glenn bradley
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I was busy designing a new sled to go with my old saw. On one of the trips to the garage for measurements I saw part of a sled poking out from under the rubble (my garage is jammed with twice as many things as should fit while waiting on the new shop). I pulled it out and decided that I could adapt it and make it serviceable. One of the runners was in a great spot, the other had to be moved about 5/8".
The UHMW runners also needed to be shaved down a bit. A shoulder plane makes quick, reliable work of this.
I put double stick tape on the runner and trim it to fit.
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I put dimes in the slot to raise the runner slightly. I use clamps for reference stops for placing the sled and single runner onto the saw.
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The tape sticks to the sled bottom. I flip it over and add screws.
I make ZCI's in batches. Even in my current disorganized state I was able to find some blanks to replace the used ones. I also added a nicer handle. I position the handle on the rear fence so that when I grip the dummy block on the front fence with one hand and the handle with the other the sled is balanced and lifts off smoothly.
I use the 5-cut method to get to under a thou over the capacity of the sled which is about 22". That's not bragging . . . I was just plain lucky on one of the adjustments.
I put in the ZCI for the fence.
It's about as basic as it gets but, it's all set.
The UHMW runners also needed to be shaved down a bit. A shoulder plane makes quick, reliable work of this.
I put double stick tape on the runner and trim it to fit.
.
I put dimes in the slot to raise the runner slightly. I use clamps for reference stops for placing the sled and single runner onto the saw.
.
The tape sticks to the sled bottom. I flip it over and add screws.
I make ZCI's in batches. Even in my current disorganized state I was able to find some blanks to replace the used ones. I also added a nicer handle. I position the handle on the rear fence so that when I grip the dummy block on the front fence with one hand and the handle with the other the sled is balanced and lifts off smoothly.
I use the 5-cut method to get to under a thou over the capacity of the sled which is about 22". That's not bragging . . . I was just plain lucky on one of the adjustments.
I put in the ZCI for the fence.
It's about as basic as it gets but, it's all set.
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