The Benefits of Track Saws 

Setting depth on track saws would be the same principle as a table top . You want 1/2 of the curf of the blade to extend beyond the materials surface. Thus, he had polystyrene on the floor to prevent damage to blade and floor.

Bosch have 2.1m and 3.1m rails

It's just the rigid foam insulation you can get at any of the big box stores.

David Letz I’ve used my Festool track with out the clamps and not once has the track moved or slid out. But the clamps are nice if you don’t feel confident about ruining a 100$ sheet.

Never clamped mine, nothings ever moved on me, just keep the sawdust cleaned off if you can

Toughnut it’s a 2 inch thick sheet of insulating foam.

+Christian Vale Maffel, german made, mind so, expect to pay a HUGE amount of $$$$$$$$$$$$for this one.

The red one is a Mafell here in the uk they are cheaper than the Festool and is a better saw I brought the makita as it does all I need it too and I can get conversion bases for my makita circular saws too.

+Richard Love Buy a second track and connect the two together. I have two tracks for my Festool TS 55

Or buy the 3 metre track. I think festool even sells a 5 metre track.

Cinturino vivosport

+Backyard Woodworking Before I got my Festool I'd agree with you but now that I have one and have used it a bunch I'd be lost without it. You can use a regular skill saw but it does not give you the fine accurate cut and there is no dust collection with a skill saw.

I've been using my own tracks for years with the same mindset a couple of difficult jobs recently and I brought a track saw yesterday would never go back. I will keep my home made tracks as there's jobs where the Ali tracks are too good for but I'm now a convert.

Makita sp6000

Stephen Richie no less skill than clamping a straight edge

+Richard Both festool and makia have 118" 3000mm tracks, have one can't live with out it.

There is an advantage have two instead of one long piece. Storage for one and ease of use. I have use the several times with no issue with a straight cut.

Sounds like you don't see the advantages of the track saw. Trust me they make them and people buy them for a reason. It's definitely not a gimmick

If you think you can get track saw quality cuts with just a straight edge and a circular saw (even with the most premium blade), you clearly haven't used a track saw. Track saws constrain left/right movement to prevent your cut from wandering, they also have a chip guard to prevent blowout on the top surface, and lastly they typically have really good dust collection which can stop your saw baseplate from riding up on sawdust which is another factor that can affect your cut quality. Oh, plus the edge is exactly where they cut so you don't have to mess with figuring out where to try to clamp your straight edge... you just put the track edge right on the cut line and go.

Zero clearance edge on the track means no chipout. You can't do that very easily with a circ saw

Give up the capitalisation mate .. makes you look like a .........