Just realized my crosscut sled is way faster than I thought

I spent 6 months fighting with a miter saw for repeat cuts on cabinet parts, thinking the setup time on my table saw sled wasnt worth it. Tried it last Friday on a job in Cleveland, and I knocked out 40 drawer fronts in under an hour with zero tearout. Anyone else find themselves ditching their miter saw for a sled once they actually dialed it in?

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mary6142mo ago

That bit about "knocked out 40 drawer fronts in under an hour" really got me. I used to be all about the miter saw for repeat cuts, thought the sled was overkill. But man, you're making me want to actually dial mine in and try it.

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hayden7202mo ago

Every time I think I've got my sled dialed in, I realize I've been watching the wrong side of the blade for six months or something. That's the thing, the sled looks slow until you actually run a bunch of parts through it. I swear my miter saw collects more dust now than it does sawdust. Figured out I was wasting time squaring up pieces on the miter saw when the sled just does it automatically. Made a few jigs for the sled and now I feel like an idiot for not doing it sooner.

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