How to attach Rockler aluminum miter bars to cross cut sled

Doc

New User
Doc
First post. I just completed my first cross cut sled and had a hard time attaching the rockler aluminum miter bars to the bottom. I finally came up with something that worked quite well for me. I used 1/2" ply as the base, ordered 1/4-20 x 3/4 flat head screws, 1/4-20 x 3/4" Flat Head Socket Cap Screws 18-8 Stainless Steel, Quantity 25, Countersunk Head, Allen Hex Drive by Fastenere: Amazon.com: Home Improvement, and this tap https://www.lowes.com/pd/DEWALT-1-4-in-20-2-Flute-M2-HSS-Drill-Tap/999959793. I shimmed the miter bars up in the slot, put double sided tape on top of the bars, laid the base down on top of the tape. I then ran the tap from the bottom of the bar through the 1/2" plywood base. The drill end of the tap went through the wood without difficulty. A 1/2" countersink in the ply from above and the screws went though from above the base into the bar. I left the tape in place trimming any away that was exposed. Works great.
 

Lhloy

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Larry
First post. I just completed my first cross cut sled and had a hard time attaching the rockler aluminum miter bars to the bottom. I finally came up with something that worked quite well for me. I used 1/2" ply as the base, ordered 1/4-20 x 3/4 flat head screws, 1/4-20 x 3/4" Flat Head Socket Cap Screws 18-8 Stainless Steel, Quantity 25, Countersunk Head, Allen Hex Drive by Fastenere: Amazon.com: Home Improvement, and this tap https://www.lowes.com/pd/DEWALT-1-4-in-20-2-Flute-M2-HSS-Drill-Tap/999959793. I shimmed the miter bars up in the slot, put double sided tape on top of the bars, laid the base down on top of the tape. I then ran the tap from the bottom of the bar through the 1/2" plywood base. The drill end of the tap went through the wood without difficulty. A 1/2" countersink in the ply from above and the screws went though from above the base into the bar. I left the tape in place trimming any away that was exposed. Works great.
Thanks!
 

Jeff

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Jeff
I bought some aluminum guide bars several years ago to mount to a sled and I think that they came with the mounting hardware and instructions. Installing them was straightforward.

Your installation was a bit more complicated.
 

Doc

New User
Doc
I bought some aluminum guide bars several years ago to mount to a sled and I think that they came with the mounting hardware and instructions. Installing them was straightforward.

Your installation was a bit more complicated.
How did you install them?
 

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