Hey Jim, interesting. Can you put 2 near-half-height sanding sleeves on a drum and sand effectively?

WTP? Great idea!😜

model number please. Ridgid has 3 models

Thank you! I have a grinding machine for 3 years, and, unfortunately, the motor stuck when I start machine, and I need turn a belt to start the Rigid again. Any advise?

I had no idea you could model in the slicer! Great idea

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Thanks for the video. Which replacement sanding belts did you buy? Mine keep walking up the belt sander no matter what I do.

Thumbs up for the RAS in the background!

Great idea thanks

I agree... ehhhhh it is a sander. And YES it is much bigger than I thought as well for a darn spindle and 4" belt work area she sure sucks up space. Exactly how I found this video because I'm on the fence of going with a different one that at least has more sanding capacity if it is going to consume as much cubic "air" as it does.

Well done. I learned what I needed

I have this sander and it’s really useful and accurate provided you set it up carefully. What is annoying is the parts storage which does not hold the parts securely, they fall out/off due to vibration and even during cleaning!

Oh. I need instructions. So, thank you very kindly for producing and sharing this. And well done on your first video and choice of project. I found you looking for just such a tutorial. I need one of these. I need to be able to drill several holes in a straight line. I agree about buying this instead of making one. I’m a creator and as such, I know how your time is valuable. Imagine if you built a nice quality copy of this table and put it up for sale, do you think after the materials and your time you could turn a profit? I say $46.00 is a fair price!

Make some more videos I thoroughly enjoy them

This was very helpful. Thanks for the clear instructions.

Very nice 😊, thank you 🙏

Finally someone made their own

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I like your sled! Besides looking cool and certainly different from most of the other 7000 out there, it looks fairly easy to build and accurate. Great presentation, and thanks. Keepem comin!!!

Great catch on the belt sander not being exactly level... I would have never thought of that...

The 3” pads must be cut to 2 3/4” to be reliable as a clamped stop. I like the lee valley 2 3/4” pads made for the hockey puck.

I don't know how you got yours but finally i just got mine, i was waitng for the price to go down, instead went up by $60 in the last year here in rhe midwest

Beatiful vídeo 📹

I really need one of these but I am NOT going to spend probably north of $350.00 w/ taxes on this thing that some people say that its not very square in the first place. Anyway you might give me any tips on possible how to find one at what you paid for the thing? Would greatly appreciate any help you might be able to give...Subscribed ! Thanks

I wonder why cookies have to be a round shape? Why couldn't we just cut square pieces of say... 3/4 inch board into 2 1/2 inch or whatever size squares. Then use a one side sticky pad or even glue and rubber pad for both sides. To make these with? Maybe I am wrong but these don't seem like a complicated tool. All we are using them for is to hold items up off the bench to paint or stain maybe some sanding??? Just a thought. Help me understand. Thank you for posting!

Lee Valley has sold pucks and the stick on film for years

Thanks. Just received my WEN drill press table and hurriedly put it together. I searched for a video to see how bad I screwed the thing up assembling it, and to my surprise your video assured me I had done it correctly. Your instructions were exactly the way I prefer to learn. Thanks, again.

Nicely done! Personally, I probably would not wax the top of the sled where the pieces to be cut or held because you want a surface that the pieces won’t slide around on. I have two sleds, one, the larger one, has a 21 inch depth capacity, I use it for panels. I built it some 20 years ago and except for replacing the area around the blade kerf, it’s original and still going strong!

Excellent!

I recorded this the Saturday after Thanksgiving 2022. While editing it in mid December my computer crashed. I lost a several files, unfortunately mostly close up shots. After watching a few editing and storytelling video on youtube, I managed to edit it into a mostly coherent video that still covers the basics steps of constructing a push block.

Among other things, you are right about the glue. A pro (plywood manufacturer) told me that more glue doesn't equal a stronger bonds, it's pressure applied that does it.

If people are going to piss and moan about what materials you pick, they can go pick on other makers for all the walnut that gets tossed and burned :)

Holy crap, I don't know how you get anything done without Festool tools, and how you don't lose a finger a day without a SawStop. BE CAREFUL AND STOP BUILDING MEDIOCRE CRAP WITHOUT THE RIGHT TOOLS. ;) Man, it does my heart and soul good to see people doing what I do with the same or similar enough tools I do it with. Well done, sir.

Certainly one of the better videos on building a sled. I like the design; good looking, not too extravagant, but more than dead-simple. Thumbs up!

I LIKE your design. Subscribed!

Just found your channel. Glad I did. It is one of the best I have seen. I have looked at many many vids on sleds and I like yours the BEST. Thanks. Hope the pizza was as good as it looked.

I had 2 of these and both failed prematurely. Purchased a Wen and haven’t had any issues. I like the design of the ridgid better but they just didn’t last

Ah, a radial arm saw! When little, one of my boys called it a "radio alarm" saw. Nice sleds.

Almost totally off topic. Shrimp and Grits. I attended a GM ham radio get together at Bowling Green Kentucky in 1994. I went for breakfast and told the server I'd never had grits. She said try them and if you don't like them no charge. I said I already don't like them. Response was Noooo you have to be honest. I was and I liked them.....and the wonderful folks in Bowling Green Kentucky.

The title alone earned my sub. I look forward to checking out some of your other videos.

Greetings Jim, just found your channel and enjoyed it. Keep up the content.

Looks great. Going to knock out a couple of these on the CNC but may forgo the holes in the back. Well done

😂 i like the ending ))) and also, sled design is very good!

Well done. You gave several permission slips to anyone making one, to just go and get it square with a simple method. Next video, do a collaboration with William NG and see how off it is. I'm going to bet it's really good even though I do like the 5 cut method. This is just a great simple easy sled.

I definitely agree about the over glueing issue 🤦‍♂️

Did I just see Bob Ross painting on glue?