Here's How You Build A Router Sled

#diy #woodworking
Probably the simplest router sled that you can make. This is how I do it.
Tools and items I used in this video:
Router: amzn.to/3QML3S6
Router Plunge Base: amzn.to/3QPQ64p
Surfacing Bit: amzn.to/4aEu4c1
Whole Saw: amzn.to/3K6hwz8
Dust Collection Port: amzn.to/3V0pMHc

[@FabricaBenedicta]

I like this idea. I'll have to save this video so that I can refer back to it. Good build. Thanks for your contribution to the community!!

[@Bull43459]

Great build, another option for the angle iron is to use an old bed frame. Its a little smaller but useable and free. Keep up the good work.

[@LearnBuildRep]

Thanks for the tip!

[@carolrasmussen7269]

Thanks for the tip on gong slower when routing . Other KZbin videos show the router just zooming along

[@ishtzavah]

Use aluminium angle, it doesn't have the inside curve issue and the router base will slide directly and better on aluminium anyway. Saves having to clean the scale off the mild steel.

[@LearnBuildRep]

Good idea, I’ll keep it in mind for the future

[@Xanderbelle]

You need something on the edge of the table to stop the sled dropping off, (because then the router gouges into the work)

[@LearnBuildRep]

Yes I agree. I have plans for a new table with this in mind.

[@gwilli5413]

people throw out old bedrails, Pick them up, grind the hooks and you have free angle iron

[@devinteske]

You made my sled! I made a nearly identical sled a few years ago - on my channel. I can vouch that I have been using this as my sole flattening jig for years and nothing beats it. As you say though, table has to be flat.

[@LearnBuildRep]

Thats awesome!

[@brucecomerford]

Thanks mate. Very helpful.

[@maxz2433]

I was thinking about building a sled using ball bearing slides but this seems pretty simple and cost wise very competitive. One comment: shouldn't you clean up the glue squeeze out on both faces before doing this? In the video, it's clear that the back side has a lot of glue protruding, meaning that even though your first side will be parallel to the table, if the whole thing was sitting a bit canted, you'll end up milling a lot of material from the reverse side.

[@LearnBuildRep]

I used shims to keep it from moving and to keep it from being too slanted. I also used a couple of blocks to keep it all from moving and it worked fine without removing the glue.

[@ashokmoghe8035]

I like this video and also liked the dust collection idea. I have this same router and would like to build it like you have shown. What size each end pieces and the center piece is, please. I know they are like 7" wide and 20" together. Also is that a 3/4" thick plywood you have used? Thanks in advance & keep sharing good work.

[@LearnBuildRep]

Glad you liked it :) The end caps are 7x4 inches and the shuttle is 7x12 inches. And yes, it's 3/4 inch plywood.

[@Charo-ig5sh]

Not the way I’m making mine but this is great. If I would have seen this first might not be using the linear rails. Suggest toe kicks on the edges ( guides) that your risers sit in.

[@LearnBuildRep]

Toe kicks are a good idea!

[@b2lee150]

What if you had your under support risers even with width of your work table. Then an additional piece of wood that attached to those and extended below the edge of the table. This would keep the sled from pushing away from you and would also help keep it aligned with your work piece as you move the sled down the work bench.

[@LearnBuildRep]

I think that's a great idea. In fact, I likely rebuild this table in the future because I've noticed some limitations on it and I'll do something similar to that. Good suggestion.

[@MachineEarth]

Just some semi stiff rubber like a bath matt, maybe cut strips for dust containment.

[@LearnBuildRep]

That makes me think of using weatherstripping. Thanks!

[@Zamboni-0805]

Just curious why you didn't sled on your planer? That being said I also built one just like this, but it was for a piece that was to big foe my Dewalt planer.

[@LearnBuildRep]

I wanted a way to flatten slabs or table tops that are wider than what my planer could do.

[@johnbarney5787]

Mattress frames from Goodwill for the angle iron? Or not deep enough?

[@LearnBuildRep]

I was using 2 inch angle iron. Im not sure how big goodwill mattress frame would be but if it can support a mattress it’s probably sturdy enough.

[@wrstew1272]

You really need a drill press. 😊

[@LearnBuildRep]

Haha, ya I know

[@davekoch317]

Nice little router sled, but uptalking is annoying.

[@LearnBuildRep]

Thanks! I’ll try to tone it down.

[@scrapper666]

it's ES-pecially, not EC-specially.

[@jeffhatcher6585]

Small shop? 😂😂😂 my workshop is 12 feet by 8, has workbenches on three walls, a mitre saw, thicknesser, bandsaw, scroll saw and bench sander , and a router table. Plus table saw, bench joiner and mobile bench for when the weathers good. Very cosy, very compact and quite dusty. I definitely need a better extraction system!

[@LearnBuildRep]

Wow, that’s alot in a small space. You must have put a lot of thought into how everything fit in there

[@scrapper666]

it's lessons, not "learnings", and disassemble, not "desemble".

[@darylwilde8861]

Give the guy a break

[@aaronblackford981]

Yeah. Lol. I would be a fly on the wall in your life so I could correct you every time you say something that is dialectically wrong for my area, not yours.

[@aaronblackford981]

Yeah. Lol. I would be a fly on the wall in your life so I could correct you every time you say something that is dialectically wrong for my area, not yours.

[@JimJones-sf1fv]

Are you paying for your content to be boosted?

[@LearnBuildRep]

Nope

[@tubetalestudios174]

check the email

[@mrboics]

Its disassemble brah...

[@johnstarkie9948]

What does ‘brah’ mean?