How To Build A Track Saw
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- Опубліковано 23 січ 2014
- #howto #Tracksaw #woodworking
How To Build A Track Saw. This simple cheap way of building a Home or job site track Saw work great! You can make one for less than 20$ and save 300-500 dollars on buying one and it will give you many days of great use. If you need another size just make one real quick and you can make it from stuff you normally have in the shed or garage or shop check this out and comment You will love this simple project takes about 30 min to Make..
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I have two circular saws, a 7-1/4" and a 6-1/2". One thing I love about this simple design is that I can have a single track guide for both. You cut one side for your saw. You could easily cut the other side for a 2nd saw. BAM!
I was a little worried about installing the blade after reading a couple of reviews. But it was amazingly easy. Took about 1 minute. Works great ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxjpBI8OOeUXib_iT7UomCrQ-uauwZJ62c . Cuts easily and is perfect for pocket cuts I needed to make for replacing some old deck boards.
Great video. What a number of commenters are missing is that by using the wide base board to attach your guide to, it provides a secure clamping surface onto the object being cut. The clamps don't interfere with the saw motor as it rides above the guide, especially if you're using a trim saw that has a shallower depth of cut.
High energy.
That’s a working man for you.
Time is money...
Fantastic video - thank you
I love the energy of this video. I also like how cheap and quick this goes together.
I understood everything you said!!! Thanks now I can make my own:)
So simple and effective. Definitely building this because I just can't justify the track saw. Thank you!
Wow! I'm glad I caught this video! I would never have thought that I'd need a ruler when I started such a project.
Just what I was looking for. I knew there must be a way to build one of these. Very helpful.
I made several for every saw in my shop. I wouldn't attempt to cut anything without these. I love your demo...Absolutely great!
looking for cheap table saw and found this. Thank you very much. Saved my money because this will work perfect
Simple, straightforward and affordable solution. Clear instructions and good.clear camera work. Thank you!
So clear and easy to understand and replicate. Great woodworking teacher. You've just solved a major problem for me about ripping long boards accurately. Thank you.
Got a circular saw recently for some DIY and did my research here before using it. This video taught me so much and I've just completed my project - a Track Saw! thanks for posting this
You are an excellent teacher and having spent 30 years in high schools, I claim some expertise: very thorough and excellent pacing. Good job with the camera / audio and editing (my teaching subject area).
The easiest track saw guide for a circular saw on UA-cam! Thx for posting! 😎👍
Oh, wow; thanks for a very professional video. I enjoyed learning all about it. Wish I'd built one before ripping a long edge on my brother's door
fantastic you explained well no messing and no time wasting. This is the way we apprciatate it in the United Kingdom. Thank you so much and keep the tips comming.
I have seen other versions of making a cheap track saw but your version is the best one to date! The difference was your dedication to accurate measurements and the use of good quality 'scrap' wood. Keep up the good work!!
This presentation was so helpful. Clear and concise instructions
done with the right amount of speed to keep it moving without losing any important details. As a novice, I look forward to more instructions from this contractor.
As a newbie woodworker on a fixed income I really appreciate your expertise and for sharing your videos to help us all Thank you, Rodney
Thanks for the wonderful clip. I built two. One four and one eight footer. My base piece was already a cut off and needed use a chalk line to make sure it was straight. Unless you have a factory edge, I would probably use a known straight edge or a line for your fence reference mark.
Thanks once again.
Finally! Your solution provided a way for me to cut down a screen door's width with a straight line! Thanks very much for your help-and for your enthusiasm.
EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thanks, Austin DenHerder!
this is definitely best homemade track saw video
I learned many helpful tips from this video, thanks so much!
Great video. It’s easier to just screw down the guide board and run your saw down cutting off the excess. It ends up perfect every time. This method in the video adds a couple of steps that really are not needed.
Not sure why I like this guy. I smiled throughout the video. He keeps you attentive.
AWSOME VIDEO, im building mine as soon as i get up. Thanks
Great post i will be making me one of those thanks for posting it!!
