I got a contractor's saw for free because it had no fences. This will make all the difference between using and not using it!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
You are probably the best instructor of diy tool production that I’ve seen on UA-cam. I’ve been a bespoke, high end manufacturer of one off pieces of furniture for nearly 30 years. In that time I’ve seen a lot of people come up with solutions to everyday workshop problems with varying degrees of complexity. You however, took a very complex problem and simplified to the extent that I imagine most people will come away from this video thinking “I could do that”. You are a born educator and I’m in awe of your talents. I have a new favorite page on UA-cam. I can’t wait to see more of your innovation.
GOOD GOD!!! I consider myself a Craftsman in my fields, but buddy, I'm not worthy to tie your shoes! I learned SO many tricks in this video; many thanks!
Hi Patrick, You've no idea how long I've been trying to find this video of yours since obtaining a table saw. Now I'm over the moon and have added it to my to do list. Thank you for your time and your video on this, much appreciated. Regards Martin
To be honest, this is (currently) beyond my technical know-how. However, this is a terrific share, profoundly professional and refreshingly easy to follow. Thank you.
"you don't have a cad programme. No probs I've got plans for free..." Ok, I paraphrased your message, but boy, what a message. You really are an outstanding person for sharing your abundance of knowledge, so freely and with such grace. It's really fabulous to just participate by just watching and enjoying you being _you_. UA-cam and the world, in general, need more people like you, Patrick.
Thank you SO MUCH for this video. My saw was a second-hand gift and did not even come with a miter gauge. I've been struggling with other options and nothing has worked.. I can't wait to build this sled. You're my hero!!
This type of variable-angle sled has been available as the “ Dubby” since the mid 1980’s. Yours is a very nice home-built alternative. The original Dubby had a wood angle arm. I purchased mine from InLine Industries in 1986. Its inventor is Mr. Jerry Cole, who has also written 2 books on using the sled to its maximum value and utility. The Dubbys and books are still available from Peach Tree Woodworking Supply. The new ones have an Aluminum angle arm which was introduced in the late 1990s. I wouldn’t be without it. I love the magnifying vernier you’ve added! Lastly, Scott PHILIPP’s of The American Woodshop used a Dubby for many seasons of his show. That only reinforces the value of building and using this sled.
Patrick, I just want to say THANK YOU for your kindness and generosity for sharing your knowledge and your plans to build this for FREE! I totally agree with everyone else that has commented on your video that this world needs more MEN / people like you.!! Please keep these amazing and professional video's coming. I love everything you've shared and look forward to more of your video's and gaining knowledge from you. Again... THANK YOU!
Nice Vid. FYI 7:06 We never mix millimetres and centimetres in the building and construction industries. Always millimetres to remove confusion. Interior decorating (curtains fabric etc.) use centimetres. :-)
Not sure how I came across this video but man, this is a tutorial. I'm never going to have to do this but watched the whole thing due to the total professional approach. People like this really do help the world go around sharing their knowledge and help for nothing, Kudos Mr Sullivan, I have subscribed.
This is an impressive presentation. I am a retired toolmaker, whose father, and grandfathers did carpenter and cabinet work during my life. Your emphasis on safety is commendable. We all know, but sometimes forget that fingers do not sucker and grow back after they are cut from your hands, regardless of the angular precision! Again, I do commend your thoroughness, and attention to details.
I forgot to compliment you on the video. It was clear and concise and well edited with good camera angles. This comes from someone who worked in a TV studio as a student - WSBE. WSBE is an educational station. Your videos would fit right in. I can't tell you how many UA-cam videos make me cringe.
Great video. I bought a miter sled from Rockler 3 years ago that looks remarkably like yours. I didn't have the time to make anything like it. It was worth it to me to buy a completed unit so I could use it for a custom job I was working on. At the time, it was $129 well spent.
