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   JMartinsky | Jul 24, 2003 01:50am | #1

   I use them all the time. Not too good on thin sheet goods (3/8" and under). Excellent otherwise. Great for plywood and trimming the tops or bottoms of doors. Works well with a router and circular saw. Good investment!

   John

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   RANGERP75R | Jul 24, 2003 03:04am | #2

   jc

      24" an 50" inch. Trims full sheets down to size an even can use as a guide an stop across the work-bench. Wouldn't be without them...

   sarge..jt

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   corners | Jul 24, 2003 05:40am | #3

   24 and 50 right on the wall beside the bench - the 24 is often a quick fence on drill press and bandsaw - very useful tools!

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   Manchild | Jul 24, 2003 03:21pm | #4

   Are you thinking about  getting the pro series? The pro series has a carriage system that guides your saw/router along the side. The saw guide base has a piece of wood that you cut with your saw so when you set the guide you just go right to the line and it will not lift the grain. This is a great straight edge system.

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   wrick2003 | Jul 24, 2003 03:51pm | #5

       I used to use mine alot for a cutting guide, but now it has become the automatic fence for the drill press, and a router guide for dadoes.

        I made 3 cutting fences for my circular saw to replace the clamp guide. Each are made from a 12" slice of hardboard; 36", 52", and 96" long.

        Attached to the hardboard are 1 1/2" strips of poplar, glued and screwed. One pass down each side of the strip cuts the setback width for either side of the saw.

        Now one needs only to line the edge of the hardboard up with the cut line, and the saw knows where to go. I use quick clamps to hold the jig down.

       I used to use the clamp guide every day on the jobsite for all kinds of tasks, but have found the homemade version to be more versatile, especially for long angled cuts on sheetgoods.  You just line it up, clamp it, and cut.  They are easily replaced with scraps.

        When I went from Dewalt to Porter Cable I discovered that the guides need to be re-ripped to accomodate the new setbacks for the different saw.

        Good Luck     rg

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   Len | Jul 24, 2003 06:07pm | #6

   I've got a 50 and 30. I use them all the time. Made great gifts for the whole family.

   I recently bought the Veritas edge guide to rip sheet goods. I also bought the follower. The system works great. The follower fits on the quick clamps as well but they needed to be spaced up slightly.

   Enjoy,

   Len

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   RoyinMD | Jul 24, 2003 08:06pm | #7

   I've got (2) 50" back to back and a 50", 36" and 24". Love them, not a week goes by without them being used. Tool guides, fences and clamps all in one.

   Check out this old thread, we talked about them a while back, lots of good comments.

   http://forums.taunton.com/tp-knots/messages/?msg=13191.1

   Enjoy, Roy

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   AlanTurner | Jul 25, 2003 12:16am | #8

   Another use?--

   Clamp it onto a waney board, with one edge overhanging, and use that edge against a rip fence to get a straight rip edge.

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   RoyinMD | Jul 25, 2003 12:23am | #9

   I've done that a few times, it works great.

   Enjoy, Roy

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   AlanTurner | Jul 25, 2003 12:53am | #10

   I have both a 4 and an 8 footer, and used the 8' to do some mahogany door stiles, before I had a jointer.  It does work well, and is pretty quick also.

   Alan