glenn bradley
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I have been jealous when I see others who have made these. Not a must-have but, certainly a convenience and a safety feature. I am on a mission to knock things off of my "jigs to make" list while whittling down my scrap bin contents.
I cut a piece of 3/4" ply that fits between the miter slots by length and between the front fence tube and the table top by thickness. I size it to set flush with the table top.
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I choose another piece of scrap and carefully calculate the exact geometry required to avoid hipbone bruising on sharp corners during use. I also add a scrap of pegboard to let the supporting surface rest firmly on the fence tube.
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I tape a bit of pegboard scrap to cause a slight angle while I sand to create an easement so that the sled won't catch if the support jig should shift a bit. The support sets fine as it is but, I am not one to trust to gravity and friction where power tools are concerned so, being a wimp I added a little push clamp to keep things put while in use.
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And it goes on here:
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And looks like so in use:
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This is not something I have needed often but, when you want one is not the time to stop and make one (usually, although I do have those moments ). It is particularly useful when using a sled at its capacity.
I cut a piece of 3/4" ply that fits between the miter slots by length and between the front fence tube and the table top by thickness. I size it to set flush with the table top.
.
I choose another piece of scrap and carefully calculate the exact geometry required to avoid hipbone bruising on sharp corners during use. I also add a scrap of pegboard to let the supporting surface rest firmly on the fence tube.
.
I tape a bit of pegboard scrap to cause a slight angle while I sand to create an easement so that the sled won't catch if the support jig should shift a bit. The support sets fine as it is but, I am not one to trust to gravity and friction where power tools are concerned so, being a wimp I added a little push clamp to keep things put while in use.
.
And it goes on here:
.
And looks like so in use:
.
This is not something I have needed often but, when you want one is not the time to stop and make one (usually, although I do have those moments ). It is particularly useful when using a sled at its capacity.