Need Perfect Cuts the Easy Way? Essential Woodworking Tool - DIY
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This is the new version of an older idea - a ready to use track for making accurate crosscuts on the table saw using a cordless saw. It swings down over the stock that needs to be cut and is self adjusting. When it's not needed, it swings up against the wall out of the way.
I still need to make a clamping system for smaller panels (especially angled cuts) and an outfeed table for support under the track.
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This is the new version of an older idea - a ready to use track for making accurate crosscuts on the table saw using a cordless saw. It swings down over the stock that needs to be cut and is self adjusting. When it's not needed, it swings up against the wall out of the way.
I still need to make a clamping system for smaller panels (especially angled cuts) and an outfeed table for support under the track.
I would love to make this!
But unfortunately, I don't have a beautiful wooden bandsaw to place in the background.......
if only someone would make plans for it.......... 😉 😉
(perhaps then I could make one as a winter project 👍💯)
Maybe at a measurement tape at your fence and a stop block 👍🏻
Do you think you will devise a way to secure the track against the wall when not in use? Or otherwise hold it open? I'd be paranoid about accidentally pushing it and it slamming down onto the table while in the middle of a tablesaw cut. Even if nothing breaks it would scare the sh*t out of me.
Perhaps it's just me, but I cannot seem to find those detailed plans on your site. The link takes me to the plans section, but this project is either not there, or I am just too stupid to find it. Care to help?
So many times I've seen "essential woodworking tool"as a tag-line, but this truly is. Excellent work.
Bravo John!!!! …..you are the deciding factor for me if I’m purchasing or build stuff. You gave me a lot of ideas of what I can do with my own two hands. Save me a lot of money too. I’ve been watching a lot of your videos and gave me lots of ideas when NOT to buy if I can build it myself. You are a true woodworker. Thank you
Even though I don’t make most of this stuff. It’s always enjoyable to watch you work and see the gears turn.
Skillful hands are always a pleasure to watch.
Your work is amazing, man. Keep it up. I love the way you use wood for everything when there are so many options on the market made from metal.
It's always great to be in a profession where you can just make your own tools. Don't have to worry about obsolescence, customer support, or take it to a service shop to have it repaired.
I like this one! Seems better for your use John! Thanks for showing us the build and changes.
This is the most logical and well laid out track saw idea I've seen. I look forward to building this almost exactly. Thank-you John.
Just whst I was looking for.
Great and simple video.
And as always, no BS. Love that.
I love your content.
No "music", takes it to another level for me. Appreciated.
Maybe you need a hearing test. There is music.
Nitecrow exactly! Music is unnecessary. Not just this channel.
One word, GENIUS!! Cheers John.
It’s a great idea for cutting without track saw.
Thank you a lot.
Really great idea and build, thanks for your work
Thank you for sharing.. Great addition to the shop, have an accurate track saw handy is a must have to any woodworker.
Absolute frickin genius idea, that’s it, enough said 👊🏻
What an awesome idea!! Definitely going to build this soon, thanks for sharing!
Very clever John! Great and useful addition and excellent video to go along with the build!.. Thanks for posting
Really nice. Innovative . Creative , inspiring, thank you 🙏
This is great John!
What am amazing idea John this should be on every table saw thank you for sharing, best regards Richard
I love the ingenuity of your builds. Great stuff!
John I really appreciate you demonstrating sensible wood handling with your hands at the table saw. Too many people think they can be safer with a gadget and no sense of understanding or trade respect for fear.
Amen
Lol really.... I was thinking that he liked to have his hand close to the blade.... One day he will lose a finger or worse.... Just because it ain't happened yet does not mean it won't happen
@@keithreay what is a poor practice?
Love the smell of mdf dust in the morning.
What a brilliant idea!
A great use of space.
Nice work on the swing down track saw John! Thank you for sharing it with us!👍💖😎JP
I like your "inventor" brain! You have quite a talent. Thank for sharing.
Hi John. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and brilliant ideas. You have a new subscriber. Greetings from the south of the world, Chile.
Excellent video. Thank you
Excelente maestro. Siempre es un gusto aprender con sus videos tan útiles...
