Accu-Sled II Flat Plate Carriage and Accessories
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$250.00
$5.00 - $215.00
$175.00
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The Accu-Sled II is a flat plate carriage that rides on the Accu-Slice rail. This is a longer sled than our standard Accu-Sled for applications such as slicing longer boards and other setups where a longer carriage is required. The top plate is a 30" long by 4" wide by 0.5" thick with five roller bearings on the base of the plate ride on the Accu-Slice rail. It contains 7 of T-Slots and thirty 1/4" x 20 tpi tapped holes for custom applications by the user.
This unit does not include any clamps or mounting accessories. Mounting hardware is sold separately.
All Accu-Sled II Carriages are currently in Stock
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Our Latest Accu-Accu-Sled II Videos
Accu-Sled II Video A description of the Accu-Sled II, its accessories and applications of the various L-Brackets and other components for building projects. |
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This video describes how to prepare some quarter sawn wood boards from some plain or flat sawn wood stock. Using the Accu-Slice System and thje Accu-Sled II carriage, quarter sawn stock can easily be cut from plain or flat sawn stock. |
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Flat Plate Clamp for Slicing Short Boards on the Accu-Sled II
This video describes using the Accu-Sled II for slicing boards from 1/4" tall to 2" tall using a series of flat plate clamps to attach a 1.5" tall sacrificial fence to the Accu-Sled carriage plate. |
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Producing Bindings for Guitars & Thin Boards on the Band Saw
In this video I will be demonstrating the production of Bindings also know as bandings for guitars. I produced single layer bindings as well as multi layer or laminate bindings. All of the binders were 36” long by 0.080” thick and the height varied from 0.250 for the single wood binders to 0.300 for some of the multi-layer binders. |
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Producing Thin Wood Inlay Strips and Purfling Strips on the Band Saw
In this video I will describing the production of multi-layer wood inlays for furniture building and also ultra-small multi-layer wood inlays commonly known as purfling for guitars and other musical instruments |
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- Two Sizes Available
- A 30" long x 4" Wide Sled for mounting and slicing longer boards
- An 18" long x 4" Wide Sled for slicing shorter boards
- Top Aluminum Plates are 30” long and 18" long by 4” wide by 0.50” thick
- Used for mounting custom jigs for unique applications
- Operates with the Accu-Slice system on the band saw
- Use with the Accu-slice Index Table and Rail
- The 30" Accu-Sled II Carriage Requires a minimum 60" Accu-Slice Rail
- The 18" Accu-Sled II Carriage requires a minimum 36" Accu-Slice Rail
- 5 roller bearings on the base that ride on the Accu-Slice rail
- Seven T-Slots on the ½” thick aluminum plate for mounting accessory clamps
- Thirty tapped ¼” x 20 tpi holes in the aluminum plate for the attachment of screws and custom accessories
- Three sizes of accessory L-Brackets available - 3", 4" and 6" tall for mounting different widths of boards
- Flat Plate Clamp for slicing shorter boards
The 30" Accu-Sled II Carriage (Part # AS640) and the 18" Accu-Sled II Carriage (Part # AS618).
Accu-Sled II with L-Brackets and 2 handles installed
Accu-Sled II mounted on the Band saw with sacrificial fence and board to be cut attached.
Accu-Sled II -30" Flat Plate Carriage - Part Number AS640
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The Accu-Sled II is an accessory carriage for the Accu-Slice System for custom applications. The design is similar to the Accu-Sled but is 30" long and is designed for slicing longer boards. Boards up to 48" long can be sliced with this carriage using a 48" long sacrificial fence. One of the applications that we have used the Accu-Sled II for in our shop is slicing the 32" long by 5" wide boards for making guitar backs and sides.
