Probably the Easiest Router Sled out there ( Flattening a Live Edge Slab without a Planer)
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- čas přidán 10. 11. 2018
- Making a simple and cheap router sled for flattening boards and slabs. This jig allows you to joint and plane bigger boards that won't fit in your planer or jointer with help of a router. I used some 30mm by 30mm angle iron and some 18mm plywood scraps, a few screws and you are done. you can make this in just a couple of minutes. I used some spacers on my router attached with some hot glue to accommodate for the rounded corners of the angle iron. and took some 5cm by 5cm pine wood to ride the sled on. With the plywood strips, I can easily adjust the height of the sled. I've chosen an 18mm router bit to flatten the beech slab because that was my largest bit. If you have any questions leave them in the comments down below, I do my best to answer all of them! Thank you very much for watching!
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You got the coolest sounding tools. Mine are all just really loud
For real . It’s early and everyone here is a sleep . As I seen you were about to turn the saw on I started to drop my volume but heard the music come on just before .... I was like “ ok awesome dude thanks .”
If only…
Love the music editing for the mechanical noises. The violin sounds for the hacksaw brilliant!!!
When you turned the miter saw on and the music started playing instead of the ear piercing noise, I immediately subscribed. Well done!
Thank you very much Todd! Some people might enjoy the screaming tool noises. Not me.
I agree hahahahaha
Great! I've been searching for the most inexpensive way to make a router sled and this has definitely have to be it. I'm making one!
The sled is cool, but dam this editing!!! The sounds and mix of music on/off, that's very creative and a real inspiration! Thanks Seb!
Thanks Red! I try to compensate for the boring project with the editing. 🙂
@@Ollaris not boring. And it was just brilliant!!
@Pat Mahon Hahaha!! True
Subbed for the creative music inserts too.
Playing the music instead of the sound of the machine tools is genius. I particularly like way the bowing of strings replaces the action of a saw!
Excellent editing, showing me exactly what I needed to see, not a single word said. Amazing work, thank you!
Great idea! I had some angle iron from an old rollaway bed and cut it up for the rails. I discovered that the radius of the inside bend makes my router rock, so I'll modify the router base with a couple strips of wood similar to what you have done to deal with the unevenness. This idea has a lot portability and easy to modify for a variety of sizes.
Thank you for posting!
This is by far the simplest setup I have seen for a home shop. I just watched one using linear rails that moves so fluidly but I think too expensive for a home shop. Your setup is something most can afford. Great job!
JUST made one for my router! Made it out of aluminum and a lot smaller. It works PERFECTLY. Thank you for the idea!!!
For me this is the best router sled video I've seen, and I've seen a lot. I keep seeing "10-minute router sled" and "Simple sled build" everywhere, and then watch someone assemble it on fast forward (i.e. they spent hours) out of 20 different types of nuts, bolts, wood, metal, plastic etc.
This one _is_ the simplest I've seen, and the one that makes the most sense to me. Plus the music editing was excellent! Great job.
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video. I love the musical interpretations of the usual sounds we would here in a typical shop. Well done.
This may be the best tutorial vid I've ever watched. Short, to the point, no obnoxious music and chock full of simple and great ideas. Less is more.
Thanks for posting.
Thank you very much!
I’ve been looking at a lot of router sleds ... this is the best, Keep It Simple, but also, strong (no sag with that angle iron) and the little fixes along the way are perfect. And, great tool-tunes! Excellent vid. And sled.
Thanks a lot Steven! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great use of special effect sounds and nat sound! Best of all, showed exactly what to do, concise and to the point. That's how the cookie should crumble!
Genius! Looked at a bunch of sled designs, yours is the best and simplest. I have a slab of Ash that I want to turn into a bartop. This should do the job.
¡me encantó la forma en que usas la música! ja ja ja eres un genio!!
y la simpleza de tu sistema para rebajar y dejarlo plano está también genial.
With all the complicated sled designs out there, I used the angle iron and made mine in just a few minutes. Brilliant idea.
Thanks for the tip.
Thanks
I have watched several videos on router sleds, this is by far the simplest! I am going to build one soon, thanks.
This was the perfect idea for a nice easy router sled and worked great for my first test run!
Thanks!
What an awesome, simple, innovative video and tool! Wow! Talk about thinking outside the box! This is EXACTLY what I want to build. A few weeks ago, I found an old angle iron bedframe so I have the angle iron already. Never thought about running the sled length wise. Always thought about width wise. Thank You So Very Much For Sharing This! By the way, I Too enjoyed your audio editing! I wish I could give you 100 "Likes" for your creative video and tool design! No, wait, make that 500 "Likes" ! ! ! ! !
Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for. For mine though I ended up using anodized aluminum angle because it doesn't have that little round bit in the corner. But your video helped me achieve what I needed to so thanks!
