Make a miter sled for your table saw. Improved version.

Hi Steve old darling what a lovely and informative demonstration. I am still struggling to know and still fully unsure what the construction is for and would have been chuffed to see how and what you are using it for. Nevertheless you dear old thing it was enlightening and simply marv.

How is reproducibility achieved? If you put a stop block on the left side, how can you put a second stop block the same distance exactly on the other side?

Nice & simple.
I joined a woodworking maker-space recently. Fully equipped with all the saws, sanders, drills lathes, routers, etc.
Making picture frames last weekend, I was shown the miter sled that the operator of the space had made. It works, but is way to heavy on the end that is not supported by the table. I'm going to whip one of these together and leave it there.

Worked great. Thanks for the video.

I made a miter jig for my table saw from your video it works great thanks for sharing your knowledge

What's with the beard?

Steve Ramsey is by far the best at keeping it simple and fun. Thank you.

Great job explaining how you made the sled!

Great, (and entertaining as well) video! You are one of the few woodworking channels I’ve continually stayed subscribed to over the years. . .only one suggestion—is it necessary to play music while you are talking? Most distracting.

Is there any point having this if you already have a sliding mitre drop saw?

This is awesome. I think I'll make one side a 45, and the other side a 30. Not sure why have 2 sides that do the same cut. But thanks for the simple idea!

Do you remember how tall was the saw blade you used to cut the fence? I tried to make the jig, but the fence is too tall now to cut all the way through. According to my saw manual (Delta 36-725-T2) Manual the max depth is 3 1/8" deep but I guess with the 3/4" thickness of the bottom now is short. Any suggestions. Thanks

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Great video, so true the point about making sure you cut matching corners on opposite side. Made this sled this weekend for a picture frame I have been having a nightmare with for the past two weeks, finally all corners match perfectly. Question for the experts, this worked well for me as I had the frame ready sized, how would I work this for a rectangle frame, I guess it needs stop blocks on both sides, how would this work for a longer than jig size, any suggestions. (Last frame I made was 20 inch X 24 inch)

How do you cut the middle back piece for a hand guard

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Brilliant! Accurate! Not complicated! Thank you.

And i just realized where i screwed up with these shaker style drawer faces i made.....just.flipped the wood to go the direction i needed the angle to go and then wonder why they didnt match perfect...guess im making a sled for my craftsman single runner saw...dont help the factory miter gauge is horrible and no amount of fixing will work too much play in it..wish they used standard slots like common sense would tell them to do.

I’m almost finished with my miter sled. I had to decrease the height of my fences because my blade would not raise high enough. I’m looking forward to cutting 4 pieces & see if they fit together without having to fill in with glue & saw dust. Thanks for the easy to follow directions!

This is great...just finished a regular sled and want to build this one. But here is my challenge. After years struggling with miter boxes, etc. its not as much cutting (though thats a challenge). its measuring ! So for example, cut one end of trim. Now I need to do an angle on the other end. What am I measuring to so that when I get to that end and angle, I am not too short or too long. A video on that would be great.

Humm…can you really have a “perfect” fit if not 45degrees perfectly? Understand that angles add up to 90, but a cut at 44degrees will give a shorter surface than the one at 46degrees…

Sweet Steve!!! Thanks

Thanks alot

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May I pay you to make me one of these?

Started watching this guy 5+ years ago. His projects and techniques are excellent which got me beyond the "where do I start phase". Highly recommend his course for beginners. Saves you time and money.

Hi Steve. I know this is an old video but hopefully you will get this and be able to answer a couple of questions for me as I am about to build myself one. What is the measurement of the large (base) 3/4" thick piece? Thanks for your help I really appreciate it. Mitch

Awesome tip! Thank you

Love your vidi's. Even if the angles add up to 90 degrees, the slanted lengths of the mitres will be slightly different lengths, I think. Whatd'ya reckon?

Making mine Now, Awesome.

Made my miter sled today. Tested it and it worked beautifully! Again, and as always, THANKS Steve.

Great vid…I’ll try it. (A little scary with your finger in path of blade, but you know what you’re doing)

Hey Steve, 10 years later and this is still one of the best miter sled videos - thanks for the instructions!

This is one of the simplest / best sled designs I have seen, will be making one soon! Thanks for the video!

10 years later and I still going to you for jigs.....! Thank you.....!

Hey Steve! I have a very small woodworking setup in my shed. Whenever I need to make something, I always say to myself "How would Steve do this?". My wife has gotten herself in to Diamond Art projects and I have made her a couple frames for some of her artwork. Well, she has since gotten deeper into her hobby and the frames I made were less than perfect. I see the need for many more frames in my future so I will need one of these sleds to make life easier. Thank you for being my go-to guy for projects like this! I absolutely love your personality and sense of humor.

Any tips for making the sled repeatable? I made a sled that's just ok. I'm an artist cutting my frames and would prefer having parts cut without fudging, cut, check recut, repeat. Should I make set up pieces, or use a clamping method?
Thanks.

Fool-proof - which is good news for me :)

This is a great no bs video. Building one of these this weekend.

Steve, thanks, I looked at several videos on how to make this sled and you came up the easiest and simplest. I’m so disappointed in my miter saw, after making a frame for my granddaughter, I almost gave up with working it was so bad. Thanks again! Philip

my man, i was struggling doing mitres and i believe this will do the trick, ill build this tomorrow!

Just made one works great thanks for the tip

Awesome thank you

I think this exemplifies a concept in woodworking: Consider what relationship your workpieces really need to each other. A mitered joint needs to be square. Nominally, this means the two pieces should be cut at 45.00000° but good luck with that using woodworking methodology. What you really need is for them to be complementary angles somewhere near 45° If they end up 43.8 and 46.2 it won't look terrible because the faces will come together, and the joint will be square.

That's a mitre fine sled you've got there.

You give only 1 dimension for this sled during the entire video. That does no one any good.

Agree. Steve is the best! I watch all of his vids. He gets to the point and very accurate and informative. Thanks Steve!

Nice easy to follow. Will be making one this weekend. Thanks.