Great Video Thank you....saved my a few hundred bucks....Now I will have a track saw to build my new Trex Deck.
I built a 4' one today, and it works as advertised. Thanks!
This has got to be one of the best instructional videos I've ever watched. Very informative, no bs. Very interesting and you have a way of explaining things to make it sound fun. Good work on this video and thank you.
I agree 100% guy is a great teacher.
Great Track Saw, made one awhile ago, you explained it well.... One added note, I work on a lot of doors on old houses, and it's not always an inch, more like an 1" on one end and 1" and 3/16" on the other. This works great. just line up to your marks and it cuts a perfect taper!!!
+Woodworkery Its not a track saw, but its closest concept to a track saw. Seems very effective.
I bought kreg's accu-cut and saw this and quickly built it. It works way better than my $80 purchase. This is my first review ever. Thanks
Thank you for that detailed explanation! Gonna build one ASAP.
This single video got you a new sub, thanks for the tip
I happen to be a very methodical person, I have found the hurryder you go, the behinder you get. I learned from a master, he never made false moves, never had to fix his work, never did anything over, he didn't race but got the job done quick and the quality was always tops.
This guy is quick because he has used a skilsaw for many years, so the explaining of it all was probably the hardest part of the whole video for him. I know this from being in the trade myself for over 20 years. What looks rushed to the un-experienced, is normal work pace for the experienced.
Love your energy!
After I was done with my contracting days, and just helping out my mom with a project, she'd be like: "What's wrong? Why are you so jittery? There's no hurry!" And I'm like: "I'm in the zone! I'm concentrated on the job at hand, focused, and trying to be as efficient as I can! That's how I work! I love you!"
:-)
Thank You. My dad was a master Carpenter. Would not show me much , but then what 14 wants to be in a job. I thought I was going to need to buy a table saw that I really could not afford. THANK YOU
after working in construction for 15 years, I find it funny to read the comments about your high energy level. The truth is, you look at any skilled man in "work mode", and we all look either mad or frustrated. Focus in action.
tileformiles absolutely.
tileformiles yeah I totally agree. If you don't look like you're on something, then you're probably not going to do a good job framing a door, you know?
tileformiles You're right on that! I was thinking he was Military or a First Responder of some sort. I felt right at home watching him.
tileformiles hahahaha. Couldn't agree with u more. I love to watch the video and comments. Although i m not a wood worker. I m an RN. Chill buddy! Great job.
tileformile
Great video. Thank you! I have a couple of things to add for the new person. When you are screwing in the small strip (guide) and it's not perfect, use your combination square to confirm the distance to the edge. Most inexperienced people don't know that a line has 3 sides. a left, right and middle. Sharp pencils and thin lines are always good, if you are into being accurate. Also when clamping an 8 ft section then clamping the other end, double check your 1st clamp. It usually moves. You may need to re-adjust both sides a couple of times, if you care. Hope this helps. Yes, this jig does work. Over time, this jig may warp so I've always wondered about sealing it with something and also storing this in a way that won't promote warping is always a good idea. Hope this helps!
Mechanical pencils are also nice, thin lines
Very grateful to you for sharing all your experience, in plain and simple manner.
Thanks Austin. It's really hard to beat simple and low cost solutions.
Thanks Austin very much man for this video. I use my little jig saw to cross cut long boards with a straight 2x4 or something straight. I think now its a good time to make me a 4ft. track and a 6ft. track like this for my circular saw. Hey, thumbs up to your camera person. Thanks again!
The camera person is my wife!!! thanks.
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I'll be sure to check out your clock video as well. Man, I wish I could present my videos as fluently as yours. and maybe get some vendors to send me some free goodies to demonstrate! I always enjoy your videos. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for an awesomely useful video! I have a solid hardwood door to cut in half. It's to make a half door to make my basement staircase safer (it's just inside an entrance door). I wasn't sure how to do it until I saw track saws. I went to look up a track saw video and 'saw' this. I think this is the ticket! Thanks again!