The Accu-Sled II Carriage is 30" long by 4" wide. The Accu-Sled II is a flat plate carriage with 5 roller bearings on its base that ride the Accu-Slice rail. The flat plate top contains 7 T-Slots and thirty ¼” x 20 tpi tapped holes for the attachment of clamps, screws, and custom mounting accessories. Optional brackets of various sizes are available that can be mounted to the plate for various applications or you can make your own brackets or adaptors for custom applications. This unit can be used to enable the user to perform other applications of cutting wood on the band saw using the capabilities of the Accu-Slice Index table and rail. The Accu-Sled II requires a minimum 60" Accu-Slice rail to slice boards up to 34" long. Using a 72" rail you can slice boards up to 40" long. |
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Accu-Sled II -18" Flat Plate Carriage - Part Number AS618
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The 18" long Accu-Sled II is a shorter version of the Accu-Sled 30" carriage listed above, but this carriage is 18" long and is designed for slicing shorter boards. Boards up to 20"" long can be sliced with this carriage using a 20"" long sacrificial fence and a 36" rail. It scan also be used with a longer rail such as the 60" rail to slice boards up to 30" long. One of the applications that we have used this shorter version of the Accu-Sled II carriage for is the slicing of round segmented discs and discs for dizzy bowls. This Accu-Sled II Carriage is 18" long by 4" wide. The Accu-Sled II is a flat plate carriage with 5 roller bearings on its base that ride the Accu-Slice rail. The flat plate top contains 7 T-Slots and eighteen ¼” x 20 tpi tapped holes for the attachment of clamps, screws, and custom mounting accessories. Optional brackets of various sizes are available that can be mounted to the plate for various applications or you can make your own brackets or adaptors for custom applications. This unit can be used to enable the user to perform other applications of cutting wood on the band saw using the capabilities of the Accu-Slice Index table and rail. The Accu-Sled II cn be used with any of our rails including the smallest 36" long Accu-Slice rail to slice boards. |
18" Long Accu-Sled II
Base showing the 5 roller bearings
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Accessories for the Accu-Sled II Carriages
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L-Brackets
There are currently three sizes of the L-Brackets for the Accu-Sled II. All of these L-Brackets are constructed from 3/8" thick aluminum angle. The L-Brackets have two 0.25" diameter holes on the 4" long by 2" wide base that are used to mount them to the Accu-Sled II plate with two 1/4" by 20 tpi screws with brass keys. Available upright arms are 3", 4" and 6" tall for the mounting of different size sacrificial fences and boards. On the upright arm of the L-brackets are two or three additional holes that are used to mount your project or a sacrificial fence. The mounting hardware is not included with these L-brackets and must be ordered separately - see below. |
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Part # AS643 - 4" x 3" L-Bracket. The base arm of this L-bracket is 4" long to mount it to the Accu-Sled II with the 1/4" x 20 tpi screws and brass keys. The upright arm is 3" tall. These brackets are also constructed from 3/8" thick aluminum. We prefer this L-Bracket for slicing the thinner boards that we normally cut in our shops when making projects such as our dizzy bowls.
These brackets are normally used to slice boards from 1" to 4" tall. |
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Part # AS644 - 4" x 4" L-Bracket. Both arms of this L-Bracket are 4" long. They are constructed from 3/8" thick aluminum. There L-Brackets are preferred for slicing wider boards such as guitar sides and backs. You can mount a 6" wide sacrificial fence to these L-Brackets for slicing these wider boards.
These brackets are normally used to slice boards form 3" to 6" tall. |
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Part # AS646 - 4" x 6" L-Bracket. The base arm of this L-bracket is 4" long to mount it to the Accu-Sled II carriage. The upright arm is 6" tall. They are constructed from 3/8" thick aluminum. You can mount a 7" to 12" wide sacrificial fence to these L-Brackets for slicing these wider boards.
These brackets are normally used to slice boards from 4" to 12" tall. The mounting hardware is not included with these L-brackets and must be ordered separately as listed below.
To mount the sacrificial fence to the L-Bracket use the #8 x 1" long panel screws also listed below. |
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12" Long L-Bracket for the Accu-Sled II Carriage
Part Number AS64-12 This is the new 12” long by 6” tall L -Bracket support for the Accu-Sled II carriage. It mounts on the T-Slot channels on the Accu-Sled II carriage and requires two sets of the brass mounting keys. It is currently available, but in limited quantities. It is made from 3/8” thick 6” tall by 4” wide aluminum L bracket material and is supplied with 10 mounting screws for attaching a sacrificial fence. Two sets of brass keys (Part number AS647) will need to be ordered separately. This carriage is recommended for the slicing of large segmented rings and large or wide boards. A limited quantity of these 12" L-brackets are currently available. The YouTube video on the right, describes this new 12" L-Bracket and demonstrates it use for the slicing of some large segmented rings. |
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Flat Plate Clamp for the Accu-Sled II - Part Number AS642
