Sleds for steeper tapers?

[mmattockx]

What do the members here do for steeper tapers such as used on tip wedges, power lams and the like?

I have been making small sleds from scrap SPF lumber to suit whatever I am doing at the moment, tapering them using a sled on my tablesaw. It works but seems a bit inelegant to me. Is there a better way? An adjustable sled would be the best but I haven't seen a design that I like yet. I also don't have a lot of headroom on my thickness sander, so it needs to be pretty low profile to fit which limits my options there.


Thanks,
Mark

[kennym]

Hmmm, with not much headroom, not sure.

I make a sled about a couple inches longer than desired wedge, then screw it to a longer base, at least 6" longer on both ends.

If not longer , it will push down into my conveyor and make a dip in the wedge...

You can put the stop for wedges on with a couple dots of CA and pop them off if you need to change length of wedge...

Then a pc under the top sled, and slide it back til you get the end tapered feathered and the butt thickness you want.

[mmattockx]

If not longer , it will push down into my conveyor and make a dip in the wedge...

I have a full length bed of waxed MDF that I slide the pieces through on, so no issues with a conveyor.

Then a pc under the top sled, and slide it back til you get the end tapered feathered and the butt thickness you want.

Hmm, that could work for me, will have to do some layout work and see if I can get it all to fit.


Mark

[Mad Max]

2 .050 per inch make a .100 per inch.
how steep are you wanting to make?

[mmattockx]

2 .050 per inch make a .100 per inch.
how steep are you wanting to make?

I just did some at 0.033". I would think 0.100" would cover nearly everything I am going to do.


Mark

[Crooked Stic]

Pretty easy if you have a profile sander. Make a plywood base then draw your angled line on the edge and put another plywood peice for backing.