I have learned about cutting small bolts with my electrical crimper and scribing with calipers. I must have missed those days back in shop. Thanks , I'm subscribed
I'm not sure your shop teacher would have advocated using your calipers as scribers, but they work great in that capacity. Eventually you will dull the points. You can resharpen them, or you can buy a new set. Given the low price of digital calipers these days, I probably would vote to buy another set, which will probably last you for 5-10 years, unless you are scribing hard materials daily. If you have a machine shop and are working in steel most of time, then forget everything I have said above.
I've been searching and waiting for a reliable and reasonable miter gauge for years, and thank goodness you're finally here Mr. Sullivan. Thanks a billion for such a modern and cool-looking design.
I knew I was watching a professional from the very beginning, but when you adjusted the fit of the sight to account for parallax you took it to another level. Well done.
Great video Patrick, thank you. Also, really good to see you giving measurements in imperial and metric - you're doing your bit to help bring your countrymen inline with the rest of the world.. :)
I learned from UA-camr John Heisz, that to make cleaner cuts on both sides of the blade, you can make your original slab wider, say 8", and mount runners for both slots. Then, before making your miter side, cut the whole right side off and you have two separate sections, and you can use the right one as a zero-clearance sled for this and all other sleds of the same thickness. It can either move with the left half, or remain stationary.
I just stumbled across your channel......and it's one of the best on UA-cam!!!! I will now begin the binge watching of all of your videos. You have a natural talent for explaining details and your voice is pleasant to listen to........and that's very important;-)
I love how I come full circle over time and find myself re-watching videos I've seen and liked before. This is really the perfect synergy of art and science. You're a smart man and I appreciate you sharing this with us.
I have watched over 300 hundred videos on miter gauge, and this video of yours is by far the best of the best. Thank you so much for all your time in putting this video and for sharing it with all of us. I have subscribed to your channel because of this video. Again thank you so much, it is truly a well-done video presentation.
Excellent build, and video, thanks! If you scribe another curser line on the top of the magnifier, then keep it superimposed over the lower line while setting, parallax eliminated.
Many thanks for sharing this brilliant design, plans and video. It is people like you that humble us mere mortals with your generosity and technical know how. Greetings from Ireland.
Liked/Subscribed/Notified - I like your "right down to business" approach to your videos. Thank You. No terrible music, no talking for 10 minutes about how you had to go to the autoparts store to find a cell phone holder (even though that wasn't the topic of the video). I also appreciate your making the plans available for free on your website. Nice job - the whole way around!
Patrick this is an incredible design and you do a wonderful job of filming and narrating. I love the woodworking UA-cam community and have used it to make my own little hobby shop better. You don't pump out videos like the folks who do it for a living, but that's OK with me. What you do put out is top-notch content as well as being top notch jigs, tools, etc. I'm glad you're here and I've subscribed so that I can see all your future ideas. Thank you!
By far the best mitre gauge build I have seen on UA-cam to date, the video was wonderfully narated too. I have to build a couple of smaller mitre guages for my belt and disc sanders and this method is likely the one that I will go with. Thank you Patrick for sharing this with us all.
Patrick, your videos are always comulsory viewing. They're informative, helpful, and crystal clear on how to do whatever you're making. And your work is superb. If only I could produce work like yours with one attempt. I always have to try it more than once to get a result I'm happy with. As if that wasn't enough, your ideas are amazing. Thank you for all you do for us poor struggling woodworkers!!!
Hey Patrick, just wanted to say thank you very much for making videos like these. Your videos mean a ton to me personally and I wanted you to know that all the time and effort you put into these is noticed. Please continue to make these as long as you enjoy them, because I'm sure they bring happiness to many more people than just me. Thanks again ~ Adam
I had this video on for noise and the occasional glance but even so I was extremely impressed with the quality of the video. Not often we see a video with such an order of magnitude difference between likes and dislikes. :thumbup:
For the basic kind of woodworking and carpentry that I do this degree of accuracy is not needed. However, I am impressed by the approach and by the execution of this project and these are the greater lessons for me.