As a brand new woodworker... this was only my second build... and very successful it was too. Thanks fella, subscribed.
Nice video! I'm gonna use this for my jig saw
Yes I have one for a jig saw also they are great. Thanks....
2 points: the piece under the track is the piece you keep so you don’t have to account blade width which defeats the purpose of 0 clearance. That’s why your cut wasn’t 1 inch. And trim the other side off with the other side of the saw and then you can use both sides of the saw and track.
It's 3 years ago...but your comment is gold...thanks!
As a newcomer to wood projects, I can immediately see this video just now saved me $399.00 plus tax (Kxxx). That was for just the base unit. This allows much much more, when forward thinking. You must related to one of the fellas that built my house. This is absolutely one of the genius craftsmen ideas that built the very house I live in today (built 1953). My house is a 3 story amazement that puzzles me every time I delve into its design and during that period ponder how did they do that! We have lived here now over 20 yrs and I STILL CANT IMAGINE HOW they built with such accuracy AND QUALITY BACK THEN --- 1953 * WITHOUT * all the hoopla [ name brand here ] tools, kits, adapters, widgets and gadgets. ... Austin, you rule. You are a true master. If you had a paypal button listed I would have clicked it in glee and happily donated $25 for this video. Thank You for sharing this !!! Many Thanks, Kindest Regards
This dude is good. And fast. Everything lightning.
Love this! I've been looking at track saws and trying to determine if I cut enough sheet stock per year to warrant one. For me? I'm going to make one of these. Awesome idea and so simple. Thanks Austin!
You cut sheetrock with a saw? Hahahaha kinds overkill when they make a razor knife and mud and tape
PastBlast you can't be serious really you could not work that out for your self? Keep away from power tools. knitting might be a better option for you!!
I think people have sheetrock and sheet stock confused.
@@ronniecarroll3929 Read it again. He wrote sheet STOCK!
@@danwalker2642 I agree. These people are illiterate.
Great video...man you have some enthusiasm! That's a huge part of making a good video. Isn't it funny how all the comments you see of how people would do it "better" are the ones that don't make their own videos? Again, great video and great way to make a straight cut.
-Scott
Beautimus! I am going to make one tonight! Thanks for uploading this video!
Its been about 2 months now I've been thinking whether I want to spend money on buying a stack about $150. Thank you so much for making this video. I'll be this tomorrow .👍. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ video
Some of the comments here, people think they are know-alls. Funny thing is, some of the things they criticise about this, are actually explained in the video! Too bad they don't pay attention.
Very true, but it's hard to get past the fact that the opening title has a spelling error. Attention to detail...
I use the same thing to rip my sheets to rough size. Thanks for sharing.
This is the most therogh video I've seen on the web!! He reiterates everything!!
Quick, Simple and straight forward! Most of all it’s cheap 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Thanks for the video! - Consider some 2" holes in it to make it lighter.
The nice thing about building your own track saw track is that you can make it any think you want. So if you are doing short cuts you can make yourself a short track saw track so you don't have to carry around a long one. I too have festools track saw tracks in different lengths. The trick is the quality of the initial assembly and build of this track. The more carefully and accurately you build the track the better your your finished work project will be. The trick also is the quality of the saw blade you are using.
Or make two, one for length the other for width.
Excellent suggestion! I'll try this out this week. Thanks for the tip.
I like any channel that saves me money. This saved me money and as they say “Happy Wife, Happy Life”.
BTW, people that work for a living rarely calm down on the job site. Those that work at a snail's pace are usually the 1st to be looking for a new job. A retired plumber.
Jimmy Fats it has been my experience that the hyper ones are the ones that move a lot but get nothing done. It is the quiet ones that put their heads down and get the job done. That goes for any type of work in general.
My anxiety level just shot through the roof hahahaha. Good job on everything.
😂😂😂
That was easy! And good instructions without a lot of extra debris. Thanks.
