Making A DIY Track Saw
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- Hello and welcome to Badger Workshop. Wile i wait to fix my festool TS55 track saw I thought i would have a go at making one. I used my Dewalt DWE560 circular saw to make this.
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Probably the bushes have worn out on the Festool. Peter Millard had a similar problem with is Festool vac. A great alternative to make your own.
Unfortunately its not the brushes
@@Badgerworkshop I'm sure you will find this interesting, again 10 minute workshop... fast forward to 2:55 czcams.com/video/v8U1VUbkbuk/video.html
Nice job man very Clever thanks for sharing the video
Very informative. Thank you
Ive seen many of this type of project on CZcams, but I really like yours because at the end when you make the cut and try to catch the off cut the saw stays put and doesn't become a juggling act of unsafe consequence. Great video good build and useful project. Well done Matt.
Thank you Allan
Plasterers aluminium straight edge. Deadly accurate. Cheap and durable easily clamped on to workpiece, lasts forever. When you consider this type of cut is the first step in any project why would you compromise for the sake of it? With a tracksaw your building in problems that need to be compensated for down the line. With a homemade jig youve got a wavy rough edge from the start. By the waydont assume factory edges are straight.
Hi Matt. Have watched a few of the circular saw to track saw videos over the past number of weeks. Cant justify a track saw (yet) for the amount of use it would get. Got so say that your version is the best yet. Thanks
Thank you very much John
Nice work Matt. I used a DIY track saw for a few years before getting an actual one. i still keep it as a backup too.
Thank you. Handy to have a backup
simple and very useful. It is good option for hobby work.
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Just the job Matt!
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Brilliant!! That’s just saved me a fortune. Was going to invest in a track saw. But for how much I would use it. This will do nicely. Great idea.
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Great build mate well done 👏
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Nice job and a great idea and remember#stay safe and make. 🍺🍺👍👍👍
Thank you Brian
Using the left over piece of sheet good materials from the initial rips, could have been used to make the shorter crosscut track. That way the long one stays full length for making full length rips on sheet goods. I suspect you going to have a heck of a time removing the guide bar from the bottom of the circular saw since you used epoxy. Hot glue might have been a better choice if the intent was to make that bar removable.
Epoxy comes off easy with heat.
Nice looking raised beds in the background. I built some as well during lockdown and had a problem of where to buy the compost to fill them with when everywhere is closed. Aldi to the rescue whilst the wife was doing the once a week trip out to food shop. £1.99 for 40L and it is pretty good as well. Half and half with garden soil, and a load of chicken manure chucked in the middle, it didnt need that much.. just in case you are in the same place looking for compost.. Nice looking makeshift tracksaw, may have to try this.
Thank you. I managed to get some delivered
Great jig, & pound for pound better, although the loss of a saw to lug around especially is ok at home but not in the back of a car. But my bug bare when cutting sheet material with a jig like this, is the lack of support to the waste side of the sheet. Say for making a 2' deep cupboards, or other double cut cuts or splitting cuts ! Does that make sence? Have I started you thinking about another design ? good luck 👍
If i want support i just put some 3x2 lengths under the sheet on the saw horse.
@@Badgerworkshop Sorry I didn't mean that sort of support. When using the saw, the finish cut underneath is good But on the topside, the waste side chips with the cross grains which are not supported by your straight edge cutter. One way of stopping this is having downward pressure on top as well. It might be a project for the future. Atb 👍
Great idea, thanks for that! Cheers, Sean
Thanks for useful tips and detailed information.
Great Stuff Matt, looks like this is now a very handy bit of kit 👍
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Looks good Matt. Have a good one and stay safe mate
Thanks Josh. You too
That’s awesome. I think I’ll make one.
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Excellent
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Nicely done.
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Nice job Matt. I can't justify a Festool so maybe this. I also saw one from One Minute Workbench you might be interested in (in the unlikely event that both your repaired Festool and your homemade one clap out at the same time!). Keep them coming. Thanks.
