crosscut sled

[mike johnston]

It's time to burn the piece of plywood and oak board I've been calling a sled for years. I have done searches, and have seen a lot of great pictures, but no great plans. I guess I'm to old to think on my own. If you know where I can buy some plans. Please let me know.

thanks
Mike

[jim sauterer]

do a search i believe there are several right on sawmill creek.hope this helps

[Jerome Hanby]

This was a great looking sled (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=112773&highlight=Sled)

[Salem Ganzhorn]

It's time to burn the piece of plywood and oak board I've been calling a sled for years. I have done searches, and have seen a lot of great pictures, but no great plans. I guess I'm to old to think on my own. If you know where I can buy some plans. Please let me know.

thanks
Mike

Mike, I built this one and like it: http://www.eaglelakewoodworking.com/post/Super-Sled-Crosscut-and-Miter-Sled.aspx

Here is my thread: http://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=129637

[glenn bradley]

Juan pretty much shows it how it is. A sled is just a board with a front and rear fence and 1 or 2 runners. An adjustable rear fence is a requirement unless you think things don't change. A ZCI strip down the middle, at the fence, t-track(s) and stop block(s) are all bells and whistles (that I prefer to have) but they aren't required.

The eagle lake version has a bunch of features so you could use or not use those that appeal to you. I use specific sleds for specific purposes so they are always ready to go. This does mean that I have to store them somewhere though :(. Here's a large and small crosscut version keeping my little DC from escaping.

[Doug Carpenter]

finewoodworking magazine had one a while ago.

It is the August 2008 No. 199 issue.

It is big but it looks nice. It doesn't have miter fences but you might be able to add to it.

Just a thought.

[glenn bradley]

If you want one with do-dads, here's a nice article/how-to: http://americanwoodworker.com/blogs/shop/archive/2009/08/12/improved-crosscut-sled.aspx?T=Shop%20Projects&id=v7_2

Good thoughts on size as it applies to where you're going to store the thing(s).

[John Thompson]

Here's one I built in about an hour for cross-cuts up to around 30" which I use on glued panels. This is a two part sled and has a fence on the front only which keeps all the weight on the table when you hold it down to the fence. That's why it can be used on pieces of that width. Very accurate and cheap to build sled. I may have $20 in it and $15 of that is for the forward fence hold down.

PS.. the Pinnacle vertical bolt hold-down is not shown in these pics as it was added a week after they were taken.

Good luck with whatever ticket you decide on....