Thanks Austin.I'm a beginner and this has helped me tremendously, both my purse and as inspiration. Hope you can teach me more ideas and methods.I feel indebted to you for all this help.God bless you.
Wonderful and great idea.
great tip. as a trim carpenter i've been doing this for years. the only difference between what i do and what you did is i make the opposite cut on the other side of the plywood . that way you have a zero clearance both ways. on a makita it would be 5"on one side and 1.5 " on the other
*****
Took the words right out of my mouth!
Great idea though, I don't know why I haven't made a few of these myself now that I think of it haha
Love watching you work! Awesome craftsmanship! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing this how-to-video Mr. D !
This is a fantastic, cheap way to cut a straight line. I usually clamp my level to the workpiece, but then I'm always accounting for the width of the saw sled.
Great job, but bro...switch to decaf!! :-)
I used to do the same thing but it was a pain to calculate the offset from the cutline and accounting for kerf. Made one of these using hardboard and pine I'd got lying around and saved myself a load of time and effort.
I just clamp a straight board 1 1/2 from where I cut. Good enough for rough framing. This track I'll use for finish work. But narrow strips I use my left finger for a guide.
This is a great and fast project that saves lot of money check it out and comment and subscribe :-)
Personally I would have used the chalk line, in case the edge you used the T-square on wasn't exactly straight.
***** most people would use a chalk line...but look at this guy, he makes what a lot of people consider professionals look like amateurs.
jermzdee Because he can screw two boards together? A chalk line is the tool for that job, not a combination square. The square could move, or the edge of the board could not be true.
All I wonder is just why so many of you wood people talk so much on your videoes, and in a language like if we, the viewers, are either morons or children??? If people buy a circular saw, set up a little workshop, or do a bit of DIY, maybe it's because they already know a bit about a thing or two!
It doesn't matter if you use a chalk like or a square as long as the line you draw between the two marks is straight. Once you plunge the saw for your first cut, it will make the edge you are going to use. He could have screwed the guide on anywhere, as long as it was true. Personally, I think a chalk line is just a bit too wide and blurry for such a small project.
Excellent presentation, clear, precise, no waffle 👍
Bless your heart, thank you so much. I have some ply I need to cut into furring strips and was looking at buying a saw guide. Well at least until your video. ☺️👍🏼$$$ thanks for the easy tutorial 🇨🇦👏🏽🖖🏽👏🏽🇨🇦
much as I love Festool, you just saved me $600.
Nice video, but could be easier. Years ago someone was tossing out an old metal bed frame. It's a piece of angle iron.. I use two clamps, one at each end and zip the saw along using the angle iron as a fence. Another trick I was taught was to make a scoring cut first instead of the blue tape. A scoring cut of 1/8". Will prevent the splintering and I think is faster than taping method.
the good thing about bed frame as apposed to standard angle iron is that bed fram has a square internal angle and angle iron has a rounded corner internaly. this makes it very usefull stuff if you can get it.
@@LaserSharkPhotoablations I used bed frame to make fence rails for my table saw so I could use a better fence. The older ones are thicker of course.
Well now Austin you in many ways saved me a few months of saving to purchase one tool so, I now have that same amount of cash to purchase two to three tools at once. Thumbs Up, thank you and I did hit my head and sleep a few years after getting off the job site from being a framer, I forgot all about those templates we would use...dauh...!!
Thank you. I built myself one after watching this. I used laminated mdf for the bottom and a 3/16 x 3''thick aluminum strip for the guide strip with countersunk machine screws.I wanted mine to be more permanent and its still 150 dollars cheaper than the cheapest track saw.
I made one of these years ago, still in service. You can use the opposite side for another tool - I calibrated it to my Bosch router with a 3/4" plywood bit for dados.
Excellent comment. Thank you
Great video. I’ve seen this before but they always put the guide board on the edge and I thought the clamp would get in the way. I like yours with the extra wood for the clamp. What do you think of running the saw on both sides of the guide so it wouldn’t matter which edge you used for cutting?
