ducmons said:
Gents,
N-B here, and relatively to woodworking. Learning by trial and error, and I so wish I had more time to be on-line. I have a small work area, space is at a premium. Curious what you guys use to store the Tracks when not in use. I know and end-cap opening on a bench would be the best, but I don't have the space to pull it out. Need & welcome ideas.
[welcome] to The FOG,
My business is building a whole lot of custom cabinets. For plywood and sheet material miters and bevels, I use Festool TS55 and several guide rails.
As Seth told you, he has a shelf under his cutting bench on which he stores a 118" (3000mm) rail. Back in 2010 while my new large shop building in Burbank was being renovated, I had built an over-sized cutting table. To reduce waste, my primary material is 4x10 prefinished maple cabinet-grade plywood. These sheets require the 5000mm rail, the handling and storage of which can be a problem.
Therefore I had my cutting table made to accept a 4x18' sacrificial surface, so that below it there could be a shelf longer than 5000mm for the long rail. Below that is another shelf the same length on which I store 55" (1400mm) and 75" (1900mm) rails. On the other side of the table there are two similar long shelves, on which I store 2 of the 3000mm rails.
Having those rails parallel to the long side of the table makes handling them easy and very convenient. Because those rails only travel a few inches, they do not get banged up.
If my installers absolutely need to take a long rail to a site, it is the older of the 3000mm rails making the trip. I had a cloth carrying case maker in my neighborhood build one for the long rail, as well as one for the 75" rails. We use a standard Festool rail case for the 55" rails.
