I wanted to try to make a crosscut sled for my BT3100.
As you know the BT3100 comes with no miter guide slots, there is an add on that mounts on one side (I don’t have that) and its only on one side.
I will not be using any store bought sleds or jigs, so I figured I could use some nice smooth straight channel from the BORG it don’t have to be standard size, and that’s what I did mounted a piece on both sides, aligned one up with the blade then aligned the second one up to the first one.
Then I milled some oak for runners and made a test sled to see if it would work, off set on one side, and to only make 90 deg. cuts.
I used the 5 side cut method to check the squarness of the fence, had to make about 4 tries tell I got the fence like I wanted then glued it in place, still have to make a blade cover on the back and purity it up some.
I works slide's smooth, makes great cuts, now I can make some more sleds, one for 45 deg, one for 22.5 deg and an adjustable one.
the guides
The sled
HEY its just a test sled
As you know the BT3100 comes with no miter guide slots, there is an add on that mounts on one side (I don’t have that) and its only on one side.
I will not be using any store bought sleds or jigs, so I figured I could use some nice smooth straight channel from the BORG it don’t have to be standard size, and that’s what I did mounted a piece on both sides, aligned one up with the blade then aligned the second one up to the first one.
Then I milled some oak for runners and made a test sled to see if it would work, off set on one side, and to only make 90 deg. cuts.
I used the 5 side cut method to check the squarness of the fence, had to make about 4 tries tell I got the fence like I wanted then glued it in place, still have to make a blade cover on the back and purity it up some.
I works slide's smooth, makes great cuts, now I can make some more sleds, one for 45 deg, one for 22.5 deg and an adjustable one.
the guides
The sled
HEY its just a test sled