Awesome Video! (Answer to previous question: he was not trying to cut out a 1' strip of wood. He was shortening the board by one inch.
Good job helping those that need it! Thanks for taking the time to make the video.
After I watched the awesome jig you showed everyone how to build, I read and I couldn't believe all the stupid comments about "cocaine use"? How rude and despicable! The correct response should be; thanks Austin that was helpful. Fortunately there are the serious viewers that were gracious and showed
gratitude. Embarrassing to have so many dumb as**s in the world.
Thanks for your great video Austin, great idea to make a Track saw this way.
It looks so easy when someone else make it
Where you in a hurry when you make this video? It looked that you during the video
more and more rapidly started work and talk. Easy, we have really in no hurry :-)
Thanks again for all your work.
All the best, Henrie.
yes It was late friday & I had not got a video out for the week! I had a cabinet job and some book shelfs that had to be out by friday for a customer. And taking a video at that pace was not good. So soon as I was done late friday with my job I did this real quick to make sure I got a video out for my weekly video upload.:-) This next week will be much slower and relaxed. I will be doing a Clock project and I hope to get it in two videos if I can for this next week. Thanks for the comment.
you tought us a great tip and I thank you very much for it
Thank you good sir. This by far one of the best track tutorials I have seen.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks!
I like your video. Simple and straightforward.
"I don't trust my employees". Great quote.
Jåsøn ß and I trust no one.😛
Great quote indeed.
It's also a monetary level of trust and/or confidence in employee abilities, extended to one's employee(s). That an employee won't break A $500 track jig.
Or someone may get disgruntled, decide to quit and take a $500 track jig as a DIY severance pkg.
But a cheap $10 wooden one is another matter.
OR
what if the employee decides to simply "lend" a Jig to a friend and the friend either breaks or pilfers a $500 jig.
Better to lose a $10 jig vs a $500 one.
Love the quote.
I don't trust anybody include myself)
Also some employees start thinking employer is rich and can afford to just get another one so don't care if they destroy his tools by being careless
Stupid employees think that employers are making more money than them so they don’t care if they break things.
Just need to make sure your saw motor clears the 3/4" fence before you buy your stock. May need to go with thinner plywood.
@@db9677 that's exactly what i am doing. I use a 4 foot ruler in my case as a fence. 😁
Wish I’d read this before building.
You saved me so much money! This is brilliant, thank you.
Great video. It is also extremely handy to build a 4-foot version of the same zero clearance jig. Makes cross-cutting sheets of plywood easy.
Great tool, but forget the combo square and just use a chaulkbox. It's critical that the stop be set to a straight line - a combo square will just follow an out of whack edge.
I use lasers. So much less mess
He is using the 'factory' cut side of the board, I find these are ALWAYS straight.
638 employees of Festool, Dewalt, and Makita dislike this video.
Well, I’m going to guess it is because it p’ed them off that there are those that won’t be buying any of their guides. For true cabinet or furniture makers, yes, get the best tools you can afford. HOWEVER, for me, this video helped me with a project for ‘accurate’ cuts, not true perfection. Lighten up and stop being so elitists. ☺️🖖🏽☺️
hahahaha
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Thank you, for making easy and fast square cuts.
Thanks for posting. Very clear and concise.
don't forget to allow for the kerf of the saw blade if you are not cutting on the waste side of the line
Great point! Thanks..
This a nice technique, but you can save yourself a lot of trouble and get a more stable edge by using a length of aluminum box section rather than wood for the straight edge. I also find over time that the plywood edge gets chipped and I have to move the straight edge over and retrim it to get a flush edge again. I actually use a piece of 65x5mm aluminum flatbar, but box section would be better as it would be taller, and thus more difficult to bounce the saw over (that's happened at least a couple of times as my saw has rounded flanges on the fence).
Awesome, son and I just made one. Thank you!
An extra thumbs up for your Tajima chalk line.