SpeTool Router Sled Puts the Planer to Shame: Think Outside The Box!

[@MyHappinessUnleashed]

Built or bought? What are your thoughts?

[@johnallport9565]

The flatness of your benchtop depended entirely on two things which you didn't explain ... those two dimensional lumber siderails you used had to be dead flat, end to end ... really a separate job for a very well set up jointer with a long bed ... and then the two side rails had to be level and the jointed edges had to be desd parallel end to end, like two very long winding sticks with no real space to sight them ... otherwise, the result is a very well flattened twisted benchtop ... if you're satisfied, it must have worked out, but you didn't say how you accomplished this delicate magic! Cheers!

[@MyHappinessUnleashed]

You're not wrong, but possibly the magic was some partial luck as well. I spent at least an hour going through 2 bys to find the straightest I could and then immediately used them before they had time to do the thing pine is notorious for, twisting and bending. You bring up a good point of an explanation point I totally missed! I appreciate it!

[@JohnColgan.]

Strewth, how long did it take to build & test?. You grew a full beard !

[@MyHappinessUnleashed]

I was hoping someone would get a laugh from that! Had some family stuff that caused a big delay in getting this done.