Project:Parallel guide for Festool
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Idea
I want to build a Parallel guide for the Festool saw track. This guide can be used to cut large panels using a handsaw. Of course this is normally easier on the big "Formatkreissäge", but:
- if the Formatkreissäge is not working properly
- there is nobody in the space, so you can't use a table saw for security reasons
- the plate you want to cut is simply to big for the "Formatkreissäge"
...then you might want to use the parallel guide in combination with a handheld circular saw. The good thing about a parallel guide is that you can do repeated cuts with a handheld circular saw.
Creation Steps / Process
Pretty straight forward: Finding a T-Nut-rail in the space (17x11) - approximately 1m , Printing the files using PETG-Filament from thingiverse (Makita Parallel guide for 11x17 t-track: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6332022 and Knob - M8: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5913832), inserting a 8mm bolt
Work in Progress:
--> I still have to buy the right T-Nuts and attach them to the T-Nut-rail
Further Improvements:
- Attaching some kind of measuring tape would be ideal
- a longer rail would be good for wider cuts.
