Router Sled - Wood Slab Flattening Mill
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The Crafted Elements Router Sled (Wood Slab Flattening Mill) is perfect for small wood shops and garage woodworking warriors that have limited space. If you don't have the space or money to buy a large CNC machine ($10K+) or industrial planer ($70K+) then a router based slab levelling jig is a great solution.
Our router sled is built with industrial grade 20mm components commonly used in CNC machines, large 3D printers and industrial automation. We precision cut and machine 1/2" thick acrylic components for the cross rail brackets and router mount to create a durable, cost effective solution that is going to save you time, money and boost shop efficiency. You can even add an optional dust collection kit, or painters pole accessory to further boost efficiency. We offer a handful of different router plates that feature pre-drilled holes for the most common full sized routers, Festool routers, as well as compact/trim routers. Be sure to review the compatibility chart found in the images section of this product page to check router compatibility, then select the correct router base from the drop down menu before clicking "add to cart".
Save shop space with the easy to attach and detach linear rails. Once the initial assembly is completed, the router carriage (sub-assembly) and rails can be setup and ready to go on your existing flat and straight workbench within 2 minutes. Have a narrower table (24-36"?) you can still use this sled, check this video out for information on mounting our sled to narrow workbenches.
The Crafted Elements Router Sled jig comes with everything you need except the router, slab flattening bit, plywood rail risers and workbench. Use any compatible full sized router with a range of commonly available spoil board (slab flattening) bits. The router base plate features pre-drilled holes for most commonly used routers, making assembly that much quicker. We also offer a blank "drill it yourself" base plate if you have a router that isn't in our compatibility list. We also have a router base plate specific to Festool brand routers, and a router base plate for most common late model trim routers.
The router sled is available in lengths of 4', 6', 8' (2 sets of 4' rails) and 10' (4'+6' rails) with cross bar widths of 40" or 48".
The size of the Crafted Elements router sled represents the approximate footprint of the sled components when assembled and reflects the workbench area required to mount it. The slab flattening area for each size router sled when using a 2.5" diameter slab flattening bit (like the SpeTool CA-IP-D1/2)* is as follows:
| Router Sled Size | Maximum Slab Flattening Area* |
| 48x40" | 39.5x30.25" |
| 72x40" | 63.5x30.25" |
| 96x40" | 87.5x30.25" |
| 120x40" | 111.5x30.25" |
| 144x40" | 135.5x30.25" |
| 48x48" | 39.5x38.25" |
| 72x48" | 63.5x38.25" |
| 96x48" | 87.5x38.25" |
| 120x48" | 111.5x38.25" |
| 144x48" | 135.5x38.25" |
8' (96") long router sleds include two sets of 4' (48") linear rails. 10' (120") long router sleds include a set of 4' (48") and 6' (72") linear rails.
The maximum slab thickness is determined by the number of risers (if any) used to mount the side rails, the length of your router bit, and whether or not you are using a 1/2" collect extension. See the assembly and instructions video below for a full explanation.
Optional Accessories:
- Dust Collection Kit - Reduces the fine particulate created when milling wood with the router sled. This kit includes a long dust brush that sits inside a custom track, mounting screws and a 2.5" angled vacuum port for easy connection to your dust collection system. LEARN MORE
- Painting Pole Push Kit - Reduce the effort and strain in pulling and pushing the router plate across your workbench. Use this adapter along with any standard threaded painting pole to create a primitive "push stick". LEARN MORE
Videos:
Full Size Router Sled Assembly Video
Installing The Optional Dust Collection Kit (Version 2.0+)
Using Our Router Sleds On Narrow Workbenches