Measure and cut a piece of plywood to size. The board should be flush with the sides of the sled and extend from the elbow joints to approximately two inches from the end of the frame. Either a circular saw or a table saw can be used to cut the plywood to size. Place a curving li...
I remembered that my crosscut sled had finally given up so I made a new one. I needed one to make the cross pieces on the frame and it's faster and more accurate to cut on the table saw using a sled. I had lots of bits of panel around. After that it took no time at all to...
We loaded the sled high with . Then we went to the store and my mother took down some meat, a sack of flour and a smaller sack of shoes. We rode the two miles to Jensen’s in . All the way I wondered why Mum bought them some shoes and candy as we didn’t have much money. ...
Cross-cutting on a table saw can be dangerous if you don’t know what you are doing. The mitre gauge that comes with the saw is only marginally useful. Using a cross-cut sled makes cross-cutting much safer. It will also make your cross-cuts more accurate. The cross-cut box is easy...
I made each pedal out of two pieces because my drill was not long enough to go all the through and I was worried about keeping the hole straight through such a long length. Rip the 2 x 6 to half the pedal width on a table saw. Subtract about 1/16" more for clearance. ...