Glad you showed how one of these jigs is actually used. I don’t have a powered saw, I just watch these videos out of curiosity. Sometimes I can’t work out the purpose of the jigs people build.
Mate, I've seen other you tubers make these jigs so complex you end up just watching cartoons afterwards due to the mind strain it does to you. Beautifully explained and so simple yet highly effective and accurate. This is the only method on how I make my jigs. Thanks mate!
have just bought a tracksaw for my signshop. This is 1 of those ideas, where you think it is so obvious, why has this not been done before. Amazing well done and thanks for sharing.
Peter, I've been a subscriber for awhile but I came across this jig idea from Jason at Bent's Woodworking. Jason's video convinced me to utilize the LR-32 system and part of it was your awesome jig, which he gives you full credit for of course. He has also convince me to incorporate metric measuring in my shop as it works well with this system. I'm comfortable with both imperial and metric systems, but just didn't want to invest in both systems, no real advantage or need to. But now I have too, thanks Peter, I see you as a co-conspirator in this! So, poor me, I had to go buy a few metric rules from Woodpeckers to support this endeavor. Oh, and as you can see, I decided to do a bit more than just watch your content. Thank you!
Thank you, and welcome! Yes, Jason very kindly gave me a shout for the little jig idea - simple thing really, but does exactly what it needs to! And once you get your head around it, metric makes a lot of sense. 👍
Peter really like how you created your jig to reference off the guide bar on the guide rail since the saw references off the same guide bar. My guide rails get battered around and the splinter guards get loose and nicked up. I am going to make some type of jig that I can pop on the guide rail to align with my marks on the wood to set my guide rails for my cut. I think your idea of referencing off the guide bar will make the jig easier to use. Really have enjoyed your videos and will watch some more of them soon.
Great video, I love new ideas for wood working!! I often make my door styles 88mm and have yet to come up with a method for repetitive cuts, I just recently cut up 2 sheets of Mdf into strips using an adjustable square as a guide working from the top of the sheet down, if that makes sense, and now just writing this iv realized you're jig idea could work hanging off the other side of the track, this works best for me as then you don't need a packer piece under the track!! Thanks for another great and simple idea
Just brilliant. Brilliantly simple, which is the best kind. Have had the Festool track saw for five year, and I learned something new and useful. Thank you!
Sorry I'm late to the 10 min party, but I will make up for it today by binge watching whilst I am supposed to be drawing up a wardrobe to build tomorrow. Great channel Peter.
Great stuff... I've recently bought the Parf Guide System and built a MFT table for my Makita Tracksaw. So I will be definitely making these jigs sometime in the future. You've inspired me to raise my game. Thanks Peter. Carry on the good work. p.s. I love the Podcast too.
It seems to me that you can make them the other way. Then you can set up and rip multiple cuts from the right hand side. Super useful for making shelves. Thanks.
Brilliant! I have both the Festool parallel guides and the TSO Products guides and they're both a pain in the ass to set up and work with. $700 wasted. Will get some thin mdf and follow your instructions.
Nice video, will make a couple of these , though I have been reusing the guides from my L32 system as a set of parallel guides for narrow rips , easy to set up on one end of the rail then duplicate the measurement and move to the other end , real quick and accurate every time .... means I get better value from the investment in the L32 kit 😊
"Euro" cabinets feature 300mm deep uppers and 600mm lowers (or at least that's what FesTool says. If I had a whole kitchen to do, two sets of these little jigs would save a lot of time. This may be the oldest of your videos I have viewed, the angle is the reverse of the later vids.
Would this be workable from the cut edge in you opinion? Reverse the hook to catch the opposite side where blade runs so you can gauge thinner strips then the width of the track.
Thanks! Tape measure is discontinued now, sadly. They're a Swedish make, Talmeter. The company was bought out by Hultafors, and while they continue the line (now called Hultafors Talmeter - goo.gl/sUJe6l) the design has changed and I prefer the old ones...
I'm going to make a set of those ones for the shelf pin offset. Can't tell you how many times if measured the distance between the edge of the rail and the centre of the pin holes! Thanks
How do you feel about the dewalt collapsible table that has bench dog holes in it. Could it be used similar to an MFT table? Also if so what type of bench dogs would you recommend? Cheers great work!
Haven’t seen the Dewalt table I’m sorry. And U always recommend bench dogs from benchdogs.co.uk. Use the offer code 10MINUTEWORKSHOP at checkout for 5% discount across the board. NB As a benchdogs affiliate I may earn from qualifying sales. 👍
I am wondering if you have ever tried the TSO products that latch onto the makita and festool guides and make them perfectly square to the cutting surface. I have seen quite a few people online promoting them but was a bit shocked to see the price point. In Canada ... ONE of the squares is over $200 which is more than double the cost of the track I use. These seem very very expensive for what they do. Do you have any alternatives. I recently got the Makita track saw and track .
