Used these in shops for years. Making the guide rails from the engineered plastic found in catalogs like Rockler etc. will reduce the friction and wear.
@besamemucho5 nice sled, but it looks too big for your tablesaw. do you have trouble when you reach the end and it tips down? or do you guide it with a catch table, or roller guide?
@besamemucho5 I've just noticed it beginning to have some play back and forth. Just a little bit. Probably time for new runners or a whole new sled. Still, probably the most useful thing in my shop.
@urgonnah8this you might be able to buy more time with the sled if you do as I did and wrap some masking tape around one or both or the runners. My sled has been serving me for over ten years, and I just can't bring myself to throw it out (although I should ) ... It 's a bit of an "agricultural" solution, but it's quick and easy and it does work. You might need to take a sharp scraper to the runners first if you have previously waxed them.
Used these in shops for years. Making the guide rails from the engineered plastic found in catalogs like Rockler etc. will reduce the friction and wear.
lunhil12 4 months ago
Why would you waste time constructing a plywood blade guard ?
Just screw on a couple of pieces of 4"x2" to the fence where the blade cuts through, does the same job without messing about.
murrmac 5 months ago
@murrmac that's a good point. would be much simpler. thanks for the tip.
urgonnah8this 5 months ago
I added 3/8 washers to the rails to stop the sled tipping at the end
c8550067 6 months ago
Is your sled's body sliding on the saws table or just on the guides?
4micaman 7 months ago
good guide ... can you send me the manual via email?
MFG
Sven
HOLZWERKERFORUM 11 months ago
oh i thought u were making a sled that u use on snow ... whoops
10benjones 1 year ago
looks nice....but it sounds like it drags somewhat...maybe some waxing on the tablesaw might help?
besamemucho5 2 years ago
@besamemucho5 nice sled, but it looks too big for your tablesaw. do you have trouble when you reach the end and it tips down? or do you guide it with a catch table, or roller guide?
odmcarp 1 year ago
@besamemucho5 I've just noticed it beginning to have some play back and forth. Just a little bit. Probably time for new runners or a whole new sled. Still, probably the most useful thing in my shop.
urgonnah8this 5 months ago
@urgonnah8this you might be able to buy more time with the sled if you do as I did and wrap some masking tape around one or both or the runners. My sled has been serving me for over ten years, and I just can't bring myself to throw it out (although I should ) ... It 's a bit of an "agricultural" solution, but it's quick and easy and it does work. You might need to take a sharp scraper to the runners first if you have previously waxed them.
murrmac 5 months ago