Building The Ultimate Auto Slab Flattening Sled Part 1
2022 ж. 22 Нау.
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Outgrew my small router sled and decided to build a larger version that I will eventually just be able to watch run on its own. This was started last year and I am finally getting around to building it. It's going slow but starting to come together. The size was determined by the max slab my sawmill can cut plus I wanted to keep it light enough to be moved around by 2 people. Next video I will put links to parts used if it works good. Just basically complicating a simple sled to try something different.
Rest when you need it and Push when you create it. This is working for you. I hope younger folks get inspired by your creations and keep this craftsmanship alive. Always amazed at your skill level. Hope the weather warms up soon so we can all soak in the warmth of the sun.
Thanks. I get a couple good hours a day now but still foggy and make a lot of mistakes. I can't wait for warm weather. Thanks for watching.
You are amazing! You make the most intricate project look simple. Thanks for sharing your talent and knowledge with all of us.
Thanks. I have been struggling through this one but it feels good to finally be back to being able to think projects through again. Thanks for watching.
Fred..... All of your projects always seem to be well thought out and have a vast degree of innovation and implementation.
Thanks. Always trying to present different ideas for generic type projects. Thanks for watching.
Awesome - as always. Glad you're feeling better
Thanks. Having a couple productive hours a day now. Thanks for watching.
Nice job, looking foward to part 2.
It came out good and does a great job. Thanks for watching.
Another project well thought out I’ll like it thanks for sharing
Thanks. Just a little twist on a router sled. Thanks for watching.
You will have to start running workshop tours in the Summer! Very clear, thank you.🇦🇺👴🏻
I would need a bigger shop first. Thanks for watching.
Glad you are doing better! Great project! Enjoying your build, as always!
Thanks. I get a couple good hours a day now. Thanks for watching.
That's a very nice build! Glad to see you up and doing projects. Hope you're feeling well enough to get the garden in this year too.
Thanks. I get a couple good hours a day now. Starting the plants this weekend and hoping for a good garden season. Thanks for watching.
I love 💕 your videos thanks for sharing
Glad you like them. Thanks for watching.
Impressive work!
Thanks. It's a handy little tool. Thanks for watching.
The start of another great build. The bread looked pretty good too! 😁
Finally becoming useful again. It's a nice easy to make bread and I plan on making a video about it Thanks for watching
Dam that's gonna be slick it never fails with u brother..... U are a amazing hillbilly....... Keep it up brother
Thanks. Looks like it's going to work great. Thanks for watching.
Love your Videos! I really like how when you start a Project or a Build, you have already completely Engineered it from start to finish, and everything goes smoothly because you’ve thought everything through and avoided any potential issues. Would be really curious to know what your “Day Job” was before you retired. Thanks for always being gracious enough to educate us! Keep up the Great Work
Thanks. It's funny because this started out as being a simple manual sled with a spindle and good dust collection. After seeing how nice the slides worked I decided to take it a little farther. I was a mechanical design engineer that helped bring many high tech products to life. Thanks for watching.
Nice work!
Thanks for watching.
Hi 👋, I have just noticed I think you’ve got the same VFD drive as I’ve got, I have a Kontour A1500 semi automatic wood lathe, The electrics in the cabinet failed big time so I brought a VFD for it but I do not have anything to run the copy and attachment at the moment for it I’m hoping to try and sort that out later this year as well, I am now going to watch part two of your construction of your router table. Very interesting territorial, PHIL FROM THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOULIN FRANCE.
I have had good luck with these low cost Chinese vfds. Not sure how long they last and they don't have the best instructions but they work good.
Beautiful project. Your workmanship is stellar. I built a similar flattening slab mill using 10" long linear rails although mine is manual and has a 4" dust port. Mine has a 3-1/2 hp router and I use 2" flattening bit. I make 1/16" passes. I can flatten a 4' wide x 9' long slab in about an hour each side depending on the number of passes. What a timesaver!
Mine is a little small but that's all my little mill will cut. Controlling sawdust is the best part of this. It's like having a big jointer. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 Seriously, I love your workmanship! First class! Agreed, dust collection is critical otherwise a snow shovel would be needed. 10-4 on the giant jointer! I look forward to your future videos.
Just watched this video, am liking it, and HEY, I'm your newest subscriber! I'll be going through your earlier videos, they look pretty interesting. I'm trying to re-learn gardening, having tended my folk's garden growing up and really missing the activity. Thanks for posting all this content.