Thanks. I have to be honest I always thought rail squares were a bit of a gimmick until,I tried one recently - video 402, Benchdogs Rail square - ua-cam.com/video/qik-UoZUAgg/v-deo.html. They’re all pretty pensive, though I had a cheaper one from DeWalt when I first had my track saw ~15 years ago and it was pretty poor. Certainly here in the UK there are plenty of options, but they all start at around the £100-mark. The TSO one is nice if you’re going to add/remove it regularly as it clips on, the Benchdogs one (and others) screw on so better suited to a ‘sawing session’. 5% discount on Benchdogs with the offer code 10minuteworkshop if that helps. 👍👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop I think one of your compatriots thought that anyone complaining about the price is usually the trolls and that the TSO rail is really for pros. Well I say that so is the Makita and their rails and when a square costs more than the Pro Grade rails then something is wrong for sure. Do love the bench dogs stuff but as I am in Canada that might be a challenge these days to get. But appreciate the offer. Funnily enough even some supporters of TSO point out that there should be some bundles needed to make them worthwhile as there are a add ons that really "add on" to the price. Keep in mind most of those reviewers get the items sent to them for free so to them the price is not an issue. I really do think TSO needs to rethink their market and decide if the want to sell 100,000 or just 300. On a related noted, do you find the fold down (hinge down) rail you use has some lateral movement at all?
Hi Peter, having just invested in a Makita track saw I have rewatched this video with more interest than the first time! I'll definitely make this jig as long repetitive rips will be most of what I will use the saw for; I also have an old Dewalt radial arm saw which I love (I know you don't!) but will now mostly be used for cross cutting. Maybe as I use the track saw more the radial arm saw will be less used and eventually relegated to the back bench?
Hi Kevin. The Makita’s a nice saw, I have one also - must do a video about it! My problem with my radial arm saw was that it just wasn’t suited to a small workshop - just ended up being a big lump in the middle of the bench! Enjoy yours! 👍👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop Ripping was always such a messy business with the Radial Arm saw until I made a dust collection device a few, which transformed the experience - I'd send you a video but I don't think I can add this to this comment. But now I will rip sheet material with the track saw, although I expect still to need to rip on radial arm for multiple repeats, like you use your table saw.
Here, too, I can only bow. Simple, but awesome. Then I have to go tomorrow to the hardware store and buy wood for the guide rail. Thank you for the idea and the show! Best regards
Hey Peter, great idea! But I, as a novice beginner, do not understand how the saw would ride on the track with the jigs in place. And the same question for the narrow strip jig. I am sure the answer is extremely obvious, but I would appreciate at least a hint. Thanks in advance! Serhat
Thanks Gary. If I want a really solid bond then I'll always use 3M, otherwise anything that my decorators merchant has e.g. Tesa - 3M double-sided tape - amzn.to/2ROIR0c (US: similar - amzn.to/2B08qAZ0. Tesa double-sided tape - amzn.to/2qD7bEj (US: amzn.to/2qCTGEx)
Hi Peter. Ever used the jig the other way around to reference off the cutting edge to cut strips narrower than the width of the rail? Apologies if this has been asked before.
@@10MinuteWorkshop I remember watching that tip - very useful. That approach works when you take your guide rail to the stock, but it's a bit more fiddly when you have your guide rail clipped/fastened to your Parf Guide table and slide the stock into position beneath it. Your guides would be perfect in that scenario I think.
Thanks peter, another great video. The idea Looks pretty nice. I am looking to get a mafell plunge cut saw ( I might end up with the festool 75), with some rails and I will need to make the most of them. Seeing this will help me get together some more advanced usage ideas. Do you have any suggestions for someone with lots of circ saw experience but new to the plunge cut, as far as usage, buying and or accessories? Thanks!
+Gareth Dirlam Mafell make fine saws - I don't have a huge amount of experience with them on work projects, but they certainly have the 'second mover advantage' wrt guiderail etc... They say they've designed out the need for a riving kniife, and I havent heard anything to the contrary, but I'd certainly be a bit cautious with them. As I say, not a Mafell user so can't really advise on accessories etc... 👍
What, you have the Festool workbench (very expensive) and using it the whole time, I want one but they are as 6-700£, almost bare.😁 My point, show how you use it, even when you dont think about it? I must have a big reson to by one!😂👊
yewgoigo I use Spax screws almost exclusively as a general purpose screw - links in the description above - in whatever size is appropriate for the job at hand; I keep stock of everything from 3x12mm to 6x100mm. HTH P
Hi Peter, love your videos and I've learnt a great deal from you, watching them. I have a quick question, however, where did you get your tape measure. I've never seen one like that before and it looks very useful.
