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I developed a router sled to flatten two enormous walnut cookie pieces, six inches thick and way too big for any maker in my shop. The construct didn't go as prepared, and there are a few aspects of developing a router sled that aren't apparent up until you're deep into it. I walk through the complete develop, the mistakes, and all the upgrades I made to finally get it working: much better dust collection, a smarter height system, and the one part I developed from scratch that you can simply purchase on Amazon.
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Router Bit Used:.
Miter Saw:.
Planer:.
Yellow Push Block:.
Table Saw:.
Hand Drill:.
Festool Router:.
3D Printer:.
Festool Dust Extractor:.
Track Saw:.
Linier Guide Bed Rails Long:.
Linier Guide Bed Rails Short:.
M6 Bolts:.
Angled Aluminum:.
Dust Bristles:.
Dust Bristles:.
Air Quality Meter:.
Already Made Dust Shroud:.
Stop Collars:.
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Saturday, June 20th. Early evening to midnight. (Still working on precise times).
Saturday, June 27th. Early evening to midnight. (Still dealing with exact times).
151 South Saint Clair, Toledo, Ohio.
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Quick tip.
Add a long push stick to the sled, that way you don’t have to reach over so much.
You know you’re watching David the dust hater, when the dust collection is more complicated than the jig that’s making the dust!
Dust kills.
@MakeSomething It does indeed, thank you and keep up the good work reminding us.
“If you don’t have tape you can always use you laser cutter.” I lol… if you don’t have $3 tape just whip out your $3000 Laser.. Priceless.
This was the best “if you don’t have x, use y”
@neofactor was just going to say the same thing. 🔥
I don’t have a laser… Do you think I could use my industrial robot?
Drives me crazy all these creators just being given tape while the rest of us have to work down the pixel mines just to afford a roll.
@JohnAllenPhotoI guess we all have to use our industrial robots to make the tape now…
Not gonna lie, I’m absolutely going to steal the ‘if you don’t have tape, use your laser’ but replace laser with 3d printer at some pine 😂😂😂😂😂
Anyone else pained by the angle those holes are drilled at? 🤣
Dude, I felt so silly when I was editing. How could I be so far off? ha!
What a cool project, I like the changes you made part way through. Sometimes that’s the difference between a great job and giving up. I would have probably thought the first iteration was not perfect, imagined improvements, put it to one side as something to do later and found it in a corner, unfinished, a couple of years later.
cant wait to see the future videos with these!!
Can always go for the double hose action dust collection.
… and you could do U shaped notches instead of normal holes so you don’t need to unscrew all the way up, just loosen a bit. 🎉
Very cool project, Dave!! Looking forward to see what you’ll do with the cookies and the slabs!
The raising and lower of the entire frame is how my laser cutter bed works and isn’t all that different from how the DW745 works. Nice build, can’t wait to see what you do with those cookies.
Brilliant work, Dave! Nicely done!!! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
awesome build! i made a very similar one but its only 2×3″ that i use for large butcher blocks and cutting boards. i LOVE your idea for the geared raising system, even if its crazy and over engineered. i kind of want to try that now. i think you could even add a low speed/high torque motor with a speed controller, and power the whole thing!
“I made that, I had fun!” This is your best explanation on why we do things the way we do, Dave! Love this attitude, it perfectly describes your woodworking and your filmmaking. And why we watch. 🙂
It should totally be a old timey ship wheel to be your raising/lowering handle!! 🏴☠️
having to shim the router would prob have started at not planning the plywood side supports.kinda like building a house.
You could resolve the handle hitting the bracket a non-issue by recutting the plate to mount the router 90 degrees rotated? Or would something else bind up in that case?
So he basically described the exact way a Dewalt 735 planer raises and lowers with his 4 corners threaded rod bicycle chain solution. I think I may have to make one of these to get the option to flatten slabs.
I love the “if you don’t have… you can just use (something way more expensive).” Makes me laugh every time
Great video and engineering. Thanks for sharing. ❤