I was reading Jim Toplin’s Table Saw Magic and the crosscut sled he
discusses has a removable insert for different blades. He says to
drill holes in the 4 corners to attach the insert. My question is
what is the insert attached to? Do I route dados into where the plate
goes? if so, don’t the screw holes cease to hold after several
changes?
any guidance you could give would be greatly appreciated. I realize I
could build a crosscut sled and a dado sled, but is there a way to
have both in a single sled?
thanks,
–todd
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Haven't read it, but my guess would be to screw upward into the front and rear members that are perpendicular to the mitre slots.
For my table saw inserts, I use a sliding dove tail for a replaceable insert plate (hardboard) so maybe that would work here too.
To have both functions in the same sled....... probably but its just another setup to change every time you want to use it. Its the same argument for combination tools (ShopSmith, Minimax, etc) vs. dedicated tools, more set up time.
Norse
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