Built By Chris Thanks! There's usually a list of the items 'used / featured in this video' in the video description, above, with a link of where to buy. I stopped posting the whole list as it was getting a bit unwieldy, and I do need to make a better arrangement - I have something planned👍 That specific tape measure is an old version o a Swedish make, Talmeter. The company was bought out by Hultafors, and while they continued the line (now called Hultafors Talmeter - amzn.to/2pHwnbH (US: amzn.to/2oqLQc9) - the design changed and I do prefer the older, coloured ones - just easier to find! It has a flip-out sprung steel arm that extends the reach by 100mm for internal measurements, and a different coloured scale on the tape that accounts for this extra 100mm. Still great tapes, recommended.
Peter I'm coming from a table saw and I can't get my head around adjusting two independent guides to setup a rip cut based on two pencil marks, this could lead to a taper rather than a rectangle. Do you constantly get perfect parallelism and accuracy for your rip cuts? I guess this is where a table saw comes into its own but your experience and proficiency with a track saw would help. A great video with simple scraps, thank you.
Hi John. Yes, I have no problem lining up a rail against two pencil lines. If I’m doing a lot of repetitive cuts then parallel guides work well to save Measuring each time, or just a pair of sliding squares against the splinter guard works as well. 👍👍
michael burton consider ca glue on painters tape for double sided tape. Put painters tape on intended surfaces. Put ca glue on one side and accelerator on the other and squeeze together for 5 seconds. Voila! I know, mind blown 🤯 right? Lol!
Peter, I'll echo everyone else's kudos regarding the genius of your design but have a minor technical question. You've mentioned you don't use your table saw much, so how do you cut your thin strips of MDF such as the 32mm strip that goes between the raised channels in the guide rail? They're too narrow to use the parallel guide jigs in the video, and it would seem the most straightforward approach would be to cut them on the offcut side of the guide rail which would require a different jig design. Simply put, I guess, do you have a parallel guide jig design for strips narrower than the guide rail? Or maybe another trick for making one-off narrow cuts with a track saw, considering the offcut being on the "wrong" side of the saw? BTW I tried to sign up with Patreon but Facebook and Captcha got in my way. I'll try again later.
+Gary Carpenter Hi Gary, and thanks! Narrow rips are one of the things I do use my little tablesaw for, but tbh if it's just a one-off I do it with the tracksaw. No magic to it, just measure carefully and allow for the kerf of the blade - you may have seen me use a green 2mm plastic packer for this in some of my other videos?? Now you mention it though, it sounds like just the candidate for a little jig! 😄 Hope that helps, Peter 👍👍
Thanks, Peter. I haven't seen your 2mm spacer yet. I guess there are a few vids I haven't watched yet. I did a youtube search and found several "narrow strip rip" videos, so I've got no excuse now. ;-)
Just rediscovered this thread in the Festool Owner's Group website, answering my own question, although not with a standalone jig, but rather needing an MFT: festoolownersgroup.com/festool-jigs-tool-enhancements/my-custom-adjustable-off-cut-stop-for-mft-repetitive-cuts/?topicseen. Cheers
Sorry if you've answered this before but where did you get your tape measure from? I've never seen one with the tab that extends for marking. Keep up the good work btw
Chris Chandler Thanks! Tape measure is discontinued now, sadly. It's a Swedish make, Talmeter. The company was bought out by Hultafors, and while they continued the line (now called Hultafors Talmeter - US goo.gl/sUJe6l or UK goo.gl/b6EI0W) the design has changed and I prefer the old ones...
Just watch this again cos am gonna make some for a job on Monday. 6.27 "don't write in" you just dated yourself right there. and I suppose me too for knowing what it means haha
Brilliant idea. Thanks for sharing this. I would love to know the rationale behind the 19 viewers who gave this a thumbs down. Each to their own I guess.....
When I get the feel of someone's presenting skills and/or logical approach to woodworking, I subscribe and view a few videos at night(no tele.) UA-cam is such a terrific learning instrument,...and entertaining....rr
Sorry to hear that. I explain carefully what I'm making (one-off usage parallel guides) and what they're for (repetitive cuts with a tracksaw) and demonstrate everything *except* for making the final cut, as I thought that was a pretty obvious conclusion. Thanks for watching.
