Cliff Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 I used those Incra ones. I hate them. Hard to adjust. And I never got any sled using them to ride smoothly. The Rockler ones, however, are phenomenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterDrow Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 I had some 3/8" aluminum ones with countersunk screw holes made where I work... they were precision cut on a waterjet and I only had to do VERY minor sanding to get them to run smoothly in the tracks of my saw. I think I ended up paying $18 for the pair (each was 24" long)... and most of that was shop time. We get materials and shop time at cost but cutting things on the waterjet is expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Wright Posted October 14, 2016 Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 On 10/12/2016 at 2:51 PM, SawDustB said: I'd recommend uhmw... I went with it in my last sled. Cheap, fits the miter slots perfectly with no slop, and slides great. I picked it up for other reasons, so I bought the 4 inch wide sheet and sliced off the runners. http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?p=32045&cat=3,43576,32045 I used UHMW and it works great. One advantage is that adjusting the woodscrews that attach the runner to the sled gives you a microadjustment of the fit (as you tighten the material bulges out just a bit around the screw which tightens up the fit of the runner in the slot) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_r_ Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 UHMW is what I was planning to use on my sled when I finally make one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechwood Chip Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 Anyone use Trex for runners? I have some left over from a project, and it seems like it might work like UHMW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 On 10/13/2016 at 5:01 PM, Andy Wright said: One advantage is that adjusting the woodscrews that attach the runner to the sled gives you a microadjustment of the fit (as you tighten the material bulges out just a bit around the screw which tightens up the fit of the runner in the slot) See now I would call that a disadvantage for the same reason of not liking the little in/ out adjusters on kreg rails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Wright Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 25 minutes ago, Brendon_t said: See now I would call that a disadvantage for the same reason of not liking the little in/ out adjusters on kreg rails. i have a 10 year old sled with it and it still works great. I have a kreg miter gauge that uses the other type of adjustment and it is more of a pain to adjust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 11 hours ago, Beechwood Chip said: Anyone use Trex for runners? I have some left over from a project, and it seems like it might work like UHMW. Trex is soft and wiggly at strips thin enough for runners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldvogel Review Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 On 10/11/2016 at 7:16 PM, Pug said: After dozens of picture frames, I think I finally wore out my miter saw sled. Upon planning a new one, I was thinking about using some premade metal runners for the new sled. I do have some quarter sawn white oak in the scrap bin, so I could use that. Anyone use these before? Are they worth the cost and effort? http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=65247&cat=1,43455 i bought the microjig zero play and they work fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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