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Jigs
Router Flattening Sled
A flat base with two rails and a carriage that slides along them, so a router can take a slab or bench top down flat, one pass at a time.
Standard size40 × 30 7/8 × 5 3/16 in
You'll need1 sheet of 3/4" plywood
Parts to cut8
Plan$8, once
Change any size and Benchside redraws it, recounts the material and rebuilds the plan.
Built around your shop
- Your slab's length, width and thickness
- Your router's base and bit
How it goes together
- Rip the two rails together and screw them along the base.
- Cut the bit's channel down the carriage base.
- Screw the carriage rails on top and the ends underneath.
- Rout in overlapping passes.
The plan has every step written against the part letters in its cut list, with drawings of each part that has joinery.
What you can change
Your slabYour routerPlywood
In the $8 plan
- Cut list with every part lettered
- Cutting diagrams for every sheet and board, grain kept straight
- Printable build plan: overview, drawings, part drawings and steps
- CNC files: DXF sheets, plus STEP and SketchUp 3D models
Bought once for your design, and it stays yours through any edits and resizes. The 3D view and shopping list are free.