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Peter Millard before using Benchdogs parallel guides! love this.
There was life before then! 😂 Thanks! 👍
So youthful and absolutely on the money Peter. A wee trip down memory lane for me.
Haha, thanks David! Seems a long time ago!
Absolutely brilliantly simple! Thank you for sharing Peter.
Glad you showed how one of these jigs is actually used. I don’t have a powered saw, I just watch these videos out of curiosity. Sometimes I can’t work out the purpose of the jigs people build.
Very clever Peter, thanks for sharing
Mate, I've seen other you tubers make these jigs so complex you end up just watching cartoons afterwards due to the mind strain it does to you.
Beautifully explained and so simple yet highly effective and accurate. This is the only method on how I make my jigs. Thanks mate!
Thanks! Yeah, they don’t have to be complex - thankfully! 😂👍👍
Thank you, thank you, thank you Peter! Tried this for some cabinets I’m making and it helped out so much!
Glad it helped! 👍
Thanks!
So simple, straight forward videos! It’s why I always keep coming back to Peter’s videos. 🔔 always on! Keep up the good work👍🏼
Thanks! 👍
Hi, holey rail! I like it. I missed it first time around. I like your ideas. Please keep up the good work.
have just bought a tracksaw for my signshop. This is 1 of those ideas, where you think it is so obvious, why has this not been done before. Amazing well done and thanks for sharing.
+Frag Dad Pleasure - thanks for watching!
Excellent idea and demonstration. Thank you. Greetings from Arizona USA
Thank you! And best wishes from London! 👍
Just what I needed to cut the rails and stiles for my Shaker style doors. Thanks Peter.
Cheers Mark! 👍
Peter, I've been a subscriber for awhile but I came across this jig idea from Jason at Bent's Woodworking. Jason's video convinced me to utilize the LR-32 system and part of it was your awesome jig, which he gives you full credit for of course. He has also convince me to incorporate metric measuring in my shop as it works well with this system. I'm comfortable with both imperial and metric systems, but just didn't want to invest in both systems, no real advantage or need to. But now I have too, thanks Peter, I see you as a co-conspirator in this!
So, poor me, I had to go buy a few metric rules from Woodpeckers to support this endeavor.
Oh, and as you can see, I decided to do a bit more than just watch your content. Thank you!
Thank you, and welcome! Yes, Jason very kindly gave me a shout for the little jig idea - simple thing really, but does exactly what it needs to! And once you get your head around it, metric makes a lot of sense. 👍
Peter really like how you created your jig to reference off the guide bar on the guide rail since the saw references off the same guide bar.
My guide rails get battered around and the splinter guards get loose and nicked up. I am going to make some type of jig that I can pop on the guide rail to align with my marks on the wood to set my guide rails for my cut. I think your idea of referencing off the guide bar will make the jig easier to use. Really have enjoyed your videos and will watch some more of them soon.
ivan Teets Thanks!
Just doing a little time traveling. Great vid, as always, Peter. Scott
Thanks Scott! 👍
Find myself in need of these guides.... time to raid the scrap bin.
Great video, I love new ideas for wood working!!
I often make my door styles 88mm and have yet to come up with a method for repetitive cuts, I just recently cut up 2 sheets of Mdf into strips using an adjustable square as a guide working from the top of the sheet down, if that makes sense, and now just writing this iv realized you're jig idea could work hanging off the other side of the track, this works best for me as then you don't need a packer piece under the track!!
Thanks for another great and simple idea
Luminous Peter !! Once again congrats. With grooves and knobs could even become adjustable. Keep on your down to earth creativity !
Hi Peter. I just use my tri sqaure .
It's always to hand . And its adjustable 😉👍
Just brilliant. Brilliantly simple, which is the best kind. Have had the Festool track saw for five year, and I learned something new and useful. Thank you!
Thanks! 👍👍
Sorry I'm late to the 10 min party, but I will make up for it today by binge watching whilst I am supposed to be drawing up a wardrobe to build tomorrow. Great channel Peter.
Thanks Kevin! And no skipping the ads 😂👍👍
"The holy rail". Nothing pythonesque ensued. Just some biblically good ideas. Thanks for sharing these simple and clever solutions Peter.
Haha, cheers Bryan! Have a good weekend.👍👍
My first track saw arrives tomorrow in readiness for making some shelves, was sweating over get getting repeatable cuts - this is brilliant, thank you
Pleasure! No sweat required! 😂👍👍
Oh my... absolutely brilliant. You make it look so simple that I feel stupid. Thank you for this.
