Cutting the first 6" of the splinterguard

[BruceB]

Greetings all,

God help me I just drank some of the green kool-aid !(TS-55/CT36).

My question is this: how do you cut the first 6" of the splinterguard and still have the saw sitting on the rail ?

Cheers,

Bruce

 

[Ken Nagrod]

First  [welcome] Bruce.

You have to join it with another guide rail and then switch the added guide rail to the other end to finish the cut.  So it's a swap, back and forth thing a couple of times.  Otherwise the saw's cams will lose contact with the rail's "hat" and you won't get it to line up.  If you're in a pinch, you could just take a knife and straight edge to finish the trimming.

 

[ajones]

First  [welcome] Bruce.

You have to join it with another guide rail and then switch the added guide rail to the other end to finish the cut.  So it's a swap, back and forth thing a couple of times.  Otherwise the saw's cams will lose contact with the rail's "hat" and you won't get it to line up.  If you're in a pinch, you could just take a knife and straight edge to finish the trimming.

It looks like one of those chicken and egg situations Ken.

 

[NuggyBuggy]

If you only have one rail, the first and last bits that you can't get to on the rail, don't really matter anyways.  And once you have another rail to connect it to, you could always worry about it then.

 

[Ken Nagrod]

[big grin] Good point!  Maybe I should make a little money on the side offering a guide rail trimming service.  [scratch chin] [2cents] [2cents] [2cents] [2cents]

 

[Ken Nagrod]

If you only have one rail, the first and last bits that you can't get to on the rail, don't really matter anyways.  And once you have another rail to connect it to, you could always worry about it then.

Only matters if the untrimmed area will be covering your cut marks, but doesn't that little thing just get to you after a while.  I had one like that cause I was too lazy to do the whole attach another rail deal, till I actually had a need to join the two, then I felt so much better after that.  Now it's time for OCD therapy.  [blink]

 

[BruceB]

Thanks for all the advice. I will trim it when I get my 106" rail (on back order, now I will have to get the connectors also). It's funny how little things like that bug me (I'm not alone on this, right?.....right?).

On another note, anybody using the dewalt quick-clamp style clamps ?

Bruce

 

[Steve R]

Okay,

Maybe I was thinking too little when I got my first Rail and TS saw.  I just put them down on a piece of insulation foam for a support and used the saw as a  plunge saw to get started...worked fine.... clean line.... cuts to the edge every time.  Being an old farmer.... I like the KISS (Keep it Stupid Simple) method.

Never saw a need to connect anything.

Cheers,
Steve

 

[Brice Burrell]

Only matters if the untrimmed area will be covering your cut marks, but doesn't that little thing just get to you after a while.  I had one like that cause I was too lazy to do the whole attach another rail deal, till I actually had a need to join the two, then I felt so much better after that.  Now it's time for OCD therapy.  [blink]

Ken, let's try this again. [big grin]  It doesn't matter if the splinter guard covers your mark because the saw can't cut there, so you need to move the rail. [doh]  No comment on the OCD therapy. [big grin]

 

[Ken Nagrod]

If you only have one rail, the first and last bits that you can't get to on the rail, don't really matter anyways.  And once you have another rail to connect it to, you could always worry about it then.

Only matters if the untrimmed area will be covering your cut marks, but doesn't that little thing just get to you after a while.  I had one like that cause I was too lazy to do the whole attach another rail deal, till I actually had a need to join the two, then I felt so much better after that.  Now it's time for OCD therapy.  [blink]

JMBSPEAK over and out.  [tongue]

 

[peter halle]

I just make my marks in a place that the uncut portion won't cover.   [doh]  Then my splinter strip - the cut portion is lined up with that.

Peter