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StraightTalk…AboutStraightCuts.

Therearealotofpeoplewhostillbelieveyoucanonlygetstraight,splinter‐freecutsinashopusing

expensivepanelsaws,tablesaws,andCNCequipment.Gettingqualitycutswithportablepowertools

doesn’thavetobedifficultorexpensive.Thetruthis…thatwiththerighttools,anyone

cangetgreat

resultsintheshoporonthejobsite.Straight,splinter‐freecutsareeasy,onceyouknowthesecret.

Let’sstartwiththebasiccausesofpoorqualitycuts.Unwieldypanels,arborrun‐out,lowqualityblades,

pinchedkerfs,unsupportedmaterial,misalignedfences,poorvisibility,andbad

techniqueallleadtoless

thanoptimalresults.Toillustrate,let’sstartwiththebasicchallengeofworkingwith¾”sheetgoods.If

youdon’townalarge sho pwithadedicatedpanelsaworCNC

equipment, you are probably going to try to cut the sheet

downonatable

saw.Atypicalsheetof¾”plywoodweighs

between70and100poundsandcostbetween$50and$100

or more.After making the cut, you will probably be

disappointed,becausethecutwasnotperfectlystr aight,the

veneerhaschipped‐out,andtheedgeshavetoothmarksthat

require

sandingbeforeattachingtrimmaterial.

Some woodworkers compensate by cutting the parts

oversized, and then re‐cutting the pieces to final size when

theyaremoremanageable.Anothersolutionistoinvestina

lot of expensive accessories and additional equipment to

minimizetheproblems.Let’sfaceit,workingthisway

wastes

bothtimeandmaterial.

Isthereabetterway?Thereis,andyouareabouttolearnthesecretthatmoreandmoreseasoned

craftsmenarediscoveringeveryyear.Thesecret,givesthemacompetitiveadvantage,whileallowing

themtoworkfaster,easier,andsmarter.Theyareableto

reducewaste,andaccomplishthesametask

moresafely,andinlesstimethanwithtraditionalmethods.Sowhatisthissecret?Thesecretis…the

plungecutsaw,andguiderailsystem.

ThePlungeCutSawandGuideRailSystem

Whatisaplungecutsawandguiderailsystem?Somepeoplewoulddescribeitasacircularsawriding

onametalra il.Thiswouldbeagrossunderstatement,andwouldoverlookthemajoradvantagesthata

plungecut sawandguiderailsystemoffer.Designedproperly,ahighquality

plungecutsawandguide

railsystemisaprecisionpieceofequipment,aswellthoughtoutasmoststationaryequipment.The

combinationofaprecisionplungecutsaw,andaguiderailwillcreateasystemthatgeneratesprecision

cutsanywhereon apanel quickly andsafely…cutsthat should

neverbeattemptedwith atraditional

circularsaw.

Festool’sinnovative

plungesawsbringthe

functionalityofafull‐size

panelsawtothejobsite.

Nomoreliftinga77lb.

sheetoverthetopofa

tablesaw.Myworkis

moreaccurateandsafer.”

BrandonN.,Illinois