Excellent build. Totally worth watching. Just the idea for the hold-down alone was worth watching the whole video for. So simple and elegant. I made something similar some years ago but for cutting precise diamond shaped panes for leaded glass windows. For fine adjustment however, I printed a segment of arc using 0,9° spacings and placed it so as to create a Vernier scale accurate to 1/10°. In those days, print shops didn't yet exist so I had to sneak in the print at work, hoping the boss wouldn't catch me out... Laminating was then still something for the future so I gave the surface a coat of polyurethane sealer which is still holding up 12 years on..
The plans will be helpful in building of the gauge. Thanks and I think you have made a vast improvement over others in building a accurate gauge. looks easy enough to build. Thanks for the plans.
Excellent design! I built a crosscut sled for my table saw, but don’t want to spend a fortune for a decent miter gauge. This looks like a great project!
We use spray adhesive for mounting pictures to matt boards, and the usual way to press things together is with a roller. In fact the film is rolled onto the backing board from one side to avoid trapping air bubbles.
Wow, i can't wait to make my own. Jigs rule my shop, and while i've a very crude version of this for long cuts, dialing it in is a real pain(not needed that much). This, on the other hand, will help chase that elusive square that we all seek so desperately. . . thank you.
Outstanding tutorial Patrick. Just last week I looked at what I have for a taper jig and it was just not right so I decided to make e new one and here sir you have done all the R&D I shall use it to make both weigh and left gauges. TY
Thanks for this Mr. Sullivan. Your video is inspiring us to create excellent work, and It's clear that your precise way of doing things translates to woodworking in that magical way. I don't think it's being overly dramatic to say that the future of the gentle art of woodworking is very much dependent on experienced guys handing down techniques and the like. It really does make a difference. How great is it that the social media so popular with our younger generations makes this available to them. BTW, I am near Chicago and have seen the Park Districts drop this type of training, and can say that there are no clubs or training facilities that don't have to charge restrictive amounts (due to very real overhead). A very real sign of the times.
Patrick, just a note of appreciation for metric measurements. Really, the US of A is about the last place in the world to use imperial measurement, and even just north of the US of A, one can use either, but decimal-based metric measurements are just SO much simpler to use!
Lohi: I agree that metric measurements are easier to use, even for people who have grown up with imperial units. I was trained as a scientist, and have no trouble thinking in metric terms, but when I go to the hardware store or lumberyard, my metric choices are extremely limited, and often more expensive, so there is a strong incentive for stateside woodworkers to stick with imperial measurements. I am trying hard to provide critical measurements in both imperial and metric units to make it easy for both my American and my non-American viewers.
Videos like this make me realise that I can produce good quality work despite only being a novice woodworker! The presentation and explanation are first class! Thank you for your generous sharing of your skills and ability!
Congratulations on a top notch design and execution, Patrick. I am particularly impressed though, by the quality of the video. Although there are many great instructional vid's on the net, yours is the only one I have found where the project is more important than the presenters ego. You are to be highly commended, Sir.
I don't even have a table saw yet, but I am really loving watching all your videos for accessories for one. Thanks! I saved them and printed off the plans so I'm ready to make them when I finally get mine.
Maybe a shoulder bolt for the pivot bolt to avoid wear. Wonderful shop tool with clear instructions on the build. Like all your videos I’ve watched, very impressive. Thanks for sharing your well thought out and very useful ideas. Cheers, Will
Thank you! Thank you! Recently I purchased a Shopsmith with somthing similar to this and the base had gotten wet and expanded. I had no idea what to do with it and had considered tossing it to the burn pile. i am glad I did not do this. I will be using the aluminum guide and rail to make another one with your instructions on alignment and building. This is the best description for this jig I have seen. Thank you for your help!
Excellent video and project explanation. A written description to go along with the templates would be extremely helpful as it is hard to build and follow a video at the same time.
Your work is as good as it gets. I was going to buy a commercially available miter gauge, but you've worked out every difficulty and then generously shared it all. Thank you!
Sent this video by a friend as I have been trying to workout how to do just this with a high degree of accuracy. Problem solved. Very refreshing that you have given your plans for free as most people would charge for the plans. Thank you very much and have subscribed toy your channel. Cheers, Huw
It always brings me joy to see people using fountain pens or dip nibs. I keep a box of Nikko Gs on hand for fine or variable line projects. They are the simplest, cheapest, and most well engineered tools for inking, and they're so much fun to use! Thanks for sharing the video.