I just bought a TS55, I'm surely using this. Thanks Peter.
My pleasure Wayne - and enjoy your TS55! 👍
Great stuff... I've recently bought the Parf Guide System and built a MFT table for my Makita Tracksaw. So I will be definitely making these jigs sometime in the future. You've inspired me to raise my game. Thanks Peter. Carry on the good work.
p.s. I love the Podcast too.
Thank you! 👍👍
It seems to me that you can make them the other way. Then you can set up and rip multiple cuts from the right hand side. Super useful for making shelves. Thanks.
You are indeed patient. Just like you showed in Tracksaw Workshop P 5. I'm happy to have seen the way by myself.
Absolutely brilliant idea on rail guides, thanks for your time. Kind Regards
Rouben Lambri Thanks for yours!
Hi Peter if you put two elongated slots in both and made an adjust stop you could set it to made any size cuts🤔
Which is what I do in the track saw workshop series, thanks! 👍👍
Very cool parallel rail guide jig.
Thanks 😂
Fab idea with the homemade parallel guides Peter, ended up watching lots of your videos into the early hours!!
Gerry
yewgoigo Thanks! Sounds like a guilty secret to me, lol 😂
I'd love to see more about your flip down festool rail. (homemade mft) I'm just downsizing my space and think it could be good for me.
+Anthony James Brown Thanks. Mine's an actual MFT, the hinged rail is part of the system - but I have a few plans & ideas about that 👍
Would love to see ideas/plans for diy hinged rail.
Brilliant! I have both the Festool parallel guides and the TSO Products guides and they're both a pain in the ass to set up and work with. $700 wasted. Will get some thin mdf and follow your instructions.
Always try the cheap options first! 😂👍👍
Thanks for the idea! Im about to build a cabinet for the wife and making the repetetive cuts will be a breeze now! Cheers!
Glad to hear it! Be sure to check out the rest of my videos 👍
thanks for video ill be making some of these . Ive just bought my first track saw an Erbauer and im very happy with it so far .
Cheers Mark; heard some good things about the Erbauer 👍
Had the erbauer a couple of years now , get the evolution track about 100 quid its 2..400x2 were as the you only get 700x2 with the erbauer .
Hi. A very simple a useful tool thanks for sharing.
Thanks! 👍👍
Thanks a lot for this jig Peter.
Philippe Roué My pleasure - thanks for watching!
Nice video, will make a couple of these , though I have been reusing the guides from my L32 system as a set of parallel guides for narrow rips , easy to set up on one end of the rail then duplicate the measurement and move to the other end , real quick and accurate every time .... means I get better value from the investment in the L32 kit 😊
Thanks 👍
"Euro" cabinets feature 300mm deep uppers and 600mm lowers (or at least that's what FesTool says. If I had a whole kitchen to do, two sets of these little jigs would save a lot of time. This may be the oldest of your videos I have viewed, the angle is the reverse of the later vids.
Would this be workable from the cut edge in you opinion? Reverse the hook to catch the opposite side where blade runs so you can gauge thinner strips then the width of the track.
Yes absolutely - see the tracksaw workshop series of videos, or the playlist of the same name. 👍
It could be made variable but if you do standard cabinets just make up some templates. It could be made variable by adding T track
Hi peter
Interesting and helpful mate thank you 👍👍👍👍
Good game! Good game! Thank you for sharing.
Looks like a quick and simple jig to make and use. Great job on your videos, Peter!
Thanks!
Love your videos Peter!👌
Thanks! That’s an old one! 😂👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop I know but ive bought a Makita SP6009J track saw and the video is informative😇🤝👍
Brilliant. I'll be making some wall cabinet depth guides.
+Stanton Taylor 👍
Why does a UK accent sound so believable? Ha! Maybe it’s an American thing. Love this channel and the info. Thank you!
Thanks! Now, about that bridge I have for sale.... 😂👍👍
Thanks so much for this channel. Informative and well presented.
Thank you! There’s been a few hundred more since this one... 😆👍👍
Fantastic tip Peter, enjoying your videos. Thanks
Thanks!
Nice helpful video again, clear description and no timewasting. Keep it up.
Interesting tape measure, do you have a link?
Thanks! Tape measure is discontinued now, sadly. They're a Swedish make, Talmeter. The company was bought out by Hultafors, and while they continue the line (now called Hultafors Talmeter - goo.gl/sUJe6l) the design has changed and I prefer the old ones...
Thanks for the prompt reply and the information Peter, I managed to pick one up on Amazon for £13,54.
