German Homemade cheapo parallel guides for the TS saws

[Rocky]

I agree with previous posts that the Festool parallel guides have a slightly different use than the other styles. FWIW i made a set of parallel guides out of plywood.  They work great.  Guido is right on when he mentions the final fit and not adherence to the "perfect" dimensions on plans.  Wood is a variable product and you have to constantly adjust for its vagaries.  That's why John Economaki is right when he points out his dislike/distrust of machine setups when its the final cut that is important.  I have measured out to the nearest 0.5 mm, cuts on Baltic birch and watch incredulously as the piece twisted and turned going through a 3.5 hp cabinet saw that was set to "perfection".  Posted pics of my homemade parallel guides are supplied.

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[bermuda]

Hi Georvail, as someone who tries to pay his bills making cabinets you have well thought out cutting guides.  I also agree with other opinions
that the fit is what is important.  All the parts should be the same size if required and if that's a bit smaller or larger than the size on the
plans it's almost always not important.  I've also got a pair of wood parallel guides that fit on a festool straightedge, if I could make a suggestion
you could make the blocks of wood you have pointed where they hit the piece you're cutting to reduce the chances of them being out
of square or any bumps throwing your parallel cut off.