What an excellent project. Jerry Cole developed the “Dubby” miter sled back in the 80’s. It’s had a couple of updates over the years and was still available fie sale, the last time I checked. Watchers SHOULD build this jig, even if they have a Dubby, to get experience in achievable precision projects. They should also buy Jerry”s excellent books on polygons.
I think this is the best miter gauge I've seen. It's a little beyond my skill level right now, but I would love to consider building it later. Great video!
I will never make that miter gauge and I have no wood working skills whatsoever but that was a very interesting and satisfying vid and I'll be checking out your other ones. Cheers!
I made rulers of varying types as accurate as the Incra products. Used the program "PAINTDOTNET". After completion as a PNG file I opened in Microsoft Paint to maintain accurate sizes. 10 inch ruler is accurate to 32nds of an inch and the half or full circle to half of a degree. The first thing I did was print 12-10 inch rulers, used my Incra ruler to line up the sections and taped with shipping tape to the top and front of my workbench.
No criticism intended - it's a good functional option. A few years ago I added three (2", 4" & 6") hard rubber printer's rollers to my toolbox along with an old credit card and a small rigid squeegee. If you use any sort of adhesive label or glue thin materials like veneers semi regularly these simple, cheap tools will ensure you can apply an even pressure to help apply them so they lay flat and stay put without distortion or bubbles. I struggled for years until I saw a friend putting a label on his trashcan (Its still there). So simple and obvious when you see it done.
I am so frustrated with my delta miter gauge, i was thinking about either fixing the problem (stripped bolt) or buying a new one...then i saw the incra and rockler sleds like this...loved them! Not loving the WAY over price tag. Thank you for posting this! I will build this!!!
One of the best videos about angled cuts I have seen. Also huge thank you for the plans on the web page. A good part of the audience is located outside of the USA, so we use the Metric measuring system, please keep in mind when doing the plans. Thanks again for the excellent video.
I'm an old time Carpenter / woodworker this old boy really takes it to another level you can tell that he's a perfectionist
I got a contractor's saw for free because it had no fences. This will make all the difference between using and not using it!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
You are probably the best instructor of diy tool production that I’ve seen on UA-cam. I’ve been a bespoke, high end manufacturer of one off pieces of furniture for nearly 30 years. In that time I’ve seen a lot of people come up with solutions to everyday workshop problems with varying degrees of complexity. You however, took a very complex problem and simplified to the extent that I imagine most people will come away from this video thinking “I could do that”. You are a born educator and I’m in awe of your talents. I have a new favorite page on UA-cam. I can’t wait to see more of your innovation.
This is the miter gauge, I've been looking for. Excellent production quality too.
GOOD GOD!!! I consider myself a Craftsman in my fields, but buddy, I'm not worthy to tie your shoes! I learned SO many tricks in this video; many thanks!
Hi Patrick,
You've no idea how long I've been trying to find this video of yours since obtaining a table saw.
Now I'm over the moon and have added it to my to do list.
Thank you for your time and your video on this, much appreciated.
Regards
Martin
YOU MUST BE AN ENGINEER, YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF MATERIAL IS EXTROADINARY, THANK YOU
big words of praise
in a few films the Anglo-Saxon and metric measures are shown, and that's what you deserve praise for :)
To be honest, this is (currently) beyond my technical know-how. However, this is a terrific share, profoundly professional and refreshingly easy to follow. Thank you.
You sir, are a poet with a table saw. This just makes a ton of sense and I bet will reward us manifold the time we spend on making it.
"you don't have a cad programme. No probs I've got plans for free..." Ok, I paraphrased your message, but boy, what a message. You really are an outstanding person for sharing your abundance of knowledge, so freely and with such grace. It's really fabulous to just participate by just watching and enjoying you being _you_. UA-cam and the world, in general, need more people like you, Patrick.
Sorry I can’t find the link to your “free” plans. Thanks in advance
@@IH1940HAY if at all you find the link.......(whenever in the Future) ,,,please EDIT this comment !!!