Excellent! They're a great tape, use mine all the time 👍
I'm going to make a set of those ones for the shelf pin offset. Can't tell you how many times if measured the distance between the edge of the rail and the centre of the pin holes! Thanks
Pleasure!
Well done! Simple and accurate. Thanks
Thanks! 👍
Excellent Video, Thanks.. What kind of tape measure is that?
Thanks! It's a Swedish one, by Hultafors; Hultafors Talmeter tape measure - amzn.to/2pHwnbH (US: amzn.to/2oqLQc9) 👍
How do you feel about the dewalt collapsible table that has bench dog holes in it. Could it be used similar to an MFT table? Also if so what type of bench dogs would you recommend? Cheers great work!
Haven’t seen the Dewalt table I’m sorry. And U always recommend bench dogs from benchdogs.co.uk. Use the offer code 10MINUTEWORKSHOP at checkout for 5% discount across the board. NB As a benchdogs affiliate I may earn from qualifying sales. 👍
I am wondering if you have ever tried the TSO products that latch onto the makita and festool guides and make them perfectly square to the cutting surface. I have seen quite a few people online promoting them but was a bit shocked to see the price point. In Canada ... ONE of the squares is over $200 which is more than double the cost of the track I use. These seem very very expensive for what they do. Do you have any alternatives. I recently got the Makita track saw and track .
Thanks. I have to be honest I always thought rail squares were a bit of a gimmick until,I tried one recently - video 402, Benchdogs Rail square - ua-cam.com/video/qik-UoZUAgg/v-deo.html. They’re all pretty pensive, though I had a cheaper one from DeWalt when I first had my track saw ~15 years ago and it was pretty poor. Certainly here in the UK there are plenty of options, but they all start at around the £100-mark. The TSO one is nice if you’re going to add/remove it regularly as it clips on, the Benchdogs one (and others) screw on so better suited to a ‘sawing session’. 5% discount on Benchdogs with the offer code 10minuteworkshop if that helps. 👍👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop I think one of your compatriots thought that anyone complaining about the price is usually the trolls and that the TSO rail is really for pros. Well I say that so is the Makita and their rails and when a square costs more than the Pro Grade rails then something is wrong for sure. Do love the bench dogs stuff but as I am in Canada that might be a challenge these days to get. But appreciate the offer. Funnily enough even some supporters of TSO point out that there should be some bundles needed to make them worthwhile as there are a add ons that really "add on" to the price. Keep in mind most of those reviewers get the items sent to them for free so to them the price is not an issue. I really do think TSO needs to rethink their market and decide if the want to sell 100,000 or just 300. On a related noted, do you find the fold down (hinge down) rail you use has some lateral movement at all?
Hi Peter, having just invested in a Makita track saw I have rewatched this video with more interest than the first time! I'll definitely make this jig as long repetitive rips will be most of what I will use the saw for; I also have an old Dewalt radial arm saw which I love (I know you don't!) but will now mostly be used for cross cutting. Maybe as I use the track saw more the radial arm saw will be less used and eventually relegated to the back bench?
Hi Kevin. The Makita’s a nice saw, I have one also - must do a video about it! My problem with my radial arm saw was that it just wasn’t suited to a small workshop - just ended up being a big lump in the middle of the bench! Enjoy yours! 👍👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop Ripping was always such a messy business with the Radial Arm saw until I made a dust collection device a few, which transformed the experience - I'd send you a video but I don't think I can add this to this comment. But now I will rip sheet material with the track saw, although I expect still to need to rip on radial arm for multiple repeats, like you use your table saw.
hi Peter. How much do you trim of for the festool rails? for the lr32 sys guess i am a bit stupid 😊
Sorry, don’t understand. Trim off what?? 🤷♂️
Wish I'd seen your vid before I bought my parallel guides Pete!!!😂😂
Scott Green 😂 To be fair, they're a bit more versatile than mine 😬
This is a brilliant idea. And I am not British, I truly mean brilliant!
Thank you! 👍
Brilliant idea.
Thanks! 👍👍
Very smart idea.Congratulations
Thanks! 👍
Brilliant idea Peter, thank you.
Here, too, I can only bow. Simple, but awesome. Then I have to go tomorrow to the hardware store and buy wood for the guide rail. Thank you for the idea and the show! Best regards
+Rudi Ruesay Thanks! 👍
Hey Peter, great idea! But I, as a novice beginner, do not understand how the saw would ride on the track with the jigs in place. And the same question for the narrow strip jig. I am sure the answer is extremely obvious, but I would appreciate at least a hint. Thanks in advance! Serhat
ok...that makes sense to me now, thanks for the reply!
