I bought these to replace a set of rectangular bars that used typical set screws. I wish I would have bought these sooner. These don’t deform my tracks and because of the design you won’t lose set screws. They do fit best in Festool tracks but that’s no longer an issue for me because I switched all my tracks to Festool.
Incredibly well thought out design. At first, I wondered why TSO would offer something Festool has had ever since they started selling guide rails. Watched the Video and I understood. Great Job TSO!
So tell me this because these are super expensive. I like the "dovetail" idea, but that leaves zero ability to adjust if there's even a slight discrepancy in the tracks which I hear many complain about. Thank you
Have these been tested on the Powertec rails? They are supposed to be Makita/Festool compatible but that is for top interface area, not sure of the connection track underneath as they come with their own connection bar. Thanks
After I join two new Makita guide rails together with the GRC 12 I still do not get straight cuts some turn out concave and sometimes convex. I'm thinking I'll use my Stabila 6'6"" leval as a traight edge when connecting guide rails together in the future. Any positive advice is welcome
The connectors are made of aluminum. Probably a little flex can bend them and cause cuts that aren’t perfectly straight. I don’t trust the long term durability of these connectors. I use my 4ft level and the Festool connectors and don’t have an issue.
makita has warped rails. I have returned a few until straight ones finally arrived. Also, makita's track profile is not dead on from rail to rail, depending on when and where they were manufactured. That's why Festool is the reliable brand.
The Festool aligning bars are much sturdier than the flimsy light weight aluminium which these overpriced fan boy crap are made from at first I thought I'd been sent an empty box they are going back.