Super vidéos et très bien expliquer j'adore the best ☺
@@NavinBetamax the link to his site is in the description of the video, there you find the pdf images
@@robyp...... Thanks....got it.....stupid of me missing to read through.
Thank you SO MUCH for this video. My saw was a second-hand gift and did not even come with a miter gauge. I've been struggling with other options and nothing has worked.. I can't wait to build this sled. You're my hero!!
This type of variable-angle sled has been available as the “ Dubby” since the mid 1980’s. Yours is a very nice home-built alternative. The original Dubby had a wood angle arm. I purchased mine from InLine Industries in 1986. Its inventor is Mr. Jerry Cole, who has also written 2 books on using the sled to its maximum value and utility. The Dubbys and books are still available from Peach Tree Woodworking Supply. The new ones have an Aluminum angle arm which was introduced in the late 1990s. I wouldn’t be without it. I love the magnifying vernier you’ve added! Lastly, Scott PHILIPP’s of The American Woodshop used a Dubby for many seasons of his show. That only reinforces the value of building and using this sled.
Now this is how you win a subscriber in a single video. Outstanding video!! Thank you!
Necessity is the mother of invention, and always produces the most useful inventions. Great mind Patrick!
Patrick, I just want to say THANK YOU for your kindness and generosity for sharing your knowledge and your plans to build this for FREE! I totally agree with everyone else that has commented on your video that this world needs more MEN / people like you.!! Please keep these amazing and professional video's coming. I love everything you've shared and look forward to more of your video's and gaining knowledge from you. Again... THANK YOU!
Nice Vid. FYI 7:06 We never mix millimetres and centimetres in the building and construction industries. Always millimetres to remove confusion. Interior decorating (curtains fabric etc.) use centimetres. :-)
Not sure how I came across this video but man, this is a tutorial. I'm never going to have to do this but watched the whole thing due to the total professional approach. People like this really do help the world go around sharing their knowledge and help for nothing, Kudos Mr Sullivan, I have subscribed.
This is an impressive presentation. I am a retired toolmaker, whose father, and grandfathers did carpenter and cabinet work during my life. Your emphasis on safety is commendable. We all know, but sometimes forget that fingers do not sucker and grow back after they are cut from your hands, regardless of the angular precision! Again, I do commend your thoroughness, and attention to details.
I forgot to compliment you on the video. It was clear and concise and well edited with good camera angles. This comes from someone who worked in a TV studio as a student - WSBE.
WSBE is an educational station. Your videos would fit right in.
I can't tell you how many UA-cam videos make me cringe.
My friend thank you so very much this is the one and only jig on UA-cam that I've been impressed with thumbs up my friend
Great video. I bought a miter sled from Rockler 3 years ago that looks remarkably like yours. I didn't have the time to make anything like it. It was worth it to me to buy a completed unit so I could use it for a custom job I was working on. At the time, it was $129 well spent.
I have learned about cutting small bolts with my electrical crimper and scribing with calipers. I must have missed those days back in shop. Thanks , I'm subscribed
I'm not sure your shop teacher would have advocated using your calipers as scribers, but they work great in that capacity. Eventually you will dull the points. You can resharpen them, or you can buy a new set. Given the low price of digital calipers these days, I probably would vote to buy another set, which will probably last you for 5-10 years, unless you are scribing hard materials daily. If you have a machine shop and are working in steel most of time, then forget everything I have said above.
I've been searching and waiting for a reliable and reasonable miter gauge for years, and thank goodness you're finally here Mr. Sullivan. Thanks a billion for such a modern and cool-looking design.
Perfect. Exactly what need and didn't know. Way better than a conversational miter guage
As stated by others, excellent video. What I liked most were new techniques and approaches that can be applied in other contexts. Thank you.
I knew I was watching a professional from the very beginning, but when you adjusted the fit of the sight to account for parallax you took it to another level. Well done.
Great video Patrick, thank you.