Simple jigs are the best. This will work great for me. Thanks for no saw noise.
Nicely done. As a video editor and weekend handyman, I appreciated both the ease of your build as well as the smoothness of your edits. And you didn't "over-talk" it like most. Simple, elegant solution.
Thanks a lot Bruce! I really appreciate that coming from a professional!
I made a similar with angle iron six years ago,it works!
If you put a bolt or dowell down through your end blocks that hold your angle iron at the ends, you can use both hands on the router. Just a thought.Good job!
I put leveling screws with foot pads on the ends of mine- that works well if yout table is flat.
Absolutely dead simple and highly effective. I'll be headed to the home store to pick up some angle iron later. Only thing I think I'll do different is put a stop on the bottom of either side of the sled to keep it from slipping off the rails. I have some angle iron cut-offs I can use. If I can figure out how to attach it, I may use UHMW as sliders on the sides of my router base.
I love the sound effects and the music.
LOVIT ! one of the Most Easiest Set ups I’ve looked into !
Thx’s for Sharing ! Well done !
Very enjoyable sound-effects and great, simple sled. The white walls are a great idea too because light spreads everywhere instead of being absorbed by the usual plain wood color of many workshops. Things are easier to locate against the white when you want to grab one out of a thousand objects...more cheerful too. No words spoken...that's really nice but you displayed close-ups to show problems and solutions perfectly. You've raised the bar extremely high for all other videographers.
Thank you very much! I appreciate you saying that!
Just bought my first router and this gave me motivation to make a live edge table top. Thanks!!
Awesome! Good luck and have fun!
By far the simplest yet effective sled ive seen made! Awsome work!
Thanks a lot Douglas!
My ears and I sincerely thank you for not having to listen to a router in order to learn how to make a router sled!
Very simple nice 👍🏻. I never thought of using hot glue to hold the slab thanks for the idea
Fantastic idea. Also, I love how you covered the workshop sounds with relaxing sounds, you made me smile. Good work man
Thank you very much!
A great video...I know next to nothing about woodworking, but after watching this I know I could "flatten" a board. Just an excellent video in so many ways....creative, educational and entertaining. There's not a single word spoken but the video conveys the technique so well even I could do this...and that's the sign of a true master...well done.
Thank you very much Trish!
Nice build, and fantastic video! That is much easier than any of the other router sled builds I have seen and is definitely going on my build list.
Thanks Brad!
Loving the sound effects. I'm glad someone figured out how to let those sounds play out outside of the head. :-)I made something almost exactly like this about six months ago. The thing is that I welded it together and included an edge guide on one side so it wouldn't move around on me. But I like the wooden stop block at the end.
Best 4min, 45 seconds I've spent in a long time. Thank you for sharing. Mike
Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed it!
superb, love this. You're never too old to learn. As is said ... `Every day is a school day`... And hey, love your music choices.
The only down side I see is that you are going to `muller` your router base, unless you consider it sacrificial.
Otherwise, brilliant vid. Thank you so very much
Sound effects are great, and the glue gun trick for clamping to the work bench is new to me. I've got a strangely shaped tree-chunk that wants to be a table when it grows up, so this will be most useful. Thanks!
Thanks! Glad you found something useful in this video!
I hate how-to videos with no talking in them. This guy knows how to make a how-to video that needs no talking. Very entertaining, and still does the job intended. When he grabbed the saw and there was just a short violin sound, I wasn't paying much attention, but that out of place sound that fit so perfectly snapped my attention right to the video, where it stayed to the end. Superb editing, and creativeness with. Easily earned my sub.
Thanks a lot! 😊
I'm so thankful I found your video. I bought twin bed frames from Habitat for Humanity ($10.00) months ago. After watching your video I cut off the end brackets, I made my sled and now I'm ready to start flattening some cookies and slabs. Again, thanks!
Well done, sir! The beauty is in it's simplicity. Gonna make this sled this weekend. Thank you for the video.
Thanks!
Love the sled so simple yet so effective.
Such a simple, but genius idea. I will need to make one soon. 👊🏻
Smart! I love the tunes with the tools!
First time watching one of your videos. I really enjoy the tones and harmonies your tools make!
Great Happiness occurs solving problems with a good groove on .
Thanks for your contributions
Great Vid! I've been binging on woodworking vids in an attempt to increase my knowledge base, and I really like your editing style and use of music during the tools operation. Very Nice!
Thank you very much! I’m glad you like it!
Thank you! You've no idea how helpful that will be. Quality music and sound effects to boot
I’m glad you took something out of it!
Thanks for the jig that fits the tight budget and the size makes it great for a small shop
Thanks Pat!
Love the sound additions!
I love the musical tools. My favourite is the hackolin 😂 super build very effective 👍
Hahahaha! Hackolin! Love it!
My first try at leveling a cookie slab was a disaster. My second try using your setup went perfectly. Simple, yet brilliant! Thank you
Awesome! Glad to hear you had success!
