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Don
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2024
After having tried my own hardwood miter bars (which worked fine until the seasons changed), and UHMW miter bars (which flex so much as to be useless), I bought the 24" and 18" Rockler aluminum miter bars, and rebuilt my crosscut sleds using them. They work great. The adjustment screws let you find the sweet spot where there is no side-to-side slop and the bars still move freely in the miter slots.It would have been nice if Rockler had included some installation hints with the bars.For my sleds using a 1/2" plywood base:1. Adjust the screws so the miter bars have no side-to-side play, and yet move freely in the miter slots.2. Put some washers in the miter slot(s), and set the bar(s) in the slot so that it is very slightly above the table surface.3. Put small pieces of painters tape on the ends of the bars to keep them from sliding when setting the sled on top of them.4. Put a bead of CA glue on the top of the miter bar.5. Set the sled base on top of the table. Have a plan for locating its position quickly; the CA glue won't give you much time for you to adjust it.6. When the glue is set, pull the sled off, flip it over, and drill small holes in the exact center of each bolt hole.7. Flip the sled over, and drill 1/4" holes in the plywood base, using the small holes as your center guide. Drill only so far as to reach the miter bar; you don't want to destroy the bolt hole threads.8. Drill countersinks in the holes.9. Screw 1/4-20 x 3/4" flat-head bolts (for a 1/2" thick sled base) from the top of the sled into the miter bar holes.
Joel Nichols
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2022
Works great. High quality. Maybe a little pricey for the amount of material used but better than risking cheap ones and having to return or worse,
Casper1015
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2021
Used them on the bottom of my crosscut sled I made for my old Craftsman table saw. The fit was perfect and the sled works great.
Dave
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2020
This 24 inch miter bar worked out perfectly for my new table sled!!
Kindle Customer
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2018
A little pricey but worth the price, which is why they got 4 and not 5 stars I live in a high humidity environment (NC coast) so having miter bars that aren't affected by these changes is really helpful. Will continue to use these for all my jigs.
Wesley Lawson
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2018
Love it. I built a miter sled for my table saw, and used these miter slides on it, and they are beautiful.
Josh L
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2015
This was my first purchase of a Rockler product, and I am pretty impressed so far. The bar is very smooth with nicely chamfered corners and no machining marks. The blue anodized finish is pretty nice too. I bought this to make a crosscut sled for my Craftsman model 113 table saw, and it fits the miter slot great. The plastic setscrews let you dial in the fit perfectly to eliminate any play.Like the description says, this item includes 1 miter bar. Mine also came with one of those small jeweler's screwdrivers for adjusting the setscrews.
Jesse
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2013
Great product, BAR is adjustable to fit snugly in the miter slot without any slop, BUT like other reviews I do feel quite deceived. If you're only selling one bar, only show one in the picture.It is more likely that the seller forgot the "s" on the end of their description than it is that they accidentally took a picture of two bars.Provide a clearer product description and your customers will not feel cheated.
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