Thank you Peter will definitely use them
Hi Peter. Thanks for all your videos. Very helpful and clear. I just wonder what double sided tape you use? The stuff I've tried is a bit duff
Thanks Gary. If I want a really solid bond then I'll always use 3M, otherwise anything that my decorators merchant has e.g. Tesa - 3M double-sided tape - amzn.to/2ROIR0c (US: similar - amzn.to/2B08qAZ0. Tesa double-sided tape - amzn.to/2qD7bEj (US: amzn.to/2qCTGEx)
Again very informative, as are all your videos
Thank you! 👍
what brand tape measure do you use? where can buy it ?
Links are all in the video description. Hultafors Talmeter tape measure - amzn.to/2pHwnbH (US: amzn.to/2oqLQc9) 👍👍
Very useful! Thanks.
Hi Peter. Ever used the jig the other way around to reference off the cutting edge to cut strips narrower than the width of the rail? Apologies if this has been asked before.
No, I never have. I just use combi squares to set the rail for narrow rips 👍
I need to cut some 7.5cm strips for some faux shaker panelling at the weekend, so may give it a try. Can't see why it wouldn't work.
@@Thebratfudlad Oh I'm sure it'll work fine - but so does a pair of combi squares (see Workshop Tips video #003) 👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop I remember watching that tip - very useful. That approach works when you take your guide rail to the stock, but it's a bit more fiddly when you have your guide rail clipped/fastened to your Parf Guide table and slide the stock into position beneath it. Your guides would be perfect in that scenario I think.
@@Thebratfudlad Gotcha, yrep that's be better in that case. 👍
Probably a silly question, feel free to ridicule. Wouldn't the jigs stop the saw from sliding all the way down the cut?
You take the jigs off the track before running the saw along it. 👍
Thanks peter, another great video. The idea Looks pretty nice. I am looking to get a mafell plunge cut saw ( I might end up with the festool 75), with some rails and I will need to make the most of them. Seeing this will help me get together some more advanced usage ideas. Do you have any suggestions for someone with lots of circ saw experience but new to the plunge cut, as far as usage, buying and or accessories? Thanks!
+Gareth Dirlam Mafell make fine saws - I don't have a huge amount of experience with them on work projects, but they certainly have the 'second mover advantage' wrt guiderail etc... They say they've designed out the need for a riving kniife, and I havent heard anything to the contrary, but I'd certainly be a bit cautious with them. As I say, not a Mafell user so can't really advise on accessories etc... 👍
Very nice tip. Thanks. Jigs can be very handy
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What, you have the Festool workbench (very expensive) and using it the whole time, I want one but they are as 6-700£, almost bare.😁 My point, show how you use it, even when you dont think about it? I must have a big reson to by one!😂👊
I have a project coming up to make my own MFT- might be a little cheaper?.. 😂👍
Have you a preference in screws, ie. length x size etc...seen some in big store under brand name of spa*?
Gerry
yewgoigo I use Spax screws almost exclusively as a general purpose screw - links in the description above - in whatever size is appropriate for the job at hand; I keep stock of everything from 3x12mm to 6x100mm. HTH P
Hi Peter, love your videos and I've learnt a great deal from you, watching them. I have a quick question, however, where did you get your tape measure. I've never seen one like that before and it looks very useful.
Built By Chris Thanks! There's usually a list of the items 'used / featured in this video' in the video description, above, with a link of where to buy. I stopped posting the whole list as it was getting a bit unwieldy, and I do need to make a better arrangement - I have something planned👍
That specific tape measure is an old version o a Swedish make, Talmeter. The company was bought out by Hultafors, and while they continued the line (now called Hultafors Talmeter - amzn.to/2pHwnbH (US: amzn.to/2oqLQc9) - the design changed and I do prefer the older, coloured ones - just easier to find! It has a flip-out sprung steel arm that extends the reach by 100mm for internal measurements, and a different coloured scale on the tape that accounts for this extra 100mm. Still great tapes, recommended.
The Holy Rail
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Love it. Thank you for sharing!
+Tyler Newberry Thanks for watching! 👍
Peter I'm coming from a table saw and I can't get my head around adjusting two independent guides to setup a rip cut based on two pencil marks, this could lead to a taper rather than a rectangle. Do you constantly get perfect parallelism and accuracy for your rip cuts? I guess this is where a table saw comes into its own but your experience and proficiency with a track saw would help. A great video with simple scraps, thank you.
