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| Details for Panel Cutting Sled Plans
 Free Panel Cutting Sled plans - Panel cutting sleds are essential for safely and accurately cutting wide boards on a table saw. The common failing of shop-built panel sleds is the fit of the wooden runners riding in the miter gauge slots. The wood swells and shrinks depending on the weather, and over time it wears down where it rubs against the miter slot. In this design, the spacing between the runners can be adjusted. Because of this, the runners themselves do not need to be as tight in their slots as would usually be necessary to achieve square cuts. The adjustment is accomplished by loosening screws set in oversized bores and easing the two halves of the sled closer or further apart. (1) This also creates a nearly zero-clearance situation where the blade penetrates the sled. The sled is assembled on the saw, using the top and miter gauge slots to keep it flat and properly spaced.
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