You like this one (LINK) over the Woodpeckers huh? Whys that?
You like this one (LINK) over the Woodpeckers huh? Whys that?
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If you have a sufficiently wide sacrificial piece behind the piece your cutting, would you need a sled? Obviously not a good option for large scale production but that’s what I’ve done (hobbyist) and it’s worked fine.
So is it really a question of speed?
Wow, that Infinity sled really went up in price. I forget exactly what it was, but definitely not 200 bucks.
Aigner Contermax is probably the best coping jig except for those sleds with clamping cylinder, very easy and fast to change the stock. It just takes way too much time to change the stock on Woodpecker coping sled, I sold it after I bought Contermax.
https://www.simantechinc.com/index.p...ct_detail&p=89
I haven't used the Infinity sled, but agree about the clamps and increased stock width. Where the WP sled is better, IMO, is that it offers the optional larger plexiglas guide, which allows for deeper cuts without cutting into the sled itself. Fits the kind of work I do better. I did make a sled myself which used the miter slot, but didn't like it. For me, referencing off the fence is a must, and the WP sled seems to do that best.
Some of the cuts I make are large enough that each piece gets run through several times, so registering exactly the same each time is necessary. A shaper, I guess would make those cuts all in one pass. Not smart on a router table with a large bit.
I would also agree with an earlier poster who mentioned how long it takes to switch stock and get it clamped down between cuts. As a hobbiest, this doesn't bother me much, but would be a pain in a production environment.
Last edited by Nick Decker; 02-20-2019 at 9:58 AM.
Exactly. You can see in the pic where I had to move the handle after trimming off the leading edge multiple times.