Hi John. Yes, I have no problem lining up a rail against two pencil lines. If I’m doing a lot of repetitive cuts then parallel guides work well to save Measuring each time, or just a pair of sliding squares against the splinter guard works as well. 👍👍
double sided tape is now in my tool kit
michael burton consider ca glue on painters tape for double sided tape. Put painters tape on intended surfaces. Put ca glue on one side and accelerator on the other and squeeze together for 5 seconds. Voila! I know, mind blown 🤯 right? Lol!
Every day is a School Day!
Always! 👍
Brilliant idea. I made last week a video about a rail guide jig. Maybe you like it!
Thanks! Nice vid! For very narrow rips I just use a couple of combo squares seat against each other, but I like how yours clap in position.👍
Peter, I'll echo everyone else's kudos regarding the genius of your design but have a minor technical question. You've mentioned you don't use your table saw much, so how do you cut your thin strips of MDF such as the 32mm strip that goes between the raised channels in the guide rail? They're too narrow to use the parallel guide jigs in the video, and it would seem the most straightforward approach would be to cut them on the offcut side of the guide rail which would require a different jig design. Simply put, I guess, do you have a parallel guide jig design for strips narrower than the guide rail? Or maybe another trick for making one-off narrow cuts with a track saw, considering the offcut being on the "wrong" side of the saw? BTW I tried to sign up with Patreon but Facebook and Captcha got in my way. I'll try again later.
+Gary Carpenter Hi Gary, and thanks! Narrow rips are one of the things I do use my little tablesaw for, but tbh if it's just a one-off I do it with the tracksaw. No magic to it, just measure carefully and allow for the kerf of the blade - you may have seen me use a green 2mm plastic packer for this in some of my other videos??
Now you mention it though, it sounds like just the candidate for a little jig! 😄 Hope that helps, Peter 👍👍
Thanks, Peter. I haven't seen your 2mm spacer yet. I guess there are a few vids I haven't watched yet. I did a youtube search and found several "narrow strip rip" videos, so I've got no excuse now. ;-)
Just rediscovered this thread in the Festool Owner's Group website, answering my own question, although not with a standalone jig, but rather needing an MFT: festoolownersgroup.com/festool-jigs-tool-enhancements/my-custom-adjustable-off-cut-stop-for-mft-repetitive-cuts/?topicseen. Cheers
Nice
Hi, brilliant just brilliant
Cheers Dan! 👍👍
_They register off the holy rail_ ?? .. had me giggling
Great video now subscribed
Thanks, and welcome! Be sure to check the back catalogue, and don’t skip the ads... 😆👍👍
Brilliant!
Simply enough. No reason not to try it.
Damn! I would give *anything* to be able to rip of the cover of my double sided tape that easily! What's the secret?
Rudyard Kipling Haha! I turn the corner over before I start the camera, or edit out the 5 minutes of fumbling if I forget - usually the latter 😂
Thank you, the world has, once again, become (to some) understandable. ;-)
brilliant.
Paul M Thanks!
nice tips, tnx
PitmanCabinetmaking My pleasure 👍
Sorry if you've answered this before but where did you get your tape measure from? I've never seen one with the tab that extends for marking. Keep up the good work btw
Chris Chandler Thanks! Tape measure is discontinued now, sadly. It's a Swedish make, Talmeter. The company was bought out by Hultafors, and while they continued the line (now called Hultafors Talmeter - US goo.gl/sUJe6l or UK goo.gl/b6EI0W) the design has changed and I prefer the old ones...
I'm sure screwfix still sell them
I've been using a Sola one which is quite good. The plastic lip has bent a bit, unfortunately, but it adds exactly 10 cm.
Just watch this again cos am gonna make some for a job on Monday. 6.27 "don't write in" you just dated yourself right there. and I suppose me too for knowing what it means haha
+Frag Dad Yep, old guy - that's me 😂
I Liiiiiiiiike IT!
Brilliant idea. Thanks for sharing this. I would love to know the rationale behind the 19 viewers who gave this a thumbs down. Each to their own I guess.....
Thanks! And haha - the more views any video gets the more dislikes - go figure! 😂
Great tips...thanks again...rr
Thanks! You really are working your way through the back catalogue 😁👍
When I get the feel of someone's presenting skills and/or logical approach to woodworking, I subscribe and view a few videos at night(no tele.) UA-cam is such a terrific learning instrument,...and entertaining....rr
not sure what this is about, would have been nice if you had given a demonstration
Sorry to hear that. I explain carefully what I'm making (one-off usage parallel guides) and what they're for (repetitive cuts with a tracksaw) and demonstrate everything *except* for making the final cut, as I thought that was a pretty obvious conclusion. Thanks for watching.
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