For You Lot Novel Crosscut Sled.

First off using the tabular array saw without a blade guard as well as riving knife (splitter) is illegal inwards commercial workshops inwards the UK. However equally I move solitary I tin exercise equally I delight inwards the privacy of my ain shop.
I volition tell though, I exclusively role my tabular array saw for crosscuts doing all my ripping on the bandsaw.
So amongst a high cease tabular array saw fitted amongst a stone corporation sliding tabular array why exercise I role a crosscut sled?
Firstly for a splinter costless cut, to the both the left as well as correct of the move equally good equally the rear.
Secondly it cuts dead square, the aluminium extruded combat on my Felder saw is real fiddly to laid upward as well as ane time yous tighten the knobs it flexes. The combat on my  planer thicknesser suffers from the same problem.
Thirdly it supports the move both sides of the blade which truly helps amongst security equally the off cutting tin live on moved completely clear of the blade earlier removal.
Lastly it allows me to brand cuts against a halt either side of the blade
None of this is novel to woodworkers inwards the US.

Above is a shot of the adjustable back upward for the overhang from the sliding table.
Below yous tin encounter the zippo clearance either side of the blade.

Although I've used a uncomplicated sled for a few years, at that topographic point were ii major improvements I wanted to make. Firstly I made it bigger, 3' to the left of the blade as well as 2' to the correct amongst a 16' capacity. With anything greater than 3' I could role the telescopic arm as well as halt on the tabular array saw combat taking it to 6'.
Secondly I was fed upward of clamping on bits of woods equally stops, hence measuring, adjusting the clamp as well as hence on until it was but right. So larn into 'Flipstop'.

This is an industrial slice of equipment amongst a cost to agree but I've used it for many years on my drill press as well as it is superb http://www.flipstop.com/. Rock solid, slow to conform as well as amongst no play whatsoever. The combat has elongated screw holes hence yous tin conform it until the scale reads absolutely spot on, no to a greater extent than record measure! Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 twosome of stops is real useful equally yous tin retain a setting yesteryear flipping the halt arm out of the way. This is nifty when cutting box sides amongst continuous grain equally yous tin alternate from ane halt to the other equally yous move downward the board. This volition cash inwards one's chips enough of role preparing the parts for the tool breast course of pedagogy inwards the summertime for New English linguistic communication Workshop.

Here's my drill press setup, the stops are beingness borrowed on the tabular array saw as well as are slow to swap over equally needed, at £61.20 per halt I didn't experience similar buying ii to a greater extent than unless absolutely necessary!
So that but leaves me amongst the 'get out' that all the magazines over role over here, 'guards removed for clarity', what a charge of b******s!

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