Building a Crosscut Sled with the KM Tools Jig Square 

Time is money... bought this thing at first sight! Can't wait to get it.

It's a unitool (does only one thing very well). If I make a sled every 6 years, my 140 is well spent in something else while I use the online calculator of the five cut method.

By clamping a scrap to mitersaw or similar saws. You can set fences square. And making special jigs. I could see it as a huge time saver. Allowing me to even make one-time or experimental jigs quickly .

Thank you for testing out the Jig Square and sharing the building of your crosscut sled 🛷.

I used a large rafter square with a wedge in the kerf to hold it. This thing is a square that you put in a drawer for years at a time because it has less uses. Maybe if the flat piece had something else going on. Anything more would make it easier to sell.

Did you add a 45 degree bevel to the same sled?

I come from a machinist background. I know that woodworking does not require the same level of accuracy, But I will say this. When dialing in my table saw, look to approach that level of accuracy, Why? Because your tool works a lot smoother the more accurate it is. My cheap Rigid contractor table saw cuts like butter because it is dialed in so well. Point being.....while that kind of accuracy is not mandatory, things go a lot smoother the more accurate you are. There is value in that. And sleds while not too expensive to build....the ability to build them quick and VERY accurate and to be reliable for their accuracy....for me there is value in that. Will eventually probably get that tool just for those reasons.

Why would you build a sled with the kerf already cut? With two separate pieces of plywood for the base, rather than raising the blade through it once you have runners and the formica top in place?

It seems more than accurate enough for woodworking. Is it worth its cost? Everyone will have a different answer to that. I guess factors include how often will it be used for any calibration? How tight is money for me at this time? I have bought one - but haven’t got it yet because it’s my calculation for me that I can justify the cost. To me. Over the last 45 years, I have bought many tools, many “you can’t live without this” items. In some ways, the bigger the hype, the more useless the article. I’ve given away most of my unforgivable purchases but there are a few that I keep so that I can remind myself that a fool and his money are soon parted - and also I’d be ashamed to admit to another I had bought it. I don’t put Katz Moses in this category at all. I think he designs very accurate tools and chooses his manufacturer (Hongdui?) carefully to ensure quality. So, the quality of the piece is not a factor for me. Whether it is value for money seems quite individual

A uni-tool for $140 and you then still have to calculate and adjust? Maybe buy a Starrett precision square so you could make the sled and use the square on other projects. Just my 2 cents.

It’s one of those jigs if you belonged to a woodworking club or had a few guys close by that could buy it together it would be worth buying otherwise the price point doesn’t seem sensible to me.

What about making the same principle with some scrap wood and some hardware for 5$ ? There is no tech or something so smart in this tool, it seems a simple square with some pin to keep it in place.

if I understand well, you used a 140$ tool to build a 20$ sled... and that is the only thing you can build with it. Hope you make a lot of money with your woodworking products.

Answer to the title question: No.