I build a cross-cut sled for my Bosch GTS 10 XC table saw. I show you the steps, the problems I had and the solutions I found.
[UPDATE] In the video I mention my difficulties getting the sled square. It later turned out that the sled was fine but that the combination square I used to measure was a little off.
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My main sources of ideas were the following two videos:
* Jeremy Schmidt:  • General purpose crossc...
* Nick Ferry: • Ⓕ Make A Table Saw Cro...
Direct link to the section of Nick’s video that explains the 5-cut method: • Ⓕ Make A Table Saw Cro...
I had two main goals for this cross-cut sled:
1. As this is my first one I wanted it to be cheap and simple, so I didn’t buy any costly hardware for it.
2. The Bosch GTS 10 XC is different from most saws you see in cross-cut sled videos because it doesn’t have standard grooves and it has its own built-in sled, which is not very accurate. The groove on the sled is shallower than the other one on the table top.
So you can’t really use pre-made runners.
In the video I talk about these aspects and about the problems that I ran into and how I solved them.
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