First Ever Trim/Palm Router Sled to Flatten Boards

Excellent!!! What are the dimensions of your bench, the holes and the distances between them?

I did this a long time ago

Well, this is far from a "first ever" design to incorporate a router into a sled for board flattening. It's not even the first one sold as a kit. There are flaws with this solution that will not reliably yield either a consistently flat surface or a uniform thickness.

Great video man

This is absolutely incredible. I didn’t realize you were the first to flatten boards with a trim router, well done!

Great tutorial!
As good or better than any I have seen on any subject!
Straight foreword uncluttered good understandable info.
Thank you
John
(From Wisconsin)

Unless you use the router to flatten the spoilboard underneath there is no guarantee this will be flat

Just seen the message about your father. My condolences. Will be ordering one soon.

Breautifully designed and your explanation for assembly is flawless. Nice and consise with the design too. Back before it was "a thing", I designed and built a crosscut sled using the linear rails. The saw sits on a 3/16" plate of aluminum and cuts across as well as length wise. I wanted to make a 9ft jig, but I could not find rails that long without going custom or paying a fortune for them. So I use my diy circular saw and that I made using the Make Things channel's design with conduit and wood. What makes the saw able to cut in either direction is a two plate method using a thinner top plate for the saw that turns on the 3/16th plate. I use a strong spring and steel rod to lift the saw, turn it and the dowel aligns with a hole in the bottom plate and its locked in. That is a very simplified explanation of how the saw plates work because there are many small pieces, screws, and other items involved in its ability to twist in another direction. When designing this, I kept 3 things in mind- 1) It had to be safe so there is no movement in the two plates once locked together (without being overly complicated too). 2) It had to be precise when cutting. 3) It had to be portable without being heavy. This sled can be moved so I can use it outside on nice days and for storage when not in use. I have a VERY small shop and space is at a premium, so I desighed it so it is stored close to the rafters above my workbench. The jig is on a pulley system and lays horizontally when being lifted or lowered. If you know what a bicycle lift looks like, mine is similar to that. I also can stand it on end with a few adjustments and use it like a panel saw for whole sheets of plywood. I dont work with slabs often only because they are very expensive where i live and i design and make items that can be easily shipped. I made a flattening jig when building my assembly table and instead of buying angle iron, I repurposed one of those simple bed frame made out of steel angle iron. It was free on the side of the road and whenever i see one free i grab it up. I have used them for projects with screws and by welding them. The make great tool holders that i screw to pieces of wood that then are added to the french cleat system in the shop. You just have to be able to drill holes into the steel for screws to attach it and for the tools they will hold. Oh, and lots of cutting oil so you dont overheat the drill bits 🙄. They are easily cut with a hack saw, an angle grinder or a meral bandsaw. I have tool holders already to be assembled, i will just have to drill or cut the appropriate holes depending on what they will hold. I also sell premade screwdriver holders, plyer holders and specific tools like angle grinders for mounting to a wall and ones with magnetic strips to their underside for toolboxe drawers and sides of toolboxes all out of free, repurposed materials I find in other's trash on bulk item pickup weeks in surrounding towns and cities.

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Trim routers are not made for heavy hogging. I burned out the bearings on mine doing heavy cutting. Now I have two bases and no motor to put in them.

I shop built a jig like this about 20 years ago. Used it to flatten a laminated hard maple 2-1/2'x8' bench top for my shop. It worked very satisfactorily. I wish I had had this video to work from at that time.

Hi, that's great. We are a factory specializing in SBR guide rails, optical axes, sliders, and screw rods, with very affordable prices. If you need anything, you can contact me

Any plans for offering mounting plates for full size routers? Seems like a larger base with multiple mounting holes would expand your customer base considerably. Great video!

Отлично получилось. Хочу себе так же сделать. Скажите пожалуйста, у вас фрезер на этих стержнях не прогибается? А я планировал использовать одинаковые рельсы и на боковые стороны и на фрезер. Ваш вариант с использованием разных рельс смотрится отлично и кажется удобнее.

Just ordered, can't wait!