AMAZING SHOP YOU HAVE.
What a great idea!
Excellent idea. Well built...
John man, that's awesome. I really love the integration, of a Kreg ACS type. Or the Festool MFT table. Style of fold down track saw, Integrated into a tablesaw. Instead of a stand alone track saw table. Very smart, and well done also..
Thanks John. I'm going to look at doing something like on my saw.
good one, John.
Man really good video John , always enjoy your content!!!
Great tool John, great idea!👍
What a neat idea!
Great idea 👍
Excellent video! 👍
Thank you! :)
II am fascinated by the tools and devices that you made and not bought.
So efficient! Love it 😍
Thank you!
you're something else, man!
Good idea John.👍👍
One of things that I love about John's content is that he finds creative ways to solve his own problems that are specific to the way that he works. The final product might not applicable to everybody watching, but the journey getting there certainly is. I especially appreciate the focus on the mechanics - like needing a guide pin for the track, and then drilling it off center so it can be adjusted. It's such a simple and clean solution that works, and that's the mentality that I try to emulate in my own shop. Thanks John!
One last thing - when the saw guide is being stored in the vertical position (shown at the end) it seems a bit precarious. If I had this in my own shop, I might move my table saw and forget that the guide is attached to it, and it would come down and guillotine my fingers or something. Maybe it was done off camera, but I'd consider making some sort of locking mechanism that would prevent the guide from swinging down when not in use.
Well done
Brilliant, John! Really well done! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Nice video. Enjoyed watching it.
Thanks :)
That off center dowel is a cam used to square the track to the fence so I'd call that part a "squaring cam".
Amazing.
Great idea 💡 👍 👏 👌 😀
Hey John I'm also running Dewalt's 20 volt stuff, I just picked up their new 20V 23 gauge pin nailer, it's new so the bare tool is $250 but man what a great tool to have. As much as I've seen you running pin nails I think you'd definitely be a fan of not pulling that damn hose around lol. I'm on a mission to eliminate the need for an air compressor, that nailer plus their 20V 16 gauge brad nailer were big pieces of the puzzle
really good. Been thinking about this problem a lot. repeated track cut width is the next issue to solve.
Genius!
I have kind of a similar setup in that I cut sheets at the outfeed table that doubles as an mft style assembly table. Love the workflow! I'd say your diy solution is better than my store bought one.
I'm curious if you feel the need to secure the rail in the upright position so that it doesn't fall down randomly. Maybe a magnet would do the trick if you need to secure it?
Thank You. Excellent idea ! I do not believe in cutting large sheets on a table saw. From a safety and practical aspect, in my opinion it is the ideal way that could or would improve safety. For people starting out or for experienced woodworkers I look at your idea as a five star idea. It is nice to get all kinds of pointers from your tutorials, keep it up !
Brilliant!
John great utilitarian jig.
Great bit of kit john 😁😁🤘🤘🤘
Nice one looks great 👍 thanks for sharing
Very good John! :)
Awesome!
Great idea.. thx for the inspiration. I need to design one that hinges in the centre to reduce the height when it's stored. My garage roof is too low 😅
Like everything about the video, so looking at it here again + a view is a view, right. 😀 Also looks like the workbench is a great outfeedtable, so maybe a small flip up would connect the both ,Unless the bench is that much lower ?
Thanks! The workbench is lower and there's also a gap that I need to fit through between it and the table saw, so I can't put the two together.
Awesome. Simple - and functional. Always a treat to watch you create. I recommend you put something to lock it up - so it doesn't come down on you when it's stowed (you probably already thought of that) ;-)
Great build I would like to see what you decided on with holding your stock in place instead of the sandpaper. Love all your builds and ideas
similar idea to the rail hinges you can get for Multi Function Tables
Amazing
Yep. A guy could spend as much he wanted to on a bunch of store bought rail guides and accessories. Or, build it from a salvaged shelf and make just as accurate of cuts. ANd, also, your version looks great with your shop built table saw. Nice work.
Nice!
Digging it!
Thanks!
Guys- this is brilliant. Use a bench you already have - the TS. And perhaps the Outfeed as your second bench.
