would swell and shrink
I get that too. It’s possible I over tightened the UHMW. The next step, should these runners ever swell, is aluminum runners, but I think I’ll be ok due to the Ipe being of the hardwood floor variety and very old. Moisture content should remain really low.
I’d argue me simply being in the wood shop is the most unsafe thing I do in the wood shop lol
🤣 this is that human element too
I followed the build up to the point where you had to adjust for square with the feeler gauges. How are you able to adjust the wood positioning to make it square after you've already screwed it in?
I take out one screw from the bottom and use the other as a pivot. The. Once I gap it with the feeler gauge, I put the screw back in and perform the 5 cuts again. William Ng has a really good video on explaining the process. I linked him in the bottom of my video description. He does a better job than I can explaining.
Do you have a link to the fence stop block? Thank you.
I threw it down in the description. Stop blocks are sold and manufactured by @katzmosestools
This was a great video! I now have no reason to NOT build a cross-cut sled. Like you, I’ve been going back and forth about needing one. Now, is the time! I have the same table saw. I’ve also been debating the use of the UHMW for my runners. I’m afraid to use to use wood for the runners. I live in Maine and mother nature has been very moody. What’s your opinion on the adjustable metal runners? Also, what dado stack set do you use? It’s not in your tool list and I’ve been on the hunt for some…
Thanks so much. Temperature fluctuations was a huge concern of mine as well. I think if you go wood, choose a dense stable wood. That being said, metal runners are superior as they won’t move and their adjustability. I’ve added both a metal runner I like and the dado stack inside to the tool list. Another video to check out is Scott Walsh’s video on his sled. He goes pretty in depth on his metal runner preference.
Interestingly, I had an old DeWalt saw and had a similar issue with UHMW runners. No matter how much sanding and refining I did, I couldn't get them to glide smoothly.
When I upgraded to my sawstip CTS, the problem went away.
Curious. I was getting really frustrated. Specifically, I was having all my problems with the left miter slot. It’s almost as if the slot it self isn’t perfectly straight. I even sanded the inside of the miter slot. Once I changed to wood, all my problems disappeared.
Whoa..Blk dude doing wood work. That's like seeing a real life Unicorn 🦄
Unicorns are real
@@ReadySetBuildIt oh yeah, and so is Bigfoot.. 😂