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| Anyone have one and if so, what are your thoughts? I have the Kraig plunge saw and track but the table looks terrific but is $600. I’m still deciding if I should spend the money so am hoping someone here can provide some advice. |
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I'd never heard of it. But damn... its crazy what all of these companies selling track saw systems charge just for the aluminum extrusion tracks. |
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I compared the saw and rail to the Festool produce when I purchased it. The Keg probably did 80-90% of what the Festool does for a lot less money. It really does a great job on plywood sheets as those are very difficult to manage on my contractors table say. The rest of the “system”/table looks pretty slick and more importantly, portable and compact. I am away from home for a year and my quarters have a 1 car garage which I am using for a workshop: Compactness and portability are key factors. |
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| I could see the usefulness for portability. Looks like it has lots of work holding options. Seems expensive but everything seems expensive these days. |
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I have one....what specifically do you want to know? Make sure to @ me so I see it. I'm not on ARF much these days. I got the top, the attachment for 2x4s, the saw and, 2 sets of tracks, and a 90 degree track square that's 3D printed and uses a large framing square. The accessories that come with the table are meh. You'll want to make your own more than likely. They work ok but they feel real cheap. I didn't bother with the handcart. I built a cabinet for mine and dropped the top on it. Have a shop vac inside with dust separate hooked up to a power relay that kicks on when I power on the tool and runs for 10 seconds afterwards. Pros - cost Cons - 3/4" dogs in the top and not a ton of aftermarket support for it when I got it. Significantly more now but that's not saying much. Only thing i would like at this point is a set of parallel guides for cutting off of the table. Take a good look at Wen's saw and compare against it. The track can be adapted to the ACS table. I both like and dislike how the track is held on the ACS table. I'd almost prefer it to hinge up on one side like a MFT. But the way they do it keeps it dead accurate. |
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@k1rodeoboater I actually purchased both the table and the top a couple weeks ago and put it to use last weekend. It worked as advertised (for the most part) and was very accurate. It did not work well with full sheets of plywood. It probably would for those if you had a helper or some stands of corresponding height. At this point though, I’m still using a regular circular saw to cut sheets in half and then doing the precise cuts on the Kreg |
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Originally Posted By Curmudgeon762: @k1rodeoboater I actually purchased both the table and the top a couple weeks ago and put it to use last weekend. It worked as advertised (for the most part) and was very accurate. It did not work well with full sheets of plywood. It probably would for those if you had a helper or some stands of corresponding height. At this point though, I'm still using a regular circular saw to cut sheets in half and then doing the precise cuts on the Kreg If I didn't have a spare track I'd be breaking sheet goods down with a circ saw as well. I've contemplated buying a Ridgid cordless track saw so I can break sheet goods down at the store....but frankly it's more likely I'll make some cables power inverter to my vehicle temporarily and run the ACS that way....or bring a real long extension cord and beg for forgiveness rather than ask for permission. |
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Originally Posted By Jtash: Anyone know if the Ridgid track will work with the Kreg? The Kreg table uses a paiir of double hinged brackets that attach to either side of the table and also to the bottom of the rail. They have a nut that goes into the slot on the bottom of the rail that you would normally slide a bar clamp into. The biggest issue would be the length of the track: it would need to be the same as the Kreg one. I’ll try to take a few pictures this weekend and post them in the tread. |
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Originally Posted By Jtash: Looks like the Kreg and Ridgid tracks are not compatible. Will you be able to mount the Ridgid track to the Kreg table - Yes more than likely. You track has to be able to accept a track clamp. If it does you can make it work. Someone did that exact thing with a WEN track saw on YT. @Jtash |