Extra long cuts are made possible by joining any number of Makita guide rails together using guide rail connector bars. The ends of the guide rail are most susceptible to damage and the square depends on butting against good straight undamaged rail. To square off the ends of the long panels, I'll use my MFT-style table or the GRS-16 attached to the FS 800/2 guide rail. These 4 or 5-star reviews represent the opinions of the individuals who posted them and do not reflect the views of Etsy.

The Empire square is 12" long, which means towards the end there will be minimal sagging due to the weight. My point is that you can want a cheap tracksaw and still want a rail square, because you might still need to make square cuts. TaigaTools Precsision Rail Square – Anodized aluminum, triple-locking mechanism, does not use a latch. One thing to note is that over that length you need to make sure the rail at the far end is square with the bottom end of the rail as there is some “flop” in the long rail length.Without these technologies, things like personalised recommendations, your account preferences, or localisation may not work correctly. cut 200-300mm long piece and rest it on a flat surface on its cut edge standing tall, now approach it with machinist square to check what angle it wants to stand in naturally being careful not to tilt it to conform to the square, if done correctly this techinque reveals easily even tiny deviations from 90 degree bevel. The Trax90 XL slides into your Makita track and holds firmly using our unique integrated sprung slide design, no need to make any adjustments or deal with tightening clamps.

Note there has been some controversy in Festool forums about the Insta-Rail, and issues with intellectual property, largely because of how closely it resembles the GRS products. Make mounting your track a breeze by fitting the foot of a StealthMounts Cleat 'n' Feet set, the Trax90 XL features mounting points for the foot and allows the track to be quickly stowed on a wall or other vertical surface. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience.Quote from: Joebuck on November 25, 2020, 10:12 AM I had the same problem when I first used my TSO GRS-16. Personally I don't know the answer to your Q, but someone who almost certainly does is Peter Millard - a professional fitted wardrobes, etc, maker.

You can also install the guide rail square on the far side of the guide rail on the opposite side of the work piece. Well engineered and thought out, fast and easy to set up, never had an out of square cut yet, speeds up production time immensely.

Bought a mk5 hybrid last summer, first day I had it, it paid for itself with the amount of time it saved whilst I was building a custom 24m continuous desk.

Our machinery range includes, lathes, bandsaws, table saws, spindle moulders, planers and thicknessers and pillar drills as well as dust extractors, welders and water pumps. This makes it real simple for each subsequent cut because now you just line the end of the guide stip to your pencil mark at the edge and you know your track will be in the right spot. I've recently purchased the cordless Makita track saw and I'm really liking it (thanks to a discussion on this forum)!Once you verify its cutting perfectly square you can run another screw in just to make sure it doesnt move if you like.