Woodworking...28...Build a Bandsaw Miter Sled - Medium.m4v

The Apprentice and The Journeyman provides a woodworking video tutorial on how to build a band
saw miter sled out of scrap material in the shop. This sled is exceptionally accurate for cutting miters smaller pieces of wood. It is indispensable for cutting wood segments for wood inlay banding.

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[Bear5177]

Great video.

d-_-b

(thumbs up)

Thanks for the demonstration.

[AppJourneyman]

@Bear5177 Thanks very much for your interest. Hope it helps you out.

[AppJourneyman]

@Bear5177 Thanks. Hope it helps your woodworking.

[kamots22]

Awesome video! Not a word spoken & I'm ready to make my own sled. Love the thumbs up thumbs down...lol. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge...

[AppJourneyman]

@kamots22

Let me know how the bandsaw miter sled works out for you. I think you will like it.

Bob

[andersonec1]

Thanks for the reply but I think your last sentence is slightly off, any adjustment in the miter gauge's angle would give you a miter cut on your workpiece not compensate for blade drift but you did confirm my doubts that it was the miter slot, hence the table, that had to be adjusted parallel to the drift when using the miter gauge slot.

Many thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills, more helpful than you may think, and not only to me.

[AppJourneyman]

@andersonec1 1) It's important to understand bandsaw blade drift. 2) Knowing how to adjust for drift is also important. 3) There are multiple ways that drift can be compensated. To answer your original question in regards to the miter slot...(example of 90 degree crosscut w/ miter gauge) 1) adjust the table so the miter slot is parallel to the drift angle 2) adjust the miter gauge angle to be at 90 degrees to the drift angle. 3) adjust blade. Also, the drift of the blade can change w/ usage.

[SuburbanDon]

I watched this without sound. I liked the thunbs up and down. Good job.

[trumpetflowerII]

Utterly professional; the absolute best in any demonstration I have seen anywhere!

[AppJourneyman]

@andersonec1 You raise a good question! When working in conjunction with the miter slot where material is being crosscut at 90 (for example), it is a good idea to have the table adjusted to the bandsaw blade's drift. This way the miter slot is parallel to the drift. The larger the crosscut, the more important this becomes as any error is more pronounced. However, if used, a miter gauge's angle could be adjusted to compensate for the blade's drift.