Grandpadave52 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Kreg announces their new Accu-cut cross and rip cut guide...add your own saw and good to go. Pretty affordable actually. Good way to support a US Manufacturer too. Kreg Accu-Cut Al B, Fred W. Hargis Jr and HARO50 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Cool! I've wondered about the "holding" ability of these place a cut- no clamping- devices. I would think that fine dust, over a period of time, would make them slip out of position. Grandpadave52 and HARO50 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred W. Hargis Jr Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Now there's a good idea, and affordable! Grandpadave52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Nicely priced. Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schnewj Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 ...but does it come in green? HARO50, Grandpadave52 and lew 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 12 minutes ago, schnewj said: ...but does it come in green? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Grandpadave52 Posted July 3, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 34 minutes ago, schnewj said: ...but does it come in green? It does...that color is called Fest**l green...it's over in the priced ridiculous isle. Al B, Cal, lew and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 7 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said: It does...that color is called Fest**l green...it's over in the priced ridiculous isle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Coasty Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 Reviewers gripe it's only 4" and want an 8 footer. Why not buy 2 and a pair of connecting strips and make it a 2,4,6,8 footer. Gives you a plate for a second saw also. Still beats the green price, Grandpadave52 and HARO50 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT Stringer Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 I have a cheep track saw (Scheppach - same as the Grizzly model). It came with two 25 inch rails. I figured it was to keep packaging as small as possible. I bought two of the 55 inch Grizzly tracks. No problem breaking down full length of plywood. I also use it to cut a straight edge on boards that are bowed. My tracks stay in place and don't move around. But if I am being forceful, they could possibly shift. I clamp them wherever possible. Even one clamp helps a lot. The Kreg jig looks like a nice option for cutting lengths up to 48 inches. Longer would be really nice. HARO50 and Grandpadave52 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted July 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 I speculate that Kregs thoughts are you would cut a 4x8 sheet in half first then could use it for any length or width. While true in many cases, sometimes you do need a piece longer than 4' but not full 4' wide so it does have it's limitations but for the price still looks pretty good. Bob's idea of buying (2) makes sense; still wouldn't have to mortgage the farm and maybe could adapt the second plate for router use. Regardless, Kreg seems to generally have the average hobbyist woodworkers budget in mind compared to some of the "elite" lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 When ya make your own, it can be as long as you need. HARO50 and Nickp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snailman Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 2 hours ago, Gene Howe said: When ya make your own, it can be as long as you need. My thought exactly. A few years ago, I made a 4' long one out of some scrap plywood I had. Works well enough to break down to rough size with final cut done on the table saw. I'm fortunate that I have 8' on both side of my saw and a 36" rip capacity. I've been able to rip my 4x8 sheet goods lengthwise that way. But if the need arises to go portable, I think I'd buy a sheet of 3/8 ply and make a couple. HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallpatch Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 Years ago I had a metal building supply chop me three lengths of 1/8" steel, 6,8 and 10 foot by 3 inches wide metal for straight cuts. 10 bucks for the three back then, maybe 30 years ago and they are still as good as they were the day I bought them. Buying sheet metal for a building at the same time might have helped on the price, I don't know? It takes about a minute to slice off a piece of metal! They need to be wide enough for the clamps not to get in the way of the saw and I thought 4" wide might be too heavy to lug around. The metal is smoother for the saw to slide against than the wood I use to use and for sure a person needs to check and see if the wood has not warped from the last time it was used..... HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 My track saw is a piece of t track embedded in 1/2" ply with a mating insert bolted to the sole plate of the saw. Accurate enough to not need a second cut on the TS. HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickp Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 Unfortunately, I don't have enough room to create or buy a track for each of my saws...I have two 52 inch edge guides that can go together to make 104. Package they came in is only 1 1/2" deep, 4" wide... Using these I can use any circular saw, jig saw, router, etc...and yes, clamps are required...the clamps store in the same package... While I'm unloading the pickup the sheet goods get cut right off the back of the tailgate... I just wish they made the 4x8's so that you can actually get a 3ft piece and a 1ft piece... Cal, Grandpadave52 and HARO50 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsman81 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 (edited) I saw these earlier today. A couple of good video showing how to use their Rip-Cut and Accu-Cut together to get the longer cuts. Thought it was worth sharing with y'all. Edited July 6, 2017 by Woodsman81 Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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