Also, really good to see you giving measurements in imperial and metric - you're doing your bit to help bring your countrymen inline with the rest of the world.. :)
I learned from UA-camr John Heisz, that to make cleaner cuts on both sides of the blade, you can make your original slab wider, say 8", and mount runners for both slots. Then, before making your miter side, cut the whole right side off and you have two separate sections, and you can use the right one as a zero-clearance sled for this and all other sleds of the same thickness. It can either move with the left half, or remain stationary.
A very well produced tutorial. 11/10 from Brisbane.
All I really can say is...... Thank you Patrick, I truly appreciate your clear and easy to understand AND follow directions. Excellent job!
I just stumbled across your channel......and it's one of the best on UA-cam!!!! I will now begin the binge watching of all of your videos. You have a natural talent for explaining details and your voice is pleasant to listen to........and that's very important;-)
I love how I come full circle over time and find myself re-watching videos I've seen and liked before. This is really the perfect synergy of art and science. You're a smart man and I appreciate you sharing this with us.
Not only a great design, but your attention to detail is fantastic.
A very well designed and executed piece. It takes on the flare of store bought tools, only with more love applied.
Thanks for including metric measurements. Makes watching videos like this easy to understand and follow
I have watched over 300 hundred videos on miter gauge, and this video of yours is by far the best of the best. Thank you so much for all your time in putting this video and for sharing it with all of us. I have subscribed to your channel because of this video. Again thank you so much, it is truly a well-done video presentation.
Excellent build, and video, thanks! If you scribe another curser line on the top of the magnifier, then keep it superimposed over the lower line while setting, parallax eliminated.
Many thanks for sharing this brilliant design, plans and video.
It is people like you that humble us mere mortals with your generosity and technical know how.
Greetings from Ireland.
Muchísimas gracias por hacer lo que haces y encima que lo compartas GRATUITAMENTE. No como otros que dan pena, Un saludo desde España.
Liked/Subscribed/Notified - I like your "right down to business" approach to your videos. Thank You. No terrible music, no talking for 10 minutes about how you had to go to the autoparts store to find a cell phone holder (even though that wasn't the topic of the video). I also appreciate your making the plans available for free on your website. Nice job - the whole way around!
A well thought out idea and very careful craftsmanship in its execution. As a bonus, watching the video has a therapeutic, calming effect. Bravo!
Patrick this is an incredible design and you do a wonderful job of filming and narrating. I love the woodworking UA-cam community and have used it to make my own little hobby shop better. You don't pump out videos like the folks who do it for a living, but that's OK with me. What you do put out is top-notch content as well as being top notch jigs, tools, etc. I'm glad you're here and I've subscribed so that I can see all your future ideas. Thank you!
By far the best mitre gauge build I have seen on UA-cam to date, the video was wonderfully narated too. I have to build a couple of smaller mitre guages for my belt and disc sanders and this method is likely the one that I will go with. Thank you Patrick for sharing this with us all.
Thank you so much. You are such a great teacher! And your generous nature is admired. Well done!
Patrick, your videos are always comulsory viewing. They're informative, helpful, and crystal clear on how to do whatever you're making. And your work is superb. If only I could produce work like yours with one attempt. I always have to try it more than once to get a result I'm happy with. As if that wasn't enough, your ideas are amazing. Thank you for all you do for us poor struggling woodworkers!!!
wow!! now that is a true craftsmanship Very well done Patrick
Hey Patrick, just wanted to say thank you very much for making videos like these. Your videos mean a ton to me personally and I wanted you to know that all the time and effort you put into these is noticed. Please continue to make these as long as you enjoy them, because I'm sure they bring happiness to many more people than just me. Thanks again ~ Adam
Ditto
I had this video on for noise and the occasional glance but even so I was extremely impressed with the quality of the video. Not often we see a video with such an order of magnitude difference between likes and dislikes. :thumbup:
For the basic kind of woodworking and carpentry that I do this degree of accuracy is not needed. However, I am impressed by the approach and by the execution of this project and these are the greater lessons for me.
Excellent build. Totally worth watching. Just the idea for the hold-down alone was worth watching the whole video for. So simple and elegant.
