Diy Aluminum Router Sled

The total cost was about 6 and i feel it s better than most diy sleds out there today.

Diy aluminum router sled. To cut the bottom of the sled use your router s base to set the width of the cut. It s a good tutorial for anyone looking to build a simple effective router sled. The plans for this sled are made to fit my router. I just build a router sled out of scrap wood and aluminum angle for a project i m working on and this is what happens when you don t pay attention.

Using your plunge router and a dado bit pic 1 plunge your router into your sled to begin routing a groove pic 2. Once you have made multiple passes and cut all of the way through you should end up with a groove pic 3 that you can now pass your dado bit through and surface any piece of wood etc. I built this one out of some aluminum angle stock from the depot to give it a lower. It can be scaled up or down.

1 5 bottom cleaning router bit drill bit large enough for the bolts to fit through 1 5 wood screws wood glue drill jigsaw circle saw or table saw tape measure. My router can be found here. Add 1 32 to this measurement to allow just enough room to prevent binding when the router moves across the sled. Next cut out the sled sides.

Making a simple and cheap router sled for flattening boards and slabs. My router has a 6 base plate so be sure to adjust the plans according to your router. Product links within this post are affiliate links which means if you make a purchase and home depot has free. I made mine 3 high.

This monster router was provided by the home depot and bosch tools specifically for this router sled build. This jig allows you to joint and plane bigger boards that won t fit in your planer or jointer with help of a router.