Router Sled using Rexroth Aluminium Profile. Wood slab flattening. Surface planer
2021 ж. 7 Сәу.
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Router Sled using Bosch Rexroth Aluminium Profile. Easy to use and cheap to build. Surface planer. Don't make my mistakes building this surface planer, router table sled. Part numbers given for easy purchase of components. Woodworking made much easier, with instructions on how to fit the router to the router jig.
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4:09 Router Plate fixing to SBR20 Guide rails
8:18 Wood flattening Router Bits Router Sled
Very nice presentation Thanks a lot for sharing My whishes for the best Greetings from Crete in Greece
Nice one. Seeing how everyone’s doing their own router sled is giving me a lot of info so that I can build my own 👍
Good to hear Chris.
Looks like a very nice piece of equipment go job putting it together properly and working out all the bugs !👍👍
Thanks 👍
excellent work, thumbs up!
Thanks Pero, much appreciated.
Best router table I have seen well made.
Thank you Paul
Well done mate!
Thanks.
Absolutley the smartest way to do this... Great videeo. :-)
Thank you!
This is an excellent router sled! I recently designed a sled that I want to make YT video for and while our approach is different (I don't use guide rails), I really like your solution. Absolutely love the plate concept, though I do not have anyone nearby who can do that for me. Love this project! Keep it up!
Thanks for you message.
Sehr schön arbeit Tisch und sehr praktisch, ich interessiere mich für das ganze Material Planung
Great explanation very helpful Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
looks a very good system. To stop the chippings getting into the track try perspex along the length of the track, if you then make a few slots for adjustment you can use the track either way, or failing that use perspex but cut it so it covers the cutting part and join it to the sled that way it will move with it. Thank you for posting your video
Thanks for your comments. Very helpful
Very nice sled!!
Thanks JD
nice job. i have something similar bbut on a smaller scale. i use linear rails, which i find works very smoothly with the bearings
Sounds great!
Great job, thanks for sharing.
Thanks Guy
Really nice!
Thank you
BONJOUR ta table et la mieux que j ai vu sur KZhead je vais m en inspirée
Merci
@@rivertables j ai oublié de te demander elle fait quelle dimensions ? merci
60cm x 10cm
@@rivertables JE PENSE QU IL Y A UNE ERREUR SUR LES DIMENSSIONS EN CM
Verry good systeem 👍👍
Thanks. Hope it helped
This is how i should have done my router surfacing setup. I used the 20mm round rails. Works fine on the outside but going across the 45" span on the gantry i get .04" dip with just the weight of the router. Not sure what i want to try next rather than dumping alot more money in this project
This is a nice set up. I am looking to build one out of steel. But mine will be a dedicated router sled table.
I would like to have a dedicated table also but unfortunately dont have the space.
I pressed the like button but I always find it really hard, when you are a woodworker and know nothing about steel parts, to understand all the technical descriptions and just what they are talking about. Looks like a nice system though. Too bad there is no dust shroud or even an attempt at attaching a vacuum. I'd be running this inside my shop and I'd be coughing my lungs into a bloody mess in no time
You're right. Without an extraction unit, it's impossible to have it inside.
just excellent
Thanks
Nice build. Modular and rigid. Only suggestion to use a plunge router so you have more clearance and some linear dust brushes to make dust collection a bit easier.
It is a plunge router that I'm using. But certainly an extraction is next on the list.
Queria muito fazer um gabarito teste mais aqui não acha os perfis como estes Mais paciência. Muito bom mesmo parabéns show de bola 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Gracias
Really well explained and I'd like to do the build myself the same setup for my workshop, could you please send me a list of parts etc ,,, thanks ,,, Simon from New Zealand
Hi Simon, I was looking at my list and as there are so many wrong parts that I ordered incorrectly you´re actually better off taking the part numbers that I've displayed in the video. If you have any problems with any specific parts, let me know.
Hi i have just been watching you're video on the router sled. I built one from steel before which was horrendously awkward and had to be left set up so i am going to give you're idea a go. Just noticed in the video you said about festool making one with a quick release mounting plate but obviously they are expensive. I have the trend t11 which is an excellent router and they do a quick release plate that goes with there router table which im sure you can buy separately and all pretty reasonable on price.
Thanks for the info Paul
Superb.
Thanks a lot
Good, logical build. Would a length of "brush strip" door sealer attached to the inner section of the sled, stop the long channel from filling up?
Its a good idea. In the end I have just clamped a thin piece of wood to the runner 40x40 section. Its not perfect but certainly helps.
Great router sled system. But I want to ask about model of the CNC bit you used to flatten the surface of river table?
Hi Ahmed, I put a reference to the router bit in the video. It is a CMT 50mm bit.