Thank you
I look forward to your videos. Thanks
Thank you Dan
Brilliant idea mate 👍🏽
Works well.
Thank you Bill
Good job Matt keep up the hard work
Thank you
Nicely done Matt! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Thank you Fred
Hi mate, Try putting some bees wax in the grove and all over to help with the saw sliding and to protect it if you leave in the garage may be put some holes to hang it up so it’s at hand when you need it, keep up the good work mate
Good idea
Nice job, you made a working tool
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Nice work Matt 😉
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That’s clever mate.
Thank you Pete
NICE 👍👍👍👍👍
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Great video 👍
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Joli travail bravo à bientôt salut Jeannot 🛠😉
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Another great video
Thank you
Easy to make and very utilitarian! Nicely done! Wouldn’t it be better to use 1/2 inch thickness. The 9mm you used has a little too much flex for my taste.
You could make it from 12mm. It would reduce the depth of cut
William Dolan why? You’ll always be clamping it onto a (usually stiff) sheet or board! The thinner the better IMHO. I made a track for my Makita circular saw with 5mm ply, two strips of 2mm rubber to aid grip onto whatever I’m cutting, and a length of fairly thin MFC (perfect factory edge) for the saw base to run along. Doesn’t even have any rails. Still perfectly joints boards 🤷♂️
Again @ 0:56 walking with determination. Had to have been humming Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees lol
I might make been
So, how does a festool 'outrank' this type of 'hack-version'? How much of an improvement would the average DIYer actually notice? I'm just curious.
There is still a great difference in quality of the edges and the straightness of the cut - Unless you want to proceed it again with a no 7 jointer plane. I would say skip the Festool, just go with a Makita (there really isn't a big difference). But a DIY is still less consistent even in the straightness of the edge. You use what you have, but the best rat rod will not out run a factory C7R on a race. track. The tolerances are not even close. The DIY track here is perfectly fine for breaking down sheet materials but I actually don't like the crosscut version of this track. It is extremely front heavy and dangerous IMO. A square jig with a handle balanced on the cross cut point is much safer.
It all depends what you are using it for. The festool gives a cleaver cut and better dust collection. This is going to work fine for breaking down some sheets.
@@MintStiles Cheers, I have a supermarket brand tracksaw [though little use, due to no flat space] and I wondered, for the weekend woodworker if there was ever a need for such HIGH priced versions. As you say, the cross cut looks a bit dodgy and as it what a mitresaw can do....?
@@Badgerworkshop Cheers Matt, I'll stick to my supermarket brand tracksaw; when I can get a big piece of XPS foam to work on. [no big workshop table here - unfortunately]
I've used quite a few different saws over the years - Festool, Makita, Aldi, and several DIY versions, and the Festool is definitely the nicest and easiest to use. There are a lot of different factors to compare when it comes to cut quality though. A new, sharp, good quality blade in a DIY tracksaw will give you a cleaner cut than a well used blade in a Festool. I personally own the Aldi saw (with an upgraded blade and rail), and use the Festool on a regular basis at work, and the cut quality is no different. Above a certain price point there is no difference in the quality of the cut. It's more about ease of use and setup time etc.
Nice build Matt, i noticed a bit of stickiness in the runner so do you plan on waxing the runner space for a smoother run?
Stay Safe,
Barry Wirral (ENG)
I might do
I have heard of a surprising number of Festool problems which is astonishing given the outrageous prices they charge for them. I would just stick with regular brands like Makita
I do like makita tools
Useful especially for people with low budget , but i have to be honest i was more looking into you wearing this hat , you look gorgeous ( i want to say another word) with this hat - sorry had to be honest- !!!!!!!
Thank you very much
Hi Matt, I really love your videos especially the shepherds hut series. We decided to make one of our own. Feel free to check it out on our channel.
Thank you. I just went and watching. It looks amazing. Love the hidden bathroom.
I made something similar but it was a lot simpler than yours
They make life easier