![]() UPDATE - A lovely user pointed out (what I should have much earlier!) that adding a simple 1/2" piece to each side of the sled would be a good idea to prevent it from moving too far over on either side and hitting the edge. Also, because your router will have a bit of wiggle room, you'll want to make passes with your router base plate up against both walls so the hole is clean, consistent, and slightly larger than your actual dado bit width. NOTE - You have the freedom to route this hole as wide as you'd like, but be careful not to do it too wide as you'll hit your sled base walls. Once you have made multiple passes and cut all of the way through, you should end up with a groove ( Pic 3) that you can now pass your dado bit through and surface any piece of wood, etc. Using your Plunge Router and a Dado Bit ( Pic 1), plunge your router into your sled to begin routing a groove ( Pic 2). If you have larger or more specific needs, you can take this general approach and adapt your dimensions to fit your needs ![]() NOTE - I wanted to build a sled that could plane up to 24" wide.2 x 2' x 4' Pieces of MDF Wood (1/2" thick).I chose to use MDF wood knowing that it was already very smooth, very easy to cut and rip into the right dimensions, and is quite cheap.Īlso, I stand by this design - it worked incredibly well for me on my first go around and I cannot wait to use it again. However, I can only plane up to that width, and it is unsafe to do anything end grain (in my personal opinion), so I have, for a long time, wanted to build my own jig. I have a 13" Ridgid thickness planer that is a tank.
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