I recently acquired a 2700 guide rail, thank you Facebook marketplace. I currently have a 1900, two 1400s and an 800. Is there any reason I should keep the 1900? I only used it with connectors to the 800 to be able to make 8 foot cuts. So I guess my question is for other 1900 owners, what scenarios do you use it for beyond what I mentioned previously?
Do I need a 1900/2 Guide Rail?
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Crazyraceguy
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Personally, I would keep it. There is quite a gap between 1400 and 2700. I use my 1900 a lot and wouldn't consider parting with it. My least used is the 2424, which I mainly have for the LR32 holes. I don't use it frequently, but it's a life saver.....occasionally.
If you ever have a need to make an angled cut across a 4 x 8 sheet, that 1900 will really come in handy. The 1400 won't make it and the 2700 is going to be dangly over the edges.
If you ever have a need to make an angled cut across a 4 x 8 sheet, that 1900 will really come in handy. The 1400 won't make it and the 2700 is going to be dangly over the edges.
I only have a 1400. It is a very unusable size. Slightly too short for cutting the short side of a normal plywood board, and too long for all the short stuff. I would rather prefer an 800 mm and a 1900 mm.
If I were you, I would ditch the 1400 and keep the other rails.
If I were you, I would ditch the 1400 and keep the other rails.
Interesting, I use my 1400s the most along with my 800. One of the 1,400s is for my MFT setup where I have 3 tables (deep, narrow, deep) the long side of an MFT is 1,143. The other one is for my LR32.
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1400 is fine on a full sheet but its a little "tight" once you put on a TSO rail square. I do it but it could stand to be like 10 inches longer
A full sheet is usually 1220-1250 mm wide.
If you want to start and end the cut with the spindle of the saw outside the edges of the board, and you want the saw's sole to fully rest on the rail during the entire cut, then the length of the guide rail will have to be at least the width of the board + the length of the saw's sole.
If you are willing to compromise on that, you can of course use a shorter rail.
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