Hello Everyone

 

I have added a video of our new woodworking Bench Top Clamp, Saw and Router Guide that is already taking the market by storm. The BT series will soon be sold in the big box home improvement stores and I thought I would give all the folks at Patriot Woodworker a sneak preview. The BT Series is in the test market stage in a number of the big box stores as I write this. If the feedback we are receiving
is any indication then, as one store owner said, “this product will be as big in sales as the WorkMateâ€.

 

I hope you get a few minutes to watch the demonstration video and post your thoughts.  As always,
I value the opinions of all the fine folks at the Patriot Woodworker.

 

Thanks for your personal reviews and thoughts of the BT
Series everyone.

 

Roger

Roger, I like it, I think it is a winner. The only thing I would like to see you guys improve on is true set for the saw guide, in other words, measure and mark your cut our router line, and set that line at a mark on the guide, without pulling out the tape measure again. So you would not be adding the distance from the blade to fence on your saw, your only setting that line to a reference point on the BT. Fewer steps, fewer errors. Just my humble opinion. And no, I have no idea how you would do it! But you guys are the engineers,

Other then that, I'd buy it as is now, great engineering Roger.

 

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

Hey John,

Thanks for your comments. What I do is make a measuring block out of hardwood that I can use over and over again that is the exact distance from the blade of the saw to the edge of the saw. With this, I simply mark the the lumber one time, slide the lumber into the clamp and use the measuring block against the cut fence to find the exact distance from the cut line to the fence. Because the side fence is exactly square to the cut fence it is only necessary to make one measurement. This way you only have to measure the lumber one time and then use your measuring block. This method is simple fast and very accurate.

You can make measuring blocks for your router bits the same way.

I will be making a "tips and tricks" video for the Bench Top Series soon that will show a bunch of things to make the work fast and efficient.

Wait till you see the fold out stand be are designing for the BT Series. This stand will even allow you to rip cut in addition to cross cutting.

Thanks again John

Roger

 

Roger,

When I built my Red Neck track saw, the first use established the cut line. 

If a piece of 1/4"-12" removable/replaceable material could be fastened to your guide and cut by the user, John's suggestion could be addressed nicely.

Maybe 3-4 counter sunk bolts through the material and guide with barrel standoffs and easily gripped knobs would do the trick? The loss in cutting depth would only be an issue for the thickest of stock.

You could supply two replaceable guides, one for a saw and one for a router. Then suggest to the buyer that a square router base should be made to maintain the offset. Of course, it would only work with one diameter bit. But it would be great for dados for the new sized plywood. The guide would need to be wide enough to extend on both sides of the metal clamping guide. Mark where the replaceable guide allows the edge of the cut. Place the plywood scrap against the edge of the replaceable guide and mark it. Use a bit whose diameter is less than the thickness of the plywood. After the first cut, move the material to the line on the opposite side and cut. 

The guide piece should be easy to duplicate so the buyer could make his own to suit other routing needs.

 

 

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Gene
'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

Great thoughts Gene.

I greatly appreciate your comments and will see if we can incorportate something to the effect you mention.

We have a built in sliding scale for the Pro-Cut Seiries that allows the side fence measuring scale to adjust to any blade or router bit and then lock in place so there is always a direct measurement from the back fence to any power tool blade or bit.  For the sake of simplicity and to  maintain affordable pricing, we did not incorporate the sliding scale on the Bench Top Series.

I find the measuring block system works great and makes for very accurate cuts but we will experiment with your thoughts and let you know how we make out..

 

Keep the great ideas coming.

Thanks Gene

Roger 

Check out the new SRG-50 video. the SRG-50 is designed for "the woodworker on the go". Let us know your thoughts.

Thanks everyone!

Roger

As an extension of the BT Series we now have the SRG-50.

This is a fabulous machine for “the woodworker on the goâ€. You supply the circular saw or router and the SRG-50 package supplies everything else you need to rip cut, cross cut, miter cut or router full sheets of wood up to 4’ x 8’. The rip cut accuracy is guaranteed to be equal to, or better than, any quality table saw and surpasses the ease of cut and accuracy of a standard table saw for cross cutting up to 4’ wide panels.  Miter cuts of small or larger panels are a breeze on the SRG-50 and surpasses the panel width capacity of any portable miter saw on the market.  The complete package sells for only $489 and the best part is, The SRG-50 is completely portable, easy to set up and stores in a small space against your work shop wall when not in use. It is a true multi-purpose tool that is sure to exceed your expectations.

Have a look at the short demonstration video posted on the Patriot Woodworker and let me know if you have any questions or comments. www.torontotool.com.

Thanks everyone

Roger