I have already purchased the linear rails the x and y axis. Do you have a kit for that set up ? I’m impressed with the acrylic bed. Can I purchase one for a Bosch Colt ?
Is there any problems with joining acrylic to acrylic, ac glue backed up with a screw ?

What router bit are you using? I have gone through a couple that have completely destroyed epoxy... now of course could have been a tiny bend but they were new. I am only planing small boards at this time so have not upgraded. Anyhow, curious as to what you use. Thanks

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Hi good day i am from trinidad and tobago interested get one please

See 2 things for improvement: First nylock nuts, second in sted of 4 acrilic plates for outher bearing bloks make 2 with correct spacing between them - avoids a lott of unnecesery adjustment

I ordered mine fast shipping and fast email responses thanks much

Clean and affordable kit. Ill check my router model and place my order. Thank you for putting this together.

Hi can I ask how much would it cost for the complete set including rails so I wouldn’t need to buy anything else cheers

You make a big mess and will gum up the liner bearings if you don't attach a vac. Also, the left and right X linear bearings should share a single plate, not installed on four individual plates. It would provide better stability and much less flexing.

I want a rule like this, where can I find it?

I headed to Harbor Freight to get one of these jigs.

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if som won want to bouy it what can the price in dalers

119 usd for pre screwed acrylic board, ROFL

QUE PRECIO TIENE EL KIT y su envió a Bogotá, Colombia

Do you have the dimensions for the boards used for your sled? Also rod lengths? I too have a small shop, and this would be perfect! Will be ordering the essential kit from you soon. Already ordered a router base plate for a mini router table. Excellent work!

How much ?
All parts.

Very excited to build my sled - thanks so much for the details. Glad there doesn't seem to be any flex in the 16mm rods. I am also amazed there is enough power in a cordless router. Do you find battery gets depleted quickly? Might have to look into that as well. :)

Do you ship it to Brazil?

Dude I don’t wanna sound like a jakas but you’re essentially selling glorified acrylic glass and 2 handles for 120 bucks. All of which you can find for under 25 bucks.

What size of linear bearing did you use?

Good show but I wondered if you can add a duplicator to one side away from handle. That will be your new addition to it.

На самом деле, план так себе.
Даже при такой длине направляющих штанг у них будет наблюдаться прогиб из-за давления на фрезер руками.

where buy clamp

Where is a outfit that make one that fits palm and standard routers. He sells the kit complete with the 4 rails needed in 60" and 48" cross. I was looking at his.I started to do a lot of slabs and cutting boards coming in the future His comes with a skitr around the cut area to collect the shavings very well

your website doesn't give the option to ship it to the South Korea, is that possible? Currently shipping options only appear to ship to Canada and the United States.
Also, I hope the Festool 22000 router option is also provided.

Any chance you will add a hose attachment for dust collection?

This video and subscription warrant a lot more support than they are getting. The video very nicely explains the assembly. And, the video includes some very useful perspectives, such as the bench dog assembly under the router and the commentary on the wood chips. Also, details about assembly order (such as what to tighten, when) are appreciated. Well done!

do you have accessories to make circles?

Where do you buy the acrylic base?

I have a concern

To have great results you mast have the bench perfectly leveled,

So first.. this is fantastic. Nice that you offer the kit that most have to source right angle brackets, wood, etc for. I would ask though.. if you have a full size router option (or if not, might provide one). With that question.. I'd also ask why palm router vs 1/2" shank 2+hp plunge routers like most DIY videos show. I ask because I assume flattening any sort of hard wood would benefit from the heavier bits and much more power. I do understand that the palm router is much smaller, making this faster/easier to be portable, setup, etc.. but I feel like it would take a lot longer to flatten wood with. To each their own.. I bought the rails, collars and a cheap VEVOR 3.25hp plunge router since I doubt I'll use it that often. But the bracket to put the router on to and attach to the Y rails is the issue for me. I may just buy some acrylic (thick) and the L brackets (aluminum) and see what happens.

Es gefällt mir sehr gut und wenn ich was bestelle würde. Versendet du auch nach Deutschland 😊