Woodpeckers / Guide Rail 90 Degree Jig

[CutsTwice]

Hi guys. Here is a little something I whipped up this morning. My last 90 degree jig had support running under it which made the dust collection somewhat unreliable, and it had bad chipping on the cut-off side...and I had to change cut depth every time I used it. This was my solution to get a fixed 90 with all the perks of the Festool TS55.
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[kfitzsimons]

Nice, simple solution. Did you make the brackets to attach the square to the guide rail? What material?

 

[CutsTwice]

I just bought two Festool guide rail limit stops, turned them around to hang outside of the guide rail, then did a little milling.They were a little too thick for the woodpeckers square, so I thinned themm down about .050, drilled a couple of holes in the strongest parts of them, and drilled and tapped the square to match. I was concerned about the plastic limit stops failing under the stress, but this puppy is solid. I would guess that it's going to hold up just fine.

 

[CutsTwice]

Oh yeah, just found out that you have to either find knobs with a slightly lower and narrower profile, or switch them out to bolts to clear the saw.

 

[CutsTwice]

Here's a pic with a square that's currently available from Woodpeckers...and the solution to my knob problem.
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[fidelfs]

Great idea 

I am doing the same thing, but using the parallel guides from Festool.

 

[CutsTwice]

I had the parallel guides, but sold them soon after buying them. In my opinion they take too much time to set up when cutting material of different widths, and are rather unwieldy to be moving with one hand. I also spent a lot of time checking and double checking measurements of each side, tightening locks and screws etc. I'm just too impatient. . Are you modding them in any way that would make them easier to use? If so I would like to see some pics if possible. Cheers.

 

[fidelfs]

When I want to make a 90 degrees cut, quick and simple in something small (plywood sheet is to big).  I don't even use the MFT 1080 to make simple crosscutting.

I use a single parallel guide into one rail guide.  It is a perfect 90 degrees.  You could use the stop and the tape measure from the parallel guide or just mark with a pencil or a razor blade.

The good think is more manageable because it is one parallel guide and I move fast with that configuration.

 

[CutsTwice]

Hmmm, that sounds like it would work very well. I guess I didn't keep mine long enough to get it figured out.

 

[waho6o9]

"I use a single parallel guide into one rail guide.  It is a perfect 90 degrees.  You could use the stop and the tape measure from the parallel guide or just mark with a pencil or a razor blade."

Interesting concept, gotta try it out. thanks Fidelfs!