table saw crosscut sled

[wa4aos]

Great INFORMATIVE video. Well explained and very useful item.

THANKS..

[fredenronnygamingHD]

this design is horrible. for safefty purposes.

is this design actuly aproved in your country?

i live in belgium, and i have to say. machines with an open carcass ( blade, engine open), are simply prohibited in my country for like 17 years now. just because of safety issues...

sure it sounds easy... but figure that you could hurt your knees by simply lifting them. for like erhm i dont know... it itches or so... i don't know...

[Grizvwald]

@fredenronnygamingHD Where in this video does he advertise he's selling the sled? This is an informational video. Whether the viewer chooses to make one and doesn't understand the inherent risks in using power tools is their fault. There are laws in the United States regarding safety. This is an informational video not an advertisement.

[fredenronnygamingHD]

@Grizvwald where in my respond to this video states about me saying about advertising?



[1981omar]

Can you cross cut 24" pieces in the sled? that's the deep of a kitchen cabinet. I had slider saw at the shop I used to work, but I don't have $30 k for one so what's the best way to rip a 24" piece to 32" also standar kitchen cabinet high!

[1981omar]

Can you cross cut 24" pieces in the sled? that's the deep of a kitchen cabinet. I had slider saw at the shop I used to work, but I don't have $30 k for one so what's the best way to rip a 24" piece to 32" also standar kitchen cabinet high!

[specialks1953]

Many years ago I made a nice sled fashioned on one I saw Norm Abram use on the New Yankee Workshop show. It is TURLY a fantastic fixture for crosscutting. Every woodworker should build one of these, and use it. - God love Norm Abram, a true inspiration that got so many people into woodworking.

[magprob]

I don't know Hoss, that thing kinda scares me. My sled goes to the blade, so my hands are to the left of it. I've cut myself being stupid, so I have a keen eye for things that will get you cut. That sled will get you cut. Just my opinion so don't take it the wrong way. It's just a real drag going to the emergency room with half your finger dangling. Good luck with that and please be careful.

[avionicbug]

thanks, helpful BUGS

[riecard]

I'd give it a 5 star rating if the shop wasn't such a mess. Other then that it's a good flick!

[besamemucho5]

nice table sled....i like the dimensions...it slides pretty easy and i also like having the ends of the rear fence lower than the middle of it....i would make the front fence just like the rear one so i can cut wider stock without having to raise the blade after clearing the front fence and i don't know if you have a housing for the blade right behind the rear fence so there less of a chance of injury after you finnish cutting...

[hjones1]

What about kickback on shorter pieces?

[jaunf75]

next time use a quality blade(forrest or tenryu. or stabilizer) and you make clean cut and reduce a lot of noise.

[ndktube]

Is the blade exposed on the back side of the fence after the cut? I can't tell from the video.

The first one of these I made I scared myself because I followed a simple plan that didn't take that into account, and there was the blade!

Later I found out about attaching a stop on one side of the sled, and a thick block on the back side of the fence for the blade to be housed in, even at max height. The stop uh, stops the sled before the blade can protrude out of the thick wood block.

[sergioolano]

I'm showing this video to new hired carpeneters (they always said they had experience as usually for more than 10 years.....until something wrong hapen) in my work, I'm Production Manager in a Kitchen Cabinet Factory. Thank you for posting these easy examples. from BC Canada

[chrisdamato]

Very helpful thank you!

[jumpwedge]

You should tag this video with TS3650 so that it will come up in a Ts3650 search. It is the most most extensive video on this model table saw I have seen yet and I realize the video is about the sled. When I was researching this saw to buy it I couldn't hardly find anything by way of video on it.

[LacovaraTimberBuild]

Shop made jigs are a great addition to any shop. This design is an old faithful one. Good cuts and contrary to other posts, it is a very safe method.

[calkamado]

I like the jig, but you don't explain the wood guides that fit in the grooves.

[killersoundz]

Crosscut sleds are great. I have one myself however this design is a bit scary. Since the blade goes through the middle of it that makes it a bit too easy to chop off some fingers!

[jdn6863]

quite the contrary! if you research the subject you will find that this is the preferred design for cutting small stock. side cutting styles or designs, while preferrable for panel cutting, are more dangerous for small pieces and only slightly more safe than using a miter gauge.

[jdn6863]

safety, in and of itself, is actually quite elusive. what we perceive to be safe is sometimes less safe in reality. the matter is also complicated by our own perception of the task at hand which can either heighten or lessen our concentration affecting safety positively or negatively.

anyhow, research will show the above design to be both time honored, and statistically safe.

[LacovaraTimberBuild]

I realize posting comments are an enjoyable way to spend time , but knowing what youre talking about is probably a good idea. This sled is a very safe design....in fact it was created with safety in mind, rather than making these cuts without it. Seek knowledge , before rendering opinion!

[C3DesignBuild]

I can't tell ya just how many times this darn thing would've save me bundles of time! Nice job! I will be picking up the same materials and should have it together by the weekend! Thanks for the info, and an outstanding video!

[utube2190]

thumbs up !

[tH0d0RHs]

thanks for taking the time to post this

[Beefliverpie]

I am blind in my right eye, so I kinda' value my left eye. I have about 10 pair of safety glasses around the shop so I don't have to look far to find them. Hard to do good woodworkng when you are blind.

[jdn6863]

I won't lie and say I always wear glasses, but basically i do now.  in the videos i find it more comfortable before the camera w/o them. glasses are a no brainer. a more complicated discussion would be the removal of the blade guard:)

[noisepuppet]

@jdn6863 If you make both rails the same height, you can stick a rectangle of acrylic on the sled, above the saw line, for more eye and face safety. Just to make up for no safety glasses, if you ever do that. :)

[moucon]

I used to be kind of cavalier about wearing safety glasses - until the day a workpiece I was cross-cutting on the table saw shattered and hit my glasses so hard it literally knocked the lens out, cut my nose, and left me looking like I just got out of a bar fight... but thank God with vision intact. It happens so fast you can't react and you can't prepare. If you care about your kids and everyone else who depends on you, stop working in your shop without eye protection.

[TotemSaint]

Thank you.

[jdn6863]

thank you.

another trick is to simply turn your miter gauge around and use it backwards. many feel they can cut larger pieces more confidently that way. the crosscut sled is nice for big pieces as well, and much better at the small pieces.

[drail80s]

Nice video. Have made some of these before.

Thanks

the miter gage isnt the best tool for larger peices, simply because it offers little support of the peice being cut. But adding a fence to the miter gage greatly increases its ability to crosscut.

Turning the gage around and using it backwards is rather risky at best. It is hampered also by the width of the stock being cut as its pushed past the blade.

[RBuffordTJ]

Very nice video, I have been dragging my feet about making me a crosscut sled but I know I need one for some of the same reasons you mention. Keep the great videos coming.

Bufford