I don't have much to add, but in my opinion, if just one of the things I mention can help, it's worth writing it. ;) The 'table' is fairly straight, but sometimes a board like that could warp (twist) or even bow slightly (temperature, humidity, etc. - especially over time). I do not know if you know the 'string-trick', where you use a string to make a cross from one corner to the diagonally opposite corner; eg. left/front to right/back, right/front to left/back. This allows you to adjust the two rails to be parallel to each other in the vertical direction. When the strings just touch, the rails are parallel. It's a good idea to use thin and very strong lightweight strings, that will be much more accurate than using 'elastic', 'heavy' and weak strings (which bend down at the center). A bare copper-wire might not be a good choice, because if it's bent at any point it will easily become inaccurate. Thin fishing line might be a better choice than copper wire, it's lightweight and strong, but still a bit 'elastic'. You may want to lift one string above the other by the thickness of a string, to ensure accuracy. Yes, I think a vacuum cleaner (industrial or shopvac) might be a good choice; the most important thing here would probably be to keep the hose out of the way and also avoid that the hose is 'controlling' the movement or making the movement 'more difficult'. Using pipes fixed to the sled(s) where possible might be helpful, but unfortunately both X and Y direction limits the possibilities for using pipes. A hose coming down from the ceiling might be the easiest solution. Personally, I think you've made a good choice on using SBR20 on top of the aluminium-profiles. I've seen people use 'square steel bars' and get away with it for a single-time use. The router lifting slightly when tightening the bolts could be if the holes in the steel plate are not at the exact positions - it could of course be something else (including, but not limited to ... the contact surface not being completely flat or one of the bolts not being perpendicular to the base plate).
Thanks for your reply. Its always good to hear other options and opinions.
Hi, I'm writing to you from Italy. I wanted to compliment you on the system. I wanted to ask you, is it possible to know or have the links to the articles you used? thank you
What did you use for the round rails on top, and the matching glides? I cant find anything
They are SBR20 guide rails. The prices very quite a lot so you need to shop around. I've bough some of eBay and others from Banggood.com.
thanks for all the info. I am planning on making a similar system router and saw jig. Would you recommend using the correct nylon sliders for both axis? Originally I was planning on doing a proper lineair guide rail on both axis. But it would save so much money if slot sliders were sufficient. There is also the option of using V-slot wheels. Honestly I am kind off lost in which lineair guide system to use and was wondering what your opinion is on the subject.
Would you recommend using the correct nylon sliders for both axis; No. The sliders dont slide as easily as you would want on the other axis. They work well on the long axis and even better when you add a bit of mold release spray to the 80 x 40 section, but for the shorter axis you need a steady glide over the wood.
@@rivertables hi there i really admire this build I have been wanting to build a decent sled for a while now. Would you mind sending me a parts list as I live in the UK.
V slot wheels.. way better. I'm making it this weekend with alu profiles 30x30..these wheels should glide smoothly even dough the slot should be stuffed with chippings.. they adhere only about 3-4 mm in the slot.. also easier to detach whole carriage with the router.. easier bit changing. Cheers
@@Winston-hw8wb Did you ever make it?
@@fritzkennedycamille collecting pieces just now.. will post it soon
I know this is old but nice video.
Thanks
Great video but can hardly hear you with volume turned up all the way Really like your set up, and stability 👍👍
Thanks for the heads up Douglas.
Very nice. How do you deal with the ridges left by the router once you’re done? Tons of sanding?
Yes, sanding. With 120 grit they go quite quickly.
Hello! Thanks for sharing! What's the diameter fo the CMY bit, 50mm? I've got the same router, but just bought a Tornado 60mm bit from amazon and the clearance to the router footprint is tight, 1-2mm... I'm wondering if it's safe to use it...
1 or 2mm is certainly very tight.
Really nice work, where can I purchase all this material, can you please list all of them.
Hi, After making so many changes to the system, the best source of parts that are required are detailed on the video itself.
Hi, Fab set up, would you mind letting me know all the parts and sizes I need to order to make one myself. Thank you Georgina
Hi, all the part numbers are detailed in the video.
Hello! I am currently using a flattening bit similar to the one that you were using first, but mine has 2 cutting edges and the result in not good at all. Actually is very bad. I just wanted to ask where can i buy the bit you were using after? In Albania where I’m from i can not find the bit. Thanks a lot!
www.amazon.es/CMT-663-004-11-spoilboard-cepillado-insertar-di%C3%A1metro/dp/B01B7RRZ0W
Bonjour félicitations pour votre système. Peut-être une idée pour la coulisse des rails... A la place d'une coulisse (avec nylon) sur la partie supérieur des rails longitudinaux, vous pourriez le déplacer sur les cotés extérieurs (avec un système en 'L"). Le côté extérieurs vont moins se remplirent de sciures que la partie supérieure...
Merci pour le conseil
Amazing build! Do you know where we can purchase all of these parts? Not even sure what half of them are called lol
All the part numbers and the company where I bought the parts are on the video
Where you get all those fittings in a forest? Or which delivery guy comes to a forest? Very good idea. Regards.