I made something similar some years ago but for cutting precise diamond shaped panes for leaded glass windows.
For fine adjustment however, I printed a segment of arc using 0,9° spacings and placed it so as to create a Vernier scale accurate to 1/10°.
In those days, print shops didn't yet exist so I had to sneak in the print at work, hoping the boss wouldn't catch me out...
Laminating was then still something for the future so I gave the surface a coat of polyurethane sealer which is still holding up 12 years on..
The plans will be helpful in building of the gauge. Thanks and I think you have made a vast improvement over others in building a accurate gauge. looks easy enough to build. Thanks for the plans.
Excellent design! I built a crosscut sled for my table saw, but don’t want to spend a fortune for a decent miter gauge. This looks like a great project!
Your precision is incredible.
We use spray adhesive for mounting pictures to matt boards, and the usual way to press things together is with a roller. In fact the film is rolled onto the backing board from one side to avoid trapping air bubbles.
This may be the greatest and cleanest jig I've ever seen. I subscribed.
Wow, i can't wait to make my own. Jigs rule my shop, and while i've a very crude version of this for long cuts, dialing it in is a real pain(not needed that much). This, on the other hand, will help chase that elusive square that we all seek so desperately. . . thank you.
Outstanding tutorial Patrick. Just last week I looked at what I have for a taper jig and it was just not right so I decided to make e new one and here sir you have done all the R&D I shall use it to make both weigh and left gauges. TY
Thanks for this Mr. Sullivan. Your video is inspiring us to create excellent work, and It's clear that your precise way of doing things translates to woodworking in that magical way. I don't think it's being overly dramatic to say that the future of the gentle art of woodworking is very much dependent on experienced guys handing down techniques and the like. It really does make a difference. How great is it that the social media so popular with our younger generations makes this available to them.
BTW, I am near Chicago and have seen the Park Districts drop this type of training, and can say that there are no clubs or training facilities that don't have to charge restrictive amounts (due to very real overhead). A very real sign of the times.
Patrick, just a note of appreciation for metric measurements. Really, the US of A is about the last place in the world to use imperial measurement, and even just north of the US of A, one can use either, but decimal-based metric measurements are just SO much simpler to use!
Lohi: I agree that metric measurements are easier to use, even for people who have grown up with imperial units. I was trained as a scientist, and have no trouble thinking in metric terms, but when I go to the hardware store or lumberyard, my metric choices are extremely limited, and often more expensive, so there is a strong incentive for stateside woodworkers to stick with imperial measurements. I am trying hard to provide critical measurements in both imperial and metric units to make it easy for both my American and my non-American viewers.
And, appreciated :-)
Videos like this make me realise that I can produce good quality work despite only being a novice woodworker! The presentation and explanation are first class! Thank you for your generous sharing of your skills and ability!
Congratulations on a top notch design and execution, Patrick. I am particularly impressed though, by the quality of the video. Although there are many great instructional vid's on the net, yours is the only one I have found where the project is more important than the presenters ego. You are to be highly commended, Sir.
I don't even have a table saw yet, but I am really loving watching all your videos for accessories for one. Thanks! I saved them and printed off the plans so I'm ready to make them when I finally get mine.
Maybe a shoulder bolt for the pivot bolt to avoid wear. Wonderful shop tool with clear instructions on the build. Like all your videos I’ve watched, very impressive. Thanks for sharing your well thought out and very useful ideas. Cheers, Will
Patrick everthing about your videos are excellent
Very well made, will be one in my workshop very soon!
I just have to say thank you, your videos are great, easy to understand and for a wood working novice like me you are a godsend.
This is the greatest jig ever. Thanks for sharing, Patrick.
Genius, this is probably the best I've seen
Thank you! Thank you! Recently I purchased a Shopsmith with somthing similar to this and the base had gotten wet and expanded. I had no idea what to do with it and had considered tossing it to the burn pile. i am glad I did not do this. I will be using the aluminum guide and rail to make another one with your instructions on alignment and building. This is the best description for this jig I have seen. Thank you for your help!
