Woodworking can be fun, exciting and challenging - and it can also be VERY frustrating. Most times, that frustration hits when our current skills don't match up to our aspirations and goals to make that next project. My channel is focused on sharing skills, tips, tricks and how-to videos. I look forward to engaging with others that love the craft of woodworking.
Hey Ben, l want to thank you for talking about your physical deficits and pain. Yes, seriously. I am a 63 yr old 5’1” female physical therapist. I too have a body that has crapped out and live with pain daily, yet I only let it slow me down. It will never stop me. I am constantly confronted with people who choose to let pain and deficits be a ticket to couch surfing and more dysfunction. Men look at me with a side eye when I talk about wood working and more importantly, when I am trying to motivate them to get up, get out, enjoy life and be productive. Women too. You made me cry hearing you talk positively. We need more people with your mindset. Besides that, your entire video addressed all of my workspace and physical challenges. I will be buying some parallel guides. Thank you.
Also, a table saw needs to be sturdy enough, needs enough surface and length to support the work piece to keep it straight, you have to be able to accurately set it etc, all things that cost quite a lot of money and space. A tradk saw with a long guiderail is accurate, takes up little space and costs less to be accurate. But i agree it takes some mental adjustment.
I have Dewalt track saw, parallel guide is not there yet .. i am thinking should i just go with rail square or parallel guide. which one i should go first. very rarely i need repetable cuts, but if i need occassionally can i live with rail square please advvise.
Ordered the ones on bangood, been a sponsor for festool way to long. I think other brands are way to expensive to. If i had the time i made my own guide rails
Good Video.. I want to say the following. You can buy them if ya want. I have found them to be no more accurate that what you can make yourself on a decent table saw and router table
That's true, but not everyone wants to make them themselves. I've gone through the stage of 'making my own jigs' in my workshop, and I just no longer want to do that lol. I'd rather just pay for some used ones and be done with it!
That’s so simple I don’t know why I didn’t think of that before thanks for posting this. I almost bought like $100 tool to do the same thing pushing the cuts out past the table and the other direction too though
So happy that I found this video. I picked up a Domino XL 500 this past Christmas and this jig will go great with it~! Still getting used to it, but that's the fun of it, right? Thanks for this great idea~!
Guess what most production shops use. A table saw, it's not even the sliding table saw, just the regular cabinet type. Nothing beats a good table saw for repeatability and other types of cuts. Edit. You first cut to size and rip to precision. There's going to be waste irrespective of method used. Table saw is faster and involves no setup between very small and large pieces
Maybe I’m overthinking this, but I’m having a pretty hard time getting my guides properly calibrated. For some reason I can’t just make the mark like you do on top and calibrate that way. I’m off by about 1mm. I take a square and match the line so that my track saw blade(in fast fix mode) is right off to the side of it. Yet I’m still off by 1mm. Do you think maybe I should draw 2 lines (2mm apart from each other) and try to set my blade right in between them?
I found out that Ben is no longer doing woodworking videos and has moved on. Was wondering if anyone who has commented on Ben's video on his sysBench would happen to have Ben's plans for his sysBENch? I would pay for his plans if someone here would have them....thanks
Hi Ben.. The link for your website does not seem to be working. I would like to order your plans for your Sysbench as I really like your plan. I am building some garage shelving very similiar to your sysBENch. I hope your still offering your plans as I would like to purchase them...thanks
That saves me a fortune in bags. I have to Festool dust extractors, one for workshop, one for site work. Whenever either bag is full I attach the dust separator and suck out the dust from a full bag. Then just dump the dust from the tub later. Nice video
I'm glad i watched your video. I was thinking about buying a set of parallel guides, but your video helped me realize that while a set would be nice to have, they're not a necessity. Good job on the video.
Thank you Ben, I just saw your video and like you I don’t have much room but the two extensions are useful and very practical. Thank you very much for your time for making this great video
Thank you for this! I work in a 120sq ft workshop and also can't fit a table saw. I use the MFT and have been trying to figure out an efficient way to do this. This video is a great help!
I have also ctl26 sometime full up quickly.my question is just change reservoir bottom reservoir change with 48 liter less cost than cyclone and more effective no?
Your video just came up on my feed. Nice job! You might take a look at an old animation that I made to perform this same task. If you do, please turn ON closed caption. If you have additional material of the same thickness, the method I illustrate works nicely. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gEw5VUtofqM.html
What brought me here is I'm trying to figure out if/how I can transport a few 12' 2x4's in/on a midsized SUV without paying the guys that hang out in the Home Depot parking lot.
