Video Review of Parallel Guide Attachment for TS75 [UPDATED]

[lumbajac]

Review of parallel guide attachement for TS75 in use for ripping narrow stock.

Festool Parallel Guide Review

 

[waho6o9]

I wondered how the parallel guide worked. Thanks for sharing.  Have you used the guide in conjunction with the rails? 

 

[dsweetser]

Cory, Nice review. Good to "see" you again. Like the FOGtainer in the background. 

Don

 

[lumbajac]

I wondered how the parallel guide worked. Thanks for sharing.  Have you used the guide in conjunction with the rails?   

I have not used the parallel guide in conjuction with the rails as it works so well without that I don't see the need to include the rail in the operation.

Additionally, this was only my 3rd time using the parallel guide.  I find that it works very well and could probably speed up the setup significantly with additional usage. 

Lastly, one of the times I used this setup was to rip several 2" x 4" x 8's in half.  It was a quick process and I believe it was safer and the results were far better than if I had been ripping alone with a table saw... unless maybe I had a nice SawStop with outfeed tables and the whole works.

Thanks.

 

[nickao]

I forgot I had one of these, thanks for the reminder. Now I have to find it. 

 

[jonny round boy]

I forgot I had one of these, thanks for the reminder. Now I have to find it. 

Nick, you probably sold it already.... [tongue]

 

[vkumar]

Corey, very nice review.  Thanks for doing it. You have a nice presentation style easy to follow and good tips.

Vijay

 

[Corwin]

I wondered how the parallel guide worked. Thanks for sharing.  Have you used the guide in conjunction with the rails?   

You can install these parallel guide upside-down on your saw so the parallel guide will ride on top of your material to the right of the saw.  This may prove useful to stabilize the saw on the guide rail during a bevel cut.  But, I don't see where it makes any sense at all to use this parallel guide with the saw on the guide rail when installed upright, as it will be the placement of the guide rail that will dictate the path of the saw, not the parallel guide -- and used in this way the parallel guide may present a problem as your saw travels down the rail.  

 

[Brice Burrell]

Corey, couldn't you use the fast fix feature to hold the blade out?

 

[USPcompact]

Instead of measuring from the blade out to the parallel guide, why not just measure from the green splinterguard out to the parallel guide?  As long as you're using blades with an identical kerf, shouldn't this be just as accurate and much more convenient? 

That said, I don't have the parallel guide attachment and may be out in left field with this suggestion.  [blink]

 

[lumbajac]

Corey, couldn't you use the fast fix feature to hold the blade out?

Yes, I believe so.  Although, I am having issues with my fastfix where it is not keeping the blade out - likely human error of some sorts.  Also, I found that measuring from sawtooth to the guide vs. the blade edge to the guide does make enough of a difference that it is important to be measuring tooth to guide.  With that said, I need the blade height set just so - I guess I could find that particular height and just remember and set depth to that each time I'm making the measurement.

Thanks.

 

[lumbajac]

Instead of measuring from the blade out to the parallel guide, why not just measure from the green splinterguard out to the parallel guide?  As long as you're using blades with an identical kerf, shouldn't this be just as accurate and much more convenient? 

That said, I don't have the parallel guide attachment and may be out in left field with this suggestion.   [blink]

Good suggestion - I will try that and report back on it.

Any more suggestions to speed things up or improve process out there; things to try?

Thanks.

 

[lumbajac]

Corey, very nice review.  Thanks for doing it. You have a nice presentation style easy to follow and good tips.

Vijay

Thank you Vijay.  Much appreciated.

Corey

 

[lumbajac]

Cory, Nice review. Good to "see" you again. Like the FOGtainer in the background. 

Don

Thanks Don, good to hear from you.

The FOGtainer in the background was definitely intentional.  The black & yellow, red, and dark green items were definitely unintentional  [embarassed]

 

[ScotF]

Corey,

Great review and use of this accessory.  Thanks for putting it together!

Scot

 

[John Stevens]

Nice job, Corey.  Besides the FOGtainer, I liked the paneled frames in the background, and your basement, with its high ceiling.

Regards,

John

 

[PaulMarcel]

You can install these parallel guide upside-down on your saw so the parallel guide will ride on top of your material to the right of the saw.  This may prove useful to stabilize the saw on the guide rail during a bevel cut.  But, I don't see where it makes any sense at all to use this parallel guide with the saw on the guide rail when installed upright, as it will be the placement of the guide rail that will dictate the path of the saw, not the parallel guide -- and used in this way the parallel guide may present a problem as your saw travels down the rail.  

Nice review, Corey!  Like Nick (Dovetail65), I forgot I had one, though I know I didn't sell it

Also, nice tip, Corwin.  I'm definitely going to pull out the guide to try this trick out of stabilizing the saw on a bevel cut.  I've done a few bevel cuts with it and never liked the lack of stability.

 

[lumbajac]

Thanks Scot, John, and Paul.

I've got some good ideas from others for easier setup of the guide and will post soon if they work out for the better.

Thanks.

 

[ScotF]

Hi Corey,

What speed were you using when you ripped the board?  It sounded slower than 6, but maybe I did not hear it right.  Thanks.

Scot

 

[Frank-Jan]

I have this attachment for my ts55, I really like the way it stores upright in the systainer without being in the way to get the saw, so, allthough I rarely use it, it is always at hand. (There was a thread about the one for the ts75 being too wide to easily store in the systainer)

For setting it to width, I usually lock the saw in the fastfix "bladechange-mode"