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   RalphBarker | Oct 27, 2011 12:38pm | #1

   Best sled

   The best one is probably the one you make yourself, since it will include the features you feel are most important.  ;-)

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   Quickstep | Oct 28, 2011 07:21pm | #3

   Yeah, but.......

    "The best one is probably the one you make yourself"

   I think the most important feature to be is that it be perfectly square to the miter slot; something that's probably better done by a company that has some kind of super accurate machining setup. 

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   RalphBarker | Oct 30, 2011 11:19am | #5

   "squareocity"

   Good point. But, I can also see some fellow in a foreign factory saying, "Let's make this 89.5° just to [bleep] with them."  ;-)

   For this reason, I like to make the work-support block tunable - two pieces, where the one end can be shimmed to achieve a perfect 90°. I did the same on my shooting board.

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   jimmiem | Oct 28, 2011 07:20am | #2

   Router Table Sled

   There are lots of reviews available. Check Wood Mag and Woodsmith/Shopnotes Mags.  I found lots of make 'em youself ideas in the mags too.  Also, depending on your router table and the height of your coping bit the thickness of the sled base MAY be an issue.  I have a home made router table and the router attaches to the top (no insert) so I lose some bit height...bottom line is I had to make my router sled with a thinner base than the 'normal' 1/2".  The articles say that thinner bases can be distorted if a toggle clamp is used on the base to clamp the stock being routed. 

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   Metod | Oct 29, 2011 08:05am | #4

   Probably True

   "something that's probably better done by a company that has some kind of super accurate machining setup. "

   They also fabricate various wooden parts that you can assemble into a finished product, for  routing itself requires a good presence of mind.

   Metod