He doesn´t unfortunately. Wish he did.
now that's a nice set-up !! do you have the links for parts ?? thx
Hi Kevin, after making quite a lot of changes it's best to take the part numbers from the video. They're all there.
Hey there, how exactly did you mount the srb20 linear rails to the 4040 extrusion. Is it simply drilled and screwed on, if so what screws are you using?
Hi, They are screwed on. I think I used 1/2" 6's self tapping screws, after drilling a pilot hole. Hope that helps.
- The MDF table can warp very fast with humidity. I would go for marine plywood with a steel-angle perimeter. - You can take a bigger diam router bit without using 100% of the width.
Thats great information. Thanks
Nice design,well done. How much did this cost?
I'd say around €350, not including the router itself
What is the thickness of the plate where you mount the router, looking to create something similar and on the fence about what thickness of aluminum will be strong enough and not bend with time.
Hi, Its 4mm steel. Aluminium, I wouldn´t have thought, would be stong enough.
What is the purpose of the two 500mm sections that go between the sled and the main track? Specifically, the two pieces that you mount the sliders to as pictured at 5:42. Why not just mount the nylon sliders to to two 400mm 4040 pieces of the router sled and slide the sled up and down the main track directly vs. mounting the sled to an intermediate track that then rides up and down the main track? Was it to get a little more vertical clearance between the router and the surface?
Hi Timothy, Yes, that is exactly what they´re for. The 80 x 40 x 2440 (side) lengths can be fixed face down or on their sides (to the MDF,) which will increase the height of the sled and the 500mm sections can further add height if needed. The configuation all depends on the thickness of the wood you´re planing. Hope that helps.
@@rivertables yes it does. Thanks.
Hi. Tried to locate the company called KJN but only one I can find is a hire company Any more info would be great 👍🏼 Great sled and video
Her you go: www.aluminium-profile.co.uk/
How smooth is your rig compared to linear rails for both axes? Your solution is cheaper and I imagine still sturdy
With linear rails on both axis it would be necessary to lock the long axis rail each time you moved the router along it otherwise it would slip.
very good! I need a base five feet and eight inches. where can I find, buy. Wilson, Brasil
Sorry, not sure where in Brasil.
Bonsoir super router sled. Et votre travail et top. Pouvez m'envoyer la liste du matériel (pièces détacher) pour me faire le meme. Merci par avance
Merci pour votre message. En fait, la liste a beaucoup changé, avec les modifications, donc les plus à jour sont les numéros de pièces que j'ai sur la vidéo.
Where did you buy Bosch Rexroth Aluminium Profile ?
www.aluminium-profile.co.uk/
Here is a link to the Bosch Rexroth catalogs that you can download. The catalogs also include all of the dimensions for each part. It is also possible to download 3D CAD files of the parts, but I'm not sure if that can be found at this link. www.boschrexroth.com/en/us/products/product-groups/assembly-technology/index You can also buy a lot of the Bosch Rexroth aluminum profiles, gussets, bolts, accessories, etc. as used equipment from sites like Ebay. These types of aluminum extrusions are used a lot for experiment setups, temporary fixtures, temporary enclosures, etc. So when the project is finished, they can just disassemble the setup and resell the parts on Ebay. In many cases, the used parts are in nearly new-like condition, but they cost considerably less than buying the parts new. Ed
Hi, nice sled, looks pretty good, have you made any adjustment/improvements since recording this video, I'm looking at a number of options but am finding very little help from companies that stock these profiles. There loss as far as I'm concerned.
Hi, I haven´t made any further adjustments. Where are you trying to buy the profile? Which country do you live?
@@rivertables I am in Solihull, United Kingdom
@@Hawaii1989 www.aluminium-profile.co.uk/
Hi wo hast du die Platte für deine fräse
Ich habe es in der Metallwerkstatt machen lassen
Hi, do you sell the prints and parts list to build this, and possibly the whole system? I think you came up with a great design. I'm willing to pay for the prints and parts list. Please get back to me.
Hello Richard, I dont unfortunately, however all the part numbers are on the video. I bought the parts from www.aluminium-profile.co.uk/. They are very helpful.
Hi...just short question: why Multi-Slider | 8/10mm Slot by Bosch Rexroth (3842 513 517) is wrong for sliding function? Thx in advance.
Its too flimsy. The other one is stronger.
@@rivertables ok, got it. Thx so much!
@@rivertables one more question. Your mentioned slot slider is 8 mm. And you are using it in 10 mm slot. Is that right?
Can I ask why did this cost???
Not including the router, I'd say around 400 euros
How much did this cost?
I cant remember, It was a couple of years ago I built it. All the parts are listed on the video, so Its not difficult to get the prices.
Even at max volume, your mumbling is hard to hear.
Thanks for letting me know
VOLUME REALLY SUCKS !!!!!!!
Thanks for letting me know Peter
First off, who needs something this large ? Most boards the average DIYer use are not that large. Seriously 😒
Probably best you stick to DIY.