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maacsamja commented 4 months ago

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DIY Track Saw (comparable to Festool and Dewalt)

I made a track saw for $120 this includes the saw

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maacsamja said:

@heli400 The reason why it is slower is that you have to be careful while you cut, you have to make sure the edge of the saw stays up against the piece of wood you use as a straight edge typically 3/4 plywood. With the track system the saw can't wander and so both sides of the cut are perfectly ...

• maacsamja commented 4 months ago

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  DIY Track Saw (comparable to Festool and Dewalt)

  I made a track saw for $120 this includes the saw

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  maacsamja said:

  @heli400

  I have used the hard board method, and it works however it takes more time and you must be very careful while you cut. The reason for the track is to make repeatably accurate cuts easily. As for weight, my set up (to cut 10 feet) might weigh 7lbs.

• maacsamja commented 9 months ago

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  DIY Track Saw (comparable to Festool and Dewalt)

  I made a track saw for $120 this includes the saw

  106,356 views

  maacsamja said:

  MC

  The location is not critical for the track, just make sure it is parallel to the blade, I used a set of calipers to scratch the aluminum base plate for my parallel line. I used allen head bolts with self locking nuts to fasten it. The first time you use the setup you run the saw down the pl...

• maacsamja commented 10 months ago

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  DIY Track Saw (comparable to Festool and Dewalt)

  I made a track saw for $120 this includes the saw

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  maacsamja said:

  @ak99372

  I have not made any improvements to it, I have used this setup to make all of my kitchen cabinets and drawers and it has worked flawlessly. I even used it to trim up my doors after assembly. The plywood track weight has not been a issue for me.

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