Tso parallel guide rail storage.

[scribble]

Does anyone have any good wall mounted storage ideas for the tso parallel guides. I don’t travel with my gear it’s all non mobile shop based.

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[Packard]

I just drilled a 1/2” hole through the side of one of my wall-mounted tool cabinets and glued in a 1/2” diameter dowel.

It is more than strong enough to hold two TSO guides and two Festool MFT clamps.

I’ll try to snap a picture tomorrow.

It does not have to go into a cabinet.  Any 3/4” or thicker vertical will work fine.

 

[woodferret]

Ghetto version is just a handy nail with electrical tape wrapped around it and shoved into the drywall.  The included holes are offset from the center of gravity, so I just placed it so that it bumps up against something else already on the wall.

 

[tjbnwi]

A set with arms for 30” cuts are hung off the side of each cutting table, extra arms and pieces are hung on the back of one of the clamp racks.

Tom

 

[scribble]

A set with arms for 30” cuts are hung off the side of each cutting table, extra arms and pieces are hung on the back of one of the clamp racks.

Tom

I like the outline of each item so it’s obvious if something is missing. It seems some of your tso guides have some very bright white strips.

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[guybo]

Hi, i bought one of these for my 50s.

 

[tjbnwi]

A set with arms for 30” cuts are hung off the side of each cutting table, extra arms and pieces are hung on the back of one of the clamp racks.

Tom

I like the outline of each item so it’s obvious if something is missing. It seems some of your tso guides have some very bright white strips.

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The arms with the white rulers are from the beta testing run. An adhesive tape measure was used during the testing period.

One of the highest honors I’ve had was Hans entrusting me and my crew to test the parallel guides for TSO.

Tom

 

[scribble]

A set with arms for 30” cuts are hung off the side of each cutting table, extra arms and pieces are hung on the back of one of the clamp racks.

Tom

I like the outline of each item so it’s obvious if something is missing. It seems some of your tso guides have some very bright white strips.

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The arms with the white rulers are from the beta testing run. An adhesive tape measure was used during the testing period.

One of the highest honors I’ve had was Hans entrusting me and my crew to test the parallel guides for TSO.

Tom

Very nice.

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[Packard]

I just drilled a 1/2” hole through the side of one of my wall-mounted tool cabinets and glued in a 1/2” diameter dowel.

It is more than strong enough to hold two TSO guides and two Festool MFT clamps.

I’ll try to snap a picture tomorrow.

It does not have to go into a cabinet.  Any 3/4” or thicker vertical will work fine.

I have a wall cabinet in my garage that houses my single Systainer containing my track saw. 

The dowel is softer than the aluminum in the parallel guides, so they never damage the guides.  They also offer a good bit of friction that keeps the guides from slipping off.

I am pretty casual about the storage, but it is always the guides and the clamps on those 1/2” dowels.

On the other side of the cabinet, I mounted a couple of peg board hooks for the actual track to hang from. They are stronger than nails and have that little ball at the end that keeps things from falling off. 

The cabinet is mounted quite high so that it does not interfere with parking my car.  So the easy on/easy off of the dowels is appreciated as I am working above my head to hang the guides.

I know from experience that the half inch diameter dowel can handle a lot more weight than I am hanging.  So that is a no-worry.

 

[masonwoodshop]

I had a few long items that needed storage so I built a narrow cabinet with a 1300mm wide drawer and Systainer storage below. It's worked out well, but there is a bit of sag in the top which doesn't interfere with drawer operation but it does limit my ability to put things on the top of the cabinet. If anyone builds anything similar, I'd recommend consideration in sag of the top.
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[scribble]

I just drilled a 1/2” hole through the side of one of my wall-mounted tool cabinets and glued in a 1/2” diameter dowel.

It is more than strong enough to hold two TSO guides and two Festool MFT clamps.

I’ll try to snap a picture tomorrow.

It does not have to go into a cabinet.  Any 3/4” or thicker vertical will work fine.

I have a wall cabinet in my garage that houses my single Systainer containing my track saw. 

The dowel is softer than the aluminum in the parallel guides, so they never damage the guides.  They also offer a good bit of friction that keeps the guides from slipping off.

I am pretty casual about the storage, but it is always the guides and the clamps on those 1/2” dowels.

On the other side of the cabinet, I mounted a couple of peg board hooks for the actual track to hang from. They are stronger than nails and have that little ball at the end that keeps things from falling off. 

The cabinet is mounted quite high so that it does not interfere with parking my car.  So the easy on/easy off of the dowels is appreciated as I am working above my head to hang the guides.

I know from experience that the half inch diameter dowel can handle a lot more weight than I am hanging.  So that is a no-worry.

I like the simplistic setup there.  I only have one of the GRS-16PE currently and the other is there TPG Adapter so it would only work for one of the rails at this time.  I may have to invest in another GRS for the other side so I don't need to keep the Allen driver on standby.

 

[Packard]

I just drilled a 1/2” hole through the side of one of my wall-mounted tool cabinets and glued in a 1/2” diameter dowel.

It is more than strong enough to hold two TSO guides and two Festool MFT clamps.

I’ll try to snap a picture tomorrow.

It does not have to go into a cabinet.  Any 3/4” or thicker vertical will work fine.

I have a wall cabinet in my garage that houses my single Systainer containing my track saw. 

The dowel is softer than the aluminum in the parallel guides, so they never damage the guides.  They also offer a good bit of friction that keeps the guides from slipping off.

I am pretty casual about the storage, but it is always the guides and the clamps on those 1/2” dowels.

On the other side of the cabinet, I mounted a couple of peg board hooks for the actual track to hang from. They are stronger than nails and have that little ball at the end that keeps things from falling off. 

The cabinet is mounted quite high so that it does not interfere with parking my car.  So the easy on/easy off of the dowels is appreciated as I am working above my head to hang the guides.

I know from experience that the half inch diameter dowel can handle a lot more weight than I am hanging.  So that is a no-worry.

I like the simplistic setup there.  I only have one of the GRS-16PE currently and the other is there TPG Adapter so it would only work for one of the rails at this time.  I may have to invest in another GRS for the other side so I don't need to keep the Allen driver on standby.

I originally intended to have the dowels hold the parallel guides only.  The clamps ended up hitching a ride there too.  It was a natural migration:  Most times when I used the clamps, I was also using the parallel guides.  When putting things away they just ended up there on their own. 

I remember when a friend took apart his Nikon and replaced the “crap screws” (made of brass) with “superior” screws (made from stainless steel). Then I explained that Nikon used the “crap” screws (brass) because the brass was softer than the alloy that they were using in the body of the camera.  In other words, they were making the very inexpensive screws that sacrificial component, rather than the very expensive chassis. 

In my opinion, wood hangers are a better choice for the soft aluminum components. 

I do use steel hangers for the tracks themselves as Festool has placed the hanging holes in a location where, if it got sacrificed, it would not affect function.

 

[Mike Goetzke]

I have mine on the garage door.https://www.festoolownersgroup.com/...lel-guide-system-storage/msg594362/#msg594362

I have a new garage door now that looks much nicer [big grin]. I also flipped the saw track hangers 180 degrees so the tracks don't sit on the soft anti-chip strip.