Welcome aboard. I have a variety of videos about many different subjects. Hopefully you find some others that interest you. Thanks for watching and subbing.
When i worked in a machine we had to shorten lead screws. We would make a sleve to go inside the housing to hold the ball bearings. Make sure it is long enough. Don't take the sleeve out until you screw it back on. Very nice build.
Thanks. I thought you could just take it apart and the balls would stay in position. Well that didn't go well. I will have to try making a sleeve like you say next time. Thanks for the tip. Thanks for watching.
Great Job! Thanks for sharing. What is the thickness of the aluminum plate, and what is the height of the vertical carriage bracket?
I used .380 thick 6061 flat plate that I had laying around. Doesn't really matter how thick it is. Size them for the max slab thickness you plan on cutting . Thanks for watching.
Thats the first time in a long time that you didn't have that warning preceding your vid.
I stopped posting it and set my channel as not for kids so KZhead can handle it. After all the hype no one is enforcing it anyway. Thanks for watching
Terrific project! What did this cost to build by the time you completed it?
When it's done it will be a little below 1k. The spindle and drive systems added quite a bit of cost. That's not counting the GRBL box I built a while back. Thanks for watching.
WOW That's a lot of RPM. The spindles on our bullnose heads only get up to about 12,000RPM and I thought those were fast.
This one is for woodworking mostly. The lowest you should run it under load is 12000 RPM. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 Dang it, I just saw your comment and remembered I was going to take a picture of our new $1,000 dado blade today and share it with you. I thought you would like it. 12" dia X 1" wide with replaceable inserts.
Looks good. I have a question... Where do you get the brush thing ( looks like paint brush bristles ) for the dust collection? Thanks in advance Have a Jesus filled day everyone Greg in Michigan
Amazon has them. .They come in different lengths. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 Thanks for getting back to me. Do you know what there actually called?
dust shoe brush. They come in different lengths and materials.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 Thank you. I'll be placing an order 👍
Off topic question Hillbilly. I'm putting together my wood shop and was looking for Johnson Paste Wax to use on my tools, but nobody seems to carry it any more except for some online that's way overpriced! Can you recommend a good wax for my table saw and other tools?
I only use Johnson's paste wax and Home Depot has it for a good price. Never use anything with silicon or ingredients that can spoil wood finishes. Thanks for watching
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 Unfortunately Home Depot here does not carry it, same with Lowes, Menards or any of the hardware stores. I have checked everywhere. From what I can determine J&J is discontinuing it. BTW Nice work on the slab flattener!!
Oh no it has been discontinued. I have used it all my life and will now have to look for something similar. So many alternatives have synthetic compounds that can affect finishes. Glad I picked up an extra can at HD last fall because I had no idea they were discontinuing it after 71 years.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 They taught me in High School to wax our machines with Johnsons and have done it for years. Now they take it away from us!!!
What program are you using on your cad
I use mostly hand sketches for simple stuff like this. I own an old copy of helix that I keep going back to for dxfs but the dongle only works on my old windows xp computer that is dying. Used Fusion 360 for a while then they eliminated the free version so now trying free cad. For simple things I use my Shilloute studio. Thinking about buying V Carve in the future. lightburn is good for my lasers. Thanks for watching.
Looking pretty good so far.". Thumbs up ma brother from another mother." Like & subscribe.". I want to see it when it's dune.
Thanks. Hopefully it will work good when finished. Thanks for watching and subbing.
Sleeve was made of nylon.
They should sell something like that to make life easier.
make me 1
Going to have to make your own. Thanks for watching.
Hi 👋,, I am new to your work shop, You are obviously a very talented young man oops, 😂, Great territorial building a router sledge. It is something that I am interested in, hopefully to build something later this year, I have just had a look at some of your KZhead channels very impressed, Not sure whether you will see this as you were doing this 11 months ago, what size is your linear track, I have a MAFELL EC65 router which I am hoping to use, but not sure if I will buy a body only router, I am just thinking of using the bed as a flattening surface. As I don’t think I am capable of building a CNC router as I’m not very good with computers, But if you can give me some advice be very much appreciated, PHIL FROM THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOULIN FRANCE. 🎶🪚🍷👍
I could only find 2200 mm long tracks but they really can be any length you need. This was just playing with an idea to eventually make a version that can run down my sawmill tracks. I just wanted a dust free machine and a spindle works best for collecting the chips. KZhead makes the world seem small. Thanks for watching.
Hi 👋, thank you for your help and reply, I look 👀 forward to your next project. PHIL FROM THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOULIN