This router sled is extremely simple to make! You can build it under an hour and it will last a long time and stay flat. Some may say I should have the perpendicular guides sandwiching the rail on the bed. I have done that before, but when you have a slab too big for your bed and need to use different rails, your sled would be useless. Anyway, What would you do differently?
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For the base use two sash clams onto the bed,
What would you folks recommend for a router bit for planing?
Extra: The fixed rails must be level to each other…easier said than done. One easy infallible check a long tube filled with water in a U shape – like a manometer..hold one end to the end of one rail and move the other end of the tube to each rail end. Water in the tube will be at the exact same heights across tube ends.
Needless to say….Don’t take for granted that the angle iron is flat and straight…esp from a big diy stores, cos they don’t care how stock is stored. Borrow a long spirit level in store and check that straight edge before you leave.
I dunno man. Seems like the relatively rough steel will wear the router base pretty quick. Also I've never seen perfectly 90 degres angle iron on the inside. There's always a slope to the inside corner. Ie thinner at the edge than corner an it tapers. Imma just make mine completely out of wood
Great idea!!! Imma build one for myself. Thanks for sharing ur idea!!!
Muy buen video gracias
Thank you very easy to understand
Thanks for this video. Great Visuals. Super helpful.
Jesse what type of microphone are you using in this video??
thank you for the video. very good an d simply job and explications.??
Nice jig! Thanks!
Add some 90 degrees boards to support your side boards. Those screws along seems to be not enough support
Good idea, but wish you would have shown it in operation.
Love this idea, just looking for ideas for adding dust collection to it.
I made a sled based off this video and it has worked so well. Thank you so much
Great idea!
"alder sides that i've jointed out that i know are flush and even with each other" the whole point of this is that I don't have a jointer!!!
But what if you have a smaller piece that the sled is sitting to high and needs to go down
Hmmm. I’m a total noobie here, but how do you adjust the height ? Also do you have a video of how to make the cross cut sled you used ?
Starting to change out all my corded tools to cordless and the MyBest.Tools are excellent.I just recently used it to router hinges for a 4 sets of doors with no issues and still plenty of power left (used a 3ah battery).Great visibility at the cutting area also.
Thanks for a good
Idea! One thing, you really don't have to talk so much…
I like the information! But, why is it necessary to pan back forth to yourself? It’s some what distracting. Like I always say, “focus totally on the subject matter”.