But … Q. What do we do for longer rips - up to 8’.
Continue to put sheets through TS ? Thnx.
It looks good and simple.
I’m sure you don’t need help, but I might call that part the squaring bracket, and the round part that fits in could be the squaring cam.
4:48 We had an Eccentric guide here in the US for 4 years. 2016-2020
Once again great job John !!!
I really like the idea.
Quick question : would you please tell me the model of your nail gun ?
Thanks.
Awesome
That piece you were trying to think of a name for
Gingahmahtig
Cool man! Upgrades are always good! The Music in background was a nice touch but I like better w/o Classic John.H. video. Have a good one bro!
It's awesome to see your works of Idea but sadly I can't make anyone so far because every accessories you used is not found in my place and to buy online in like, Amazon or in Flipkart those aren't available and due some problem in my account I can't sign in in Amazon I can't place any orders 🤗but I really like watching your videos 👍
Looks great next week arm extension? So you don’t have to run around to the other side of the table 😊
Meu amigo irmão like bom trabalho
nice
Plywood underneath the saw reduces the depth of the cut, which all too often matters on long 45 degree bevel cuts. The good old boy carpenter clamps a straightedge down and cuts away. I still think that's the best way. Simpler is more better.
5:55 You can call it a MacKenzie in honor of Irish terrier owner MacKenzie King. Just a thought.
I like this design a lot. It won't quite work for me because my table saw sits more in the center of the shop. But I had a question about the groove in the track.
Part of the benefit of the track saw system is the protection to both sides of the work piece during the cut, as the blade exits the surface. I understand that, to be able to accurately align your cut mark to the edge, there was a reason to widen the blade groove. Do you find any additional tear out or splintering to the board edge on the side that is not supported? If so, what about the possibility of an insert strip with magnets on the side away from the blade? The magnets would hold it on the edge away from the cut, and the saw plate itself would prevent any rise during the cut. You might widen the groove a little more to be certain you had room on the insert to countersink some small rare earth magnets, but it would give you both the visibility and the stability. Just food for thought if you run into this.
And, apologies if you covered this during the video. I share an office with my wife and was watching with the volume down! lol
Hey John just wandering what the model of your ridgid air nailer is, cant seem to find that sleek design
makes me wonder if I could incorporate a track saw guide into a saw horse where you have a false top of the horse that slides up and down on guiderails and can act as the clamp/track to cut along
Ya you can but then you'd probably need to carry 3 sawhorses minimum just for that setup. Also you'd still need to feed the sheets through it and square it up which might be more trouble than it's worth. It looks like he's using his table saw fence to help square it. I'd say just keep it simple and make a track with scrap PVC or plywood. I tacked a straight piece of 3/4"×1" PVC on a piece of 3/8" PVC sheet scrap and just ripped each side with my skilsaw and they're as straight as possible. Made a 54" and 96". The saw doesn't lock into the track and you need to clamp each side for long cuts but I can rip 3 sheets at a time so I don't mind clamping. I'll add some grips to the bottom but they've been awesome. Saved me $800 on the makita tracksaw for now.
Great idea, I would be worried about it falling on me if I bumped it, (being clumsy and all). Did you think about maybe using a magnet or something on the guides and a metal plate to hold it up when not using it?
Magnets to hold it in the "up" position perhaps?
Maybe something to prevent accidentally come down when not using?
Can you link this "non-slip rubbery stuff," please? I was looking for it for a long time, cannot find it anywhere. Even thought it was not a good idea for you ;)
Noice!
What insures that the 1st edge was actually straight?
Hi John. If you want to have something anti-slide, use rather strips of sand paper instead of foam rubber.
That might mar the surface or really nice plywood.
@@KipdoesStuff Depends on grit ofcourse. P36 is not what I meant ;)
With the wider slot for the saw, how do you line up for the length to be cut?
he made the sot wider off center, not on center, so the edge closest to the saw is where you line up the cut.
You should probably put a magnet somewhere to avoid the guide to fall down while you're using the table saw
I’m curious about the stability of the the track when it’s up - is it just gravity of it leaning slightly back or do you have a latch to keep it in place.
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