The Flat Plate Clamp for the Accu-Sled II is used to clamp a 1.5" sacrificial fence to the Accu-Sled top plate. This setup is used to slice shorter boards - 0.25" to 2.0" tall. This aluminum Flat Plate Clamp plate measures 2" wide by 4.75" long by 1/4" thick. It contains three 1/4" diameter holes for 1/4" x 20 tpi bolts to mount this plate in the the three tapped holes in the Accu-Sled II plate. Two additional holes on the end of the plate are used to attach the 1.5" tall sacrificial fence. Then the boards are glued to the sacrificial fence for subsequent cutting on the Accu-slice system. Each Flat Plate Clamp unit consists of one of the Flat Plate Clamp, two 1/4" x 20 tpi x 5/8" long screws and two #8 x 1" long particle board screws. Usually 3 or 4 of these plates are used to attach the sacrificial fence with board attached to the Accu-Sled II table. See the YouTube video describing the use of these Flat Plate Clamps. These brackets are normally used to slice boards from 1/4" to 2" tall. |
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Mounting Hardware
To mount the L-Brackets to the Accu-Sled II table we use brass keys that slice into the channels on the Accu-Sled table. These brass keys are 1.75" long with a 1/4" x 20 tpi hole tapped into the center of the brass bar to accept either a screw. Part # AS647 - Set of 2 Brass Keys and 2 Screws - The two brass keys slide into the channel on the Accu-Sled II table. To attach the L-Bracket to the keys in the slots, two hex head drive screws 1/4" x 20 tpi x 5/8" long are included in this set. You will require 1 set of the following hardware packages for each L-Bracket |
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Additional Hardware
Part # AS649 - #8 x 1" long Particle Board Screws, pkg of 10 - On the upright arms of the L-Brackets are two or three holes for mounting a sacrificial fence. To mount this fence or other object the following screws are used. This is a package of ten #8 by 1" long Particle Board Screws. These screws fit the holes in the L-Bracket upright arms and can be used to attach a 3/4" thick particle board sacrificial fence to the L-Brackets. |
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Part # AS610 - Handle for the Accu-Sled - This phenolic handle contains a 1/4" x 20 tpi stud that will screw into one of the tapped holes in the Accu-Sled. It can be used on both the Accu-Sled and the Accu-Sled II. It is normally used to push the sled along the rail and through the bandsaw, keeping your hands further removed from the band saw blade.
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The following images demonstrate the Accu-Sled II mounted on the band saw as viewed from different angles.
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Both models of the Accu-Sled II.
Accu-Sled II with the 4" x 3" L-Brackets installed
Sacrificial fence with 2" square maple board attached
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Bottom view showing the roller bearings.
Accu-Sled II after sacrificial fence & board attached
Opposite side of the Accu-Sled II with maple board.
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Flat Plate Clamps used to mount a 1.5" tall sacrificial fence and a 2" tall Padauk board.
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Slicing small inlays (purflings) using the Accu-Sled II carriage.
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Accu-Sled II Video - Features & Applications
This is the latest video on the Accu-Sled II when it was made available for sale on our web site (November 2020). This video describes the Accu-Sled II, its accessories and demonstrates 5 applications of the sled for various projects. |
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Accu-Sled II Video
This is the initial video made when we first developed the Accu-Sled II carriage several years ago. It briefly describes the prototype of this sled. |
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Flat Plate Clamp for Slicing Short Boards on the Accu-Sled II
This video describes using the Accu-Sled II for slicing boards from 1/4" tall to 2" tall using a series of flat plate clamps to attach a 1.5" tall sacrificial fence to the Accu-Sled carriage plate. |
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Producing Quarter Sawn Wood Boards from Plain Sawn Wood Boards
This video describes how to prepare some quarter sawn wood boards from some plain or flat sawn wood stock. Using the Accu-Slice System and thje Accu-Sled II carriage, quarter sawn stock can easily be cut from plain or flat sawn stock. |
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Producing Bindings for Guitars & Thin Boards on the Band Saw
In this video I will be demonstrating the production of Bindings also know as bandings for guitars. Using the Accu-Slice system with the Accu-Sled II we produced a total of 9 different patterns of binders. I produced single layer bindings as well as multi layer or laminate bindings. All of the binders were 36” long by 0.080” thick and the height varied from 0.250 for the single wood binders to 0.300 for some of the multi-layer binders. |
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Producing Thin Wood Inlay Strips and Purfling Strips on the Band Saw In this video I will describing the production of multi-layer wood inlays for furniture building and also ultra-small multi-layer wood inlays commonly known as purfling for guitars and other musical instruments |
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Other Accu-Sled Videos
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Slicing Logs with the Accu-Sled
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Accu-Sled Log Fence
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Knife Handles Made from Ultra-Thin Wood Veneers
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Multi-Layer Laminated Wood Knife Handles - Part 1
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Multi-layer Laminated and Angled Wood Knife Scales and Handles - Part 2
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Laminated Knife Handles - Variation in Design
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