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I started out using a sled when I first got my saw. I didn't have a miter gauge and it was the best way for me to get accurate cuts. Then, like Ryan, I got my Incra miter gauge and shortly after decided I was tired of storing my sled and to the dump it went. So my general methods have changed and there are times I have wished I still had the sled like for really small or really large pieces. But I haven't ever wished hard enough I wanted to store another one. I will say that the sled stayed really accurate for several years. I built adjustability into my fence when I made it because that's what always seems to go bad for me with wood jigs, the squareness.
I started out using a sled when I first got my saw. I didn't have a miter gauge and it was the best way for me to get accurate cuts. Then, like Ryan, I got my Incra miter gauge and shortly after decided I was tired of storing my sled and to the dump it went. So my general methods have changed and there are times I have wished I still had the sled like for really small or really large pieces. But I haven't ever wished hard enough I wanted to store another one. I will say that the sled stayed really accurate for several years. I built adjustability into my fence when I made it because that's what always seems to go bad for me with wood jigs, the squareness.