Love the sound effects and music. That's awesome.
I like your approach to this simple process.
You gave me the idea and I will certainly be copying you, thanks.
Fantastic video, I think I’ll finally get around to making one of these now.
Has to be the best video I've seen to make one of these.
Straight forward to make and will be copying this design.
Cheers
Thank you!
Agree with the peeps on sound editing. Like it, a lot.
Nice to see an actual demonstration instead of endless yammering. Not a word was spoken and yet I actually learned something.
That's really cleaver stuff. No words needed just all done with visuals and some nifty editing. Great job 👍
Thanks Tim!
Mate you have just saved me at least 150£ thanks for your video 👏
Love this project. Simplicity at its best. And I dig the music.
Thank you very much!
Just found your channel, and this video. Well done my friend! Love the sound effects, the violin while sawing was great! Subscribed 👍
SO simple and helpful. Exactly what I needed. Thnx.
I agree with MrBonners on using a sacrificial base plate. Make the plate slightly larger than the router then radius the edges and you could do away with gluing the spacers onto your router. With that said, great video and a wonderful concept.
The sled is a good idea well made, and your musical editings are even better. Very fine.
Thank you very much Dieter!
The sound of the hack saw put a smile on my face😊. Nice video and cool jig.
Hahahaha! Happy you liked it! 😀
Dude...I absolutely LOVE your editing! Great sled, too. Looking to build one myself.
I don't know why I never thought about making one from metal... Great job! I also like the music editing...
Thank you very much!
Nice, I used 1/8 inch steel angles on my fattening sled. Good idea. Straight and sturdy. Cut mine on a jawhorse. great tool. looks like you have 3/4 MDF over 3/4 plywood for your reference. Should prevent any deflections.Thanks.
Excellent idea. Will not warp or rot.
Ingeniously simple. Thank you so much for sharing!!
Love the video, well done! straight to the point no bs. And the sound effects are hilarious
Thanks a lot!
Super simple and a beautiful piece of wood! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Billy! Yes it is!
Really enjoyed the use of sounds / music for the video
I watch a lot of these videos and I usually don’t comment. But, great editing! Music and sound effects great, funny! Nice job!
Good idea! (The music and sound effects are a great addition too!)
Being an ear bud user, I'm digging your audio editing! Thank you!
Thanks! Happy you enjoyed it!
Man that music over the power tools is a cool touch.
I liked as soon as I heard those strings! Great sled!
Thank you very much! 😊
Hahaha. I love the music over the drill and saw noises, and the sound effects for the punch tool.
Thank you very much!
Best video I’ve seen in a while. Content and editing.
Easy to select subscribe for this guy.
Thank you very much Bill! Glad you like it!
First video of yours I’ve watched, you got my sub with the first sound effect of the hack saw, very creative, I loved it. Thanks
Thanks!
I'm loving your edits lately! I especially liked your laser-powered center punch ;)
Hahahaha! Thank you very much Ian! Make sure to use laser proof glasses when using one of those!
P.s. thank you, it was an awesome unique change from the usual bods everyone else puts out.
Just subscribed to your channel partly because of your work and partly because of your editing. Love the music❤️.
Thank you very much Richard! I really appreciate that!
Man you killed it with the edit this time! Very unique and creative. I really like your choice of music... and the jig was perfect too.
Thank you very much!
Very cool sound effects. Sure beats the normal machine racket blasting your ears in most videos!
Thanks!
Love the improv with the music, great iniative! So much better then listning to saws and routers! Great video!
Thanks a lot Robert!
I agree. Fun.
Fantastic editing, and a great build. Can't wait to build one myself!
Thanks!
This just became my fav wood working channel on CZcams
Thank you very much! This means a lot! There are so many great channels out there!
I love the sound effects man!
This was a great video,,,,,thank you for all your hard work,,
Very cool! Also that’s the cleanest workshop that I have ever seen!!!😀
Thanks Chris!
Even if the content wasn't good (it is GREAT, btw) you deserved a Thumbs UP for the audio editing!! Awesome!!
Thank you very much Billy!
Bonjour, merci pour cette vidéo et bravo pour la fabrication de ce rail très utile et simple de réalisation. Bonne idée. Norbert (France)
Thank you for posting this video! Love your shop. Nice and clean.
Thanks!
Sweet! All tools should sound like that in real life! Great video and editing!
Thank you very much Paul!
Now I have to find one of those 'violin-saws' ! (Nothing else will cut it..... 😏)
Great video Seb! Love it! 😄👍
Hahaha! Thanks Billiam! You can’t find them! You need to make one yourself!
. good idea and a simple presentation of how-to
Awesome router sled!!! Fantastic!!! Saved me lots of money!! Instant subscribe. Thanks for sharing this great idea!
Thank you!