Personally, I would make one. For two reasons;
Firstly it is a good project to hone skills on.
Secondly, all of the above mentioned sleds are assuming that you are working with 1x4 material. Any bigger and you’re out of luck. Smaller can also be problematic.
Here is a home made sled. The total cost is in the clamps. This sled was made to produce A&C style doors where the rails had more width than the stiles.
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If you do choose to make one, or buy one, the critical attribute is that piece of lexan. Everything is referenced to that lexan. Not the sled base, the fence, or the stop blocks on the sled base. The lexan edge is the reference for everything.
Any inaccuracies in the sacrificial backing material will be transmitted to the work piece. The backing material has to be dead parallel.
Here is another to make 1/2 lapped mitered frames for gable vents.
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Both of these sleds were made to use on a shaper where the forces are greater than a router table. But they could still work on a router table.
That Rockler sled is nice, but it may not secure the wood for a single pass. It might take multiple passes.
Last edited by Mike Cutler; 01-01-2023 at 1:53 PM.
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