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Comment by michael evans on December 7, 2012 at 8:08am

Hi marty, sorry did not get back earlier the wife dragged me out shopping.I hate shopping unless its for power tools.Just measured my sled marty and it is 22"x 22",its primarily made of three quarter inch mdf.The front and rear fence [if thats the correct term] is 5" high by 22" long/wide if you want to incorporate the safety features i will give you the measurements.Have a good weekend mick.

Comment by Marty Rosenbloom on December 7, 2012 at 5:03am

Mick, one last question: Again, the base size.

my base will be 22 inches deep, but how wide did you make yours....the full table width?

I am leaving town in a few minutes, so thank you in advance for your answer, and i will respond early next week.

marty

Comment by Marty Rosenbloom on December 6, 2012 at 1:10pm

Mick,

Thanks for your prompt reply. I will begin construction very soon. And I love the safety features you incorporated. Great job, and stay warm.

Comment by michael evans on December 6, 2012 at 12:59pm

Hi marty rosenbloom,good to hear from you.Right where do i begin?The sled is loosely based on Steve Ramseys heres the link ; http://www.woodworkingformeremortals.com/ its a great site ,your find steves video on how to make a tablesaw sled.ANSWERS,;yes the sled is the same size as the tabletop,the extended saw guard is for my safety.As i tend too stoop over the sled to make sure i cut bang on my reference lines.Never experienced the table dropping off but if you look closely the back of the guard has a stopblock low down between the two handles,this hits the edge of the table before the sled can run off the other end.I guess Marty if the work piece was really heavy could make the sled dangerous ,but most of my projects are small.For ripping full sheets i use my circular saw in the garden if its not snowing like today .Hope this helps marty any doubts feel free to ask regards Mick /OXFORD/UK.

Comment by Marty Rosenbloom on December 6, 2012 at 12:28pm

Michael, A couple of more questions: 1) did you make the base the same size as the talbetop? 2) Why the extended saw guard in front (less room to work with)? 3) What is the purpose of the long extension? 4) Being that we have such small tabletops, does the crosscut jig remain stable, or does it dangerously drop off?

Thanks again for your thoughts.

Marty

Comment by Marty Rosenbloom on December 6, 2012 at 9:12am

Michael,

I have the same saw & stand. Ironically I have been trying to come up with a solution as to how to build a cross cut sled on such a small table. I recently gave up...until I saw your picture...amazing!

Do you have a plan or sketch I can replicate? I love your end result.

Thanks,

Marty

Comment by michael evans on November 16, 2012 at 8:15am

Hi troy yes its a table saw sled ,roughly based on steve ramseys on the woodworking for mere mortals website give it a look .The perspex shields i added myself also has a kreg track i added so i can use a stopblock for repeat cuts .

Comment by Troy on November 15, 2012 at 9:03pm

Hey Michael, is that a jig?

Comment by michael evans on November 4, 2012 at 6:06am

Hi david hope i am giving people a few ideas for a small shop.

Comment by David Dean on November 3, 2012 at 12:16pm

now that is cool