Woodpeckers Slab Flattening Mill, Basic, 38"x56" Capacity, USA Made Wood Slab Leveling Jig, Includes Router Sled, Rails, Clamping Dogs

Woodpeckers Slab Flattening Mill, Basic, 38"x56" Capacity, USA Made Wood Slab Leveling Jig, Includes Router Sled, Rails, Clamping Dogs

SPECS - The Basic Slab Flattening Mill has a slab capacity of 38.75" x 56.5". The rail lengths are 48"x72". Includes (2) 72" rails, (2) 48" cross rails, (1) router sled, (4) Slab Clamping Dogs and all assembly hardware. Does not include plywood or MDF base. SMOOTH GLIDING - The Woodpeckers Slab Flattening Mill guides your router over your slab in a controlled plane. Mount the mill to any flat and level work surface to get to work. EXTENDED CAPACITY - In addition to the 3 available sizes, the modular design allows for extended capacity through our available extension rails. If you don't need the extra capacity, mount your rails closer together. OPTIONAL DUST COLLECTION PORT - Our optional dust collection port bolts to the carriage and rides along right beside the exit point of the shavings. It works with either shop vacuums or larger dust collectors. A brush surrounds the pick-up area, trapping the shavings equally well on smooth or uneven slab surfaces. Mounts to the carriage with 6 simple screws, replacing the carriage end-stops MADE IN USA - Like all Woodpeckers products, the Slab Flattening Mill is proudly machined and carefully inspected in our Strongsville, OH facility, just south of Cleveland.

Woodpeckers Slab Flattening Mill makes flattening live-edge slabs and oversized stock fast and easy, overcoming challenges like irregular width and unpredictable grain changes.

Woodpeckers Slab Flattening Mill guides your router over your slab in a controlled plane. Since you’re using a router instead of a planer-style cutterhead, tear-out is minimal…the surface will only need light sanding afterwards. The Slab Flattening Mill starts with two aluminum extrusions. The inverted “V” shape of these main rails sheds sawdust and provides a solid base for the mating extrusion. The second extrusion fits over the inverted “V” and glides on UHMW polyethylene runners. Simply mount the mill to any flat and level work surface…even a sheet of MDF on a pair of sawhorses. When you’re done, the modular design stores conveniently.

Using the Slab Flattening Mill is as easy as sliding your router across the slab and back, moving over a little less than the width of your cutter and repeating until you’re done. It works best with a variable speed router of 2 horsepower or more. You’ll get done sooner if you stick to a large diameter spoil board style bit.

This process produces lots of shavings. Our optional dust collection port bolts to the carriage and rides along right beside the exit point of the shavings. It works with either shop vacuums or larger dust collectors. A brush surrounds the pick-up area, trapping the shavings equally well on smooth or uneven slab surfaces. Mounts to the carriage with 6 simple screws, replacing the carriage end-stops. This will retro-fit to any Woodpeckers Slab Flattening Mill, regardless of when you bought it.