Cross Cut Sled For My Dewalt DWE 7485

I've had my Dewalt table saw for a year now , I've been told a cross cut sled is the best thing you can add on to the table saw , so I decided to make one. It's only a small sled , but perfect for my little projects.
Let me know what you think bellow in the comments section (good or bad)...and I will get back to you , thanks

[@billyhooks99]

Great job I love seeing you tubers that use tools the majority of us have and can afford.

[@wallytrinc9885]

I hear you Brother 👍 , thanks for watching 🙏 .

[@baldysroost5757]

Nice piece of work. Simpler than a lot of other sleds I have seen. Great work!

[@wallytrinc9885]

Thanks Mate ! glad you like it - cheers ! ,,, Wally

[@sniper524]

I had absolutely no clue about what you were constructing until you completed it, and I must say, it's incredibly impressive! Well done, sir!

[@wallytrinc9885]

Thanks for the compliment young man ! Yeah sometimes I have no clue as well & I tend to ''Wing it'' it takes a lot of brain power & creativity !.....it's hard work to wing it well 😁😁

[@keith7630]

Nice job, sir. That was a good watch.

[@wallytrinc9885]

Thanks Keith , I'm glad you enjoyed the video, cheers !

[@SavageVoyageur]

I just made one for my saw. Love this sled, game changer for me in my shop. Thanks

[@wallytrinc9885]

Yup ! the sled has replaced my drop saw , Cheers mate...

[@MrLeram12]

I enjoyed your video. Thanks. I'm about to get started on one myself. Liked yours since I have almost the same saw.

[@wallytrinc9885]

Thanks very much , I'm glad you like it ,,,, cheers !!

[@paulobezerra9761]

Nice job! Congrats!

[@wallytrinc9885]

Thank you , no need to use my drop saw anymore .

[@ebriere7164]

well done, my next sled

[@markwallack8167]

Perfect video....Thanks !

[@wallytrinc9885]

Glad you liked it Mark ..... Cheers Mate !

[@SpartanDylza95]

Looks the goods there Mr Wal

[@wallytrinc9885]

Thanks mate 🙏

[@billotto4499]

Look good well done

[@wallytrinc9885]

Thanks Bill , glad you like it 👍

[@pb-bx1ll]

Great video, thank you

[@wallytrinc9885]

Thanks for the Compliment ! and thanks for watching 👍

[@ericmay7259]

Nice Job Sir!!

[@wallytrinc9885]

Thanks ! I'm glad you like it , "cheers"

[@lexieandpapa]

XLNT video! I fairly new to woodworking and bookmarked this for the future when I am ready to build a sled. I'm in the USA and can easily convert to Imperial but maybe I'll just use metric, my rulers have both. Thanks again my friend

[@wallytrinc9885]

I'm glad you enjoyed my sled build ! I'm sure you''ll build an excellent sled ,,,,, let me know how you go ,,, cheers Wally !

[@maryjocookson7156]

Really good show, very consise, thanks so much.

[@wallytrinc9885]

Thanks so much ! I'm really glad you liked it .....

[@michaelzarutsky3624]

Since you're screwing the runners on anyway - use double-sided tape instead of glue. Much quicker and gives the possibility of changing the runners if needed...

[@wallytrinc9885]

Great suggestion !

[@davidhaydon4720]

Great video. I'll definitely be incorporating some of these ideas into my sled so thank you.
How does the sled deal with supporting longer pieces? Say I had to put a dado slot into the end of a piece that was maybe a metre long. Would the sled support that?

[@wallytrinc9885]

Hi David ,
you make two interesting points ! you'll notice the sled is off/centre , allowing more material to rest on the r/h/side, 700mm length is do-able , I've not attempted a metre long length as of yet , I would imagine it would need (2) clamps to secure it along the front fence .
In regards to the dado (blade) honestly they're a grey area here in Aus , because the guard & riving knife have to be removed,,,, the fun Police have deliberately fitted short arbors to prevent their use , deeming the dodo blade unsafe. I believe this to be the case both in the UK (EU) table saws , obviously not the case in the USA ?

[@davidhaydon4720]

Thanks for replying. I'm from the UK and yes it's the same here. I wouldn't want to use the table saw without a riving knife, that's just asking for trouble. The dado example was just the first thing that came into my head.
700mm is still a decent size capacity.

[@wallytrinc9885]

@@davidhaydon4720 Thanks David Cheers mate 👍

[@abrahamben-zeev9142]

Quick question. Why did you use wood instead of UHMW or a similar polymer for the runners? Do you have plans for sale?

[@wallytrinc9885]

Hi , I used material that I had at my disposal , bee's wax works wonders underneath,,,,, sorry not for sale my friend .

[@joemiller1740]

why not use 2x4 instead of 3 layers of plywood?

[@jerrycork5155]

You seem to get a very clean cut. I was wondering what blade you are using?

[@wallytrinc9885]

Supplied Dewalt 210mm (8 1/4'' ) diameter blade with 24 teeth , great on the sled ,,,,not so great on heavy rip cuts , require upgrade to 40 or 60 teeth blade for clean cuts...

[@johndesa]

Harbor freight sells a inexpedience-if a foot pedal to shut off power tools safely

[@SIRRONW]

nice sled but u kinda went over board with the screws(in my opinion)..lol

[@wallytrinc9885]

Thanks Buddy ,,,, I appreciate your feedback, cheers 🍻

[@annibalbekman4050]

These heaps of clamps was humiliation (Kkkkkk)

[@wallytrinc9885]

yess ,,,, one cannot have too many clamps!!! hehehe

[@mrboics]

Clamps and screws. Thing will survive a nuke!

[@maxz2433]

why three layers of ply for the rear fence? That seems to be way overkill. One ply should have been sufficient for rear fence

[@bevbub]

great video -thank you

[@wallytrinc9885]

You're welcome ,,,, thanks for watching ...