Wow---This is excellent work, Mr. Sullivan. Fantastic, every aspect is high quality and generously shown. Thank you very much for sharing this!
Impressive design. Thanks for sharing and thank you for the metric units, so nice to hear on you tube. :)
i don't even cut woods,, but your craftsmanship is god tier
best video that I have see and the explanation of how to make it was exceptional
Excellent video and project explanation. A written description to go along with the templates would be extremely helpful as it is hard to build and follow a video at the same time.
I can’t believe I watched this whole thing. You’re so fucking smart dude. I’m a builder, not an engineer. This blowing me away
Patrick Sullivan
Nice build Patrick. I'm going to build one. Thanks for posting.
Nice design, and fabrication. Your video production is very good as well. Thanks for sharing.
This an excellent way to do this and I just love the holdown
Your work is as good as it gets. I was going to buy a commercially available miter gauge, but you've worked out every difficulty and then generously shared it all. Thank you!
This is a spectacular addition to any kit, DIY-accessible with pro-level precision. Thank you!
I love your simplicity and professional
Great video, I am going to make one. Thank you for the PDF and for taking the time to make this video.
Sent this video by a friend as I have been trying to workout how to do just this with a high degree of accuracy. Problem solved. Very refreshing that you have given your plans for free as most people would charge for the plans. Thank you very much and have subscribed toy your channel. Cheers, Huw
It always brings me joy to see people using fountain pens or dip nibs. I keep a box of Nikko Gs on hand for fine or variable line projects. They are the simplest, cheapest, and most well engineered tools for inking, and they're so much fun to use! Thanks for sharing the video.
What an excellent project. Jerry Cole developed the “Dubby” miter sled back in the 80’s. It’s had a couple of updates over the years and was still available fie sale, the last time I checked.
Watchers SHOULD build this jig, even if they have a Dubby, to get experience in achievable precision projects. They should also buy Jerry”s excellent books on polygons.
I think this is the best miter gauge I've seen. It's a little beyond my skill level right now, but I would love to consider building it later.
Great video!
That sir is a tremendous bit of work i salute you
You're a legend. This is an amazing tutorial. Lots of great ideas throughout. Thank you!
I will never make that miter gauge and I have no wood working skills whatsoever but that was a very interesting and satisfying vid and I'll be checking out your other ones. Cheers!
Great design, I'm amazed I can't buy something at least trying to be as good as this
I made rulers of varying types as accurate as the Incra products. Used the program "PAINTDOTNET". After completion as a PNG file I opened in Microsoft Paint to maintain accurate sizes. 10 inch ruler is accurate to 32nds of an inch and the half or full circle to half of a degree. The first thing I did was print 12-10 inch rulers, used my Incra ruler to line up the sections and taped with shipping tape to the top and front of my workbench.
What kind considered Man go on his Website wealth of free information. Thanks Patrick.
No criticism intended - it's a good functional option. A few years ago I added three (2", 4" & 6") hard rubber printer's rollers to my toolbox along with an old credit card and a small rigid squeegee. If you use any sort of adhesive label or glue thin materials like veneers semi regularly these simple, cheap tools will ensure you can apply an even pressure to help apply them so they lay flat and stay put without distortion or bubbles. I struggled for years until I saw a friend putting a label on his trashcan (Its still there). So simple and obvious when you see it done.
Just excellent !! Much appreciated by many fellow woodworkers.
I am so frustrated with my delta miter gauge, i was thinking about either fixing the problem (stripped bolt) or buying a new one...then i saw the incra and rockler sleds like this...loved them! Not loving the WAY over price tag. Thank you for posting this! I will build this!!!
Damn Patric you da man!!! After many rewinds of your video mine turned out fantastic !!!...THANK YOU
Thank you for taking the time to put this together, will come in handy.
This is awesome. Looks very professional. If you had a company I would buy your brand.
One of the best videos about angled cuts I have seen. Also huge thank you for the plans on the web page. A good part of the audience is located outside of the USA, so we use the Metric measuring system, please keep in mind when doing the plans. Thanks again for the excellent video.