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WORKS GREAT NO CROCKED OR BOW CUTS. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE WHO NEEDS TO RIP A PIECE OF 8' PLYWOOD. THIS IS A GREAT PRODUCT. RECIEVED IN GOOD CONDITION. GREAT PRODUCT. I ALSO HAVE THE 24" AND 50" CLAMPS. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS PRODUCT EVER SINCE I USED THE OTHER 2 SIZES.
No surprise - the clamp made the bowing worse when I clamped down. which I'll be doing on my uncle's table saw. The storypole gets cut on your 1st pass & then shows your saw offset (usually 5" or 1.5"). That means your board needs to be wide enough to account for this space. I bought the 99" U-series clamp guide so I could rip down 4x8 plywood for garage cabinetry.
The smallest board I ripped was 12" wide. I was making several cuts and wanted to maintain parallel / square cuts. I need to rip some 1x8 poplar. Overall - this is a great tool. I had a helper walk behind me and press the guide down with 1 hand. The standard jaw grips well.
I also bought the 'wide jaw' accessory. I had no issues with the clamp bowing due to my pressing the saw against the guide - impressive. I used the wide jaw with storypole on my first setup and never took it off - it was a great help in speeding up setup.Board width / working spaceThe clamp is about 4" wide, and my circular saw offset is 1.5" on one side and 5" on the other. These are metal pieces that attach to the face of the clamping jaws - you can then attach a 1" x 1" scrap of wood to each clamp. If I were alone, I would have flipped the plywood over.Wide jaw acessoryI don't advise using the wide jaws without wood attached as they are a bit slippery. 1 sheet of plywood was bowed away from the guide.
Line up the storypole, double-check your measurements and cut.The guide helped give me very straight cuts through 3/4" plywood. Clamping forceThe guide has 2 clamp settings and can clamp very hard onto your board.
The box on the clamp end was ripped open and the clamp was sticking out of the box when I received it from FedEx. I do NOT see such a part on/with the clamp I received nor on the Web site. What is the purpose of this part and why isn't it described anywhere.The Web site I refer to is the E. Issue #1 - the packaging was very flimsy. Emerson site at www.eemersontool.comThe product did arrive in good condition, the clamping mechanism is sturdy, and the product seems to be of excellent quality. The box shows F ΒΌ" T-Track. I look forward to cutting a 4x8 sheet piece of oak plywood with this guide.
Should there have been instructions. I finally noticed the screw on the piece and realized that I can move this part. In the position that it was at when I received the clamp, I was unable to close the clamp to less than 57" inches. The Web site description of clamping is sufficient.Issue #3 - The Web site shows a different picture of the clamp breakdown than what is shown on the box. Am I missing this part.Issue #4 - No where on the box or the Web site does it show some kind of "limiter" that sits on the rod of the clamp I have.
The cardboard box looks as if it was cut and re-taped in the middle. What is this. The Web site shows F End Cap. The clamp itself was undamaged.Issue #2 - No instructions are included in the package. The box shows G End Cap.
If you can't use this properly, you probabally shouldn't be using power tools. And was not hard at all to figure out.
i was very happy with the straightness of the guide and will trust it in the future. I would like to purchase smaller ones as well. I purchased this all in one to create a straight edge for an 96"x34" cherry table top. The clamping mechanism worked well and i liked the three different pressure settings you can apply. I would definitely recommend this product. I do not own a jointer so i was having a hard time getting a truly straight edge. I used the 99" clamp and my router with a spiral upcutting bit on the two adjoining edges.
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