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Coping sled - mike9 - 02-20-2017
I need to cope pieces of moulding that iam making and I usually try to use my miter square, but alot of time the pieces want to suck into the bit. I tried clamping it against the square but that doesn't really work as the piece is only a half inch thick. I looked at coping sleds and wanted to know which ones woodnetters like. I am not into building one , would rather buy one. Thanks.
RE: Coping sled - JGrout - 02-20-2017
(02-20-2017, 08:06 PM)mike9 Wrote: I need to cope pieces of moulding that iam making and I usually try to use my miter square, but alot of time the pieces want to suck into the bit. I tried clamping it against the square but that doesn't really work as the piece is only a half inch thick. I looked at coping sleds and wanted to know which ones woodnetters like. I am not into building one , would rather buy one. Thanks.
this one hands down
it is certainly the most thought out one and should meet your criteria
RE: Coping sled - fishhh4 - 02-21-2017
I got mine from MLCS . It worked for me .
Mine is 15 years old , does not look the same
RE: Coping sled - jteneyck - 02-21-2017
You don't really need a coping sled, although I'm not saying one might not be nice to have. If you make a zero clearance fence for the router bit you're using, the workpiece can't get pulled out of alignment unless it's narrower than the width of the bit. Here's a photo of what I'm talking about:
![[Image: wDMXD7UqzkvEAr9WXbVAA2BCnNnLBbQmjZ8YKlpD...38-h628-no]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wDMXD7UqzkvEAr9WXbVAA2BCnNnLBbQmjZ8YKlpDsa57ej_hK9M_kK3MZmhb19AqcHUc5cK2vG5NdXsd7fPizBVpA4hvdk1x9XZbQ5nvuc7F3426F00Do9hcSOKjTa_lT2zGJsgQTn4ctjbdG7B3pLfCqDoin6ew8c5ps0CcpNipuAinjQ0IkRYTfD2lpM0HPDZtSwDqwE36qOXijMSRDiq98M3mf1UqmMjIMgVhuJLijGyq3Lt21IjNdFSTzofPG2_zCn9rrMfIF8lLgRKSPh0FYcpnpOLTNFKsi0eVUCwngHdpRXpNP6Co1NoOMicmPVU_i-NDqk8jWx3y5vftL8bwTPrcJtS2tc_2QEyiUowyUX7mbUndMIUX4-9xlCyYrK5aM25FgsNwso_Jp2m2tCWWjLSlLOlge5amYUZ_RpROuponLicZAufegQI6-4CRh24CUSEqgCk2Uj9JFEwVJDlTsiaYDWTyc5g_lPOVk15XjCp9T9c45f4YZ12wzqw9Sem8Yz7BLDIJT5WLmTgr7VB5btCnSUVJKSn39QRt_T3ZNbjCC_4yxq_mNOJaoAKGEj4SW3RSzBw5qahBJ2No_9pu3S48kqPLl8IinEL2ZoJ5REVKztTeg3mRaaP7hP_3Pz1mgPnSexIQwsljyKT3o6x0cDSktlCtFnLgIvsgri0=w838-h628-no)
I used that to make theses parts, and you see that the coped part is very narrow.
![[Image: Id0TW7LrBL9MtoZIwAUsnZV_FLP6LJKSvaOVl-on...38-h628-no]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Id0TW7LrBL9MtoZIwAUsnZV_FLP6LJKSvaOVl-onOjsvbi4Foz41T-RB3mA2vScIZWg44CqnLhmwklM94HHlTwB7y3K2MweYX81UIOC1gurVr0Erpm_ELLBFn1ByPRIgWcjasplz9hIH129irz4ALegAdypNi7KMxKthQsdOB8ORQfFKfZhn3Sw6ikxhnBkigzuwEYNE8WeMwKi0yel35geYP6ia8qxCZnuAlfSVK38W21VBeTwD0qJJ3JLDteK0xZCtVGXIuy9zp73FVI2CwZ7UqbHm4NpMVqG3Wqlt11lY6c_o-MGrNd1_ovBfHWB8duS6vh2DTRuqIklzqRY2tvIeCnegjEBhBeGvFCkFB5xtcK7bzAo2nS1kW1GOMSkHYF6PYUsmzu6NKGHNRByO2U-YjGDoHAPfXLDpTry9xYD4hL4E6__ytAERYvQAK6aoIQC9x4-3aBp3xdbzR4vgAmoP5gxNhbRN1CjsTnDnGZ3UuDR6OCF8xthg5TkJ4a0gqHfSHCoGIuzbzU0JOz4lGzFUP2XCHmenNF6ER5hnHwp5eexvjDUeQzAhXWIt-Ng_GTAD_TxGbQvGk-LTacz4kto2UWgTSq_hsRukyYt7LA82ZaevB8tenp0n7ZnQzs_K6lfmQKojATVhk4q-ml5Qp23B9OhZVeTOv4_VXdNFc0g=w838-h628-no)
I held the part against a square backer of MDF that had the negative profile milled into it, that rode along the fence. I don't even have a miter slot on my router table.
John
RE: Coping sled - Bit_Fiddler - 02-21-2017
(02-20-2017, 08:15 PM)JGrout Wrote: this one hands down
it is certainly the most thought out one and should meet your criteria
I have to strongly second this one... I've tried a number less expensive ones along with a home brewed sled or 2 but there was always something that left me less than satisfied....The Woodpecker unit is head and shoulders above the rest. Biggest hurdle was getting over the price, but now I wish I had gotten it sooner. Worth every penny.
Dave
RE: Coping sled - splinter7612 - 02-21-2017
(02-20-2017, 08:15 PM)JGrout Wrote: this one hands downI have that sled and although it is very well made my beef is with Woodpeckers, I started to assemble the sled and found that I was short some hardware I called customer service and explained what I was shorted (1/4x 20 nuts and bolts), their reply was "you can get these at any hardware store", I asked them if this was the road they wanted to take and they said yes, well that was over ten yrs ago and I haven't dealt with them since all for about a dollar or less.
it is certainly the most thought out one and should meet your criteria
RE: Coping sled - CARYinWA - 02-21-2017
I have one from Woodhaven that I am happy. I had a knock off of the Infinity and it was nice also.
RE: Coping sled - woodhead - 02-21-2017
You could make one. Not that hard to do!
Al
RE: Coping sled - Steve N - 02-21-2017
(02-21-2017, 06:53 PM)woodhead Wrote: You could make one. Not that hard to do!
Al
That has always worked for me too.
RE: Coping sled - JGrout - 02-21-2017
(02-21-2017, 07:17 PM)Steve N Wrote: That has always worked for me too.
If only he wanted to make one
