Lenny, I'm a bit behind on emails so I just now got this. Thanks so much - it's exactly what I was looking for!
Thanks, Tom On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 10:05 PM, Lenny McHugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Tom, > look at http://www.justclamps.com/progrip_straight_edge_clamp.htm > Lenny, Please visit my home page http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ > It's motivating, humorous and has a lot of resources. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Hodges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <tom.bethhodges%40gmail.com>> > To: <[email protected] <blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>> > Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 9:54 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Saw Guide > > We went to www.woodline.com and www.woodlineusa.com and neither shows the > ProGrip System. Amazon's description doesn't tell us much. Do you know any > other place to look for this? > > Thanks, > Tom > > On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 8:48 AM, Bob Kennedy <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]<bobken54%40bellsouth.net>> > wrote: > > > Yesterday my buddy Glen from this list and I went to the Woodworking > > Show in Charlotte, NC. If you ever get a chance to hit one of these > shows, > > and you have a low level of resistance, don't go. They have everything > > related to woodworking of course, and a whole lot more... > > I'm glad I took Glen along because he can talk the sales people out of > > anything they may be thinking of including... > > > > We have run the different ideas for saw guides around on here before but > > here is one I didn't know about before yesterday. And it's in my shop > > already. > > > > The ProGrip system from Woodline USA has to be the best system I've seen > > to work for people that can't follow a straight or marked line with a > > circular saw. That's why I bought it. > > > > How it works. There are bases for either your saw or router. The base is > > made from a high impact plastic, really looks like Plexiglas. You > retract > > the blade completely on your saw in order to mount the base to it. On > the > > base there is a step screwed to one side. This step is pushed tight to > the > > blade side of the saw plate. you will have to drill a couple holes > through > > the plate of the saw to connect to saw and base together. Once connected > > > you > > have to start the saw and lower the blade again so the blade can cut a > > slot > > through the guide base. > > > > Here is the best part. The guide bar or track is about 3 or 4 inches > wide. > > On one end of the track is a toggle lever. Running the length of the > > underneath side of the track is a rod connected to the toggle lever. > Along > > the rod is a dog that can slide all along the rod for adjusting to the > > size > > of the wood. You lay the track over the wood to be cut, slide the dog to > > > the > > edge of the wood and push down the lever and it is clamped in place. > There > > are 3 different points where you can stop applying pressure with the > clamp > > so you won't put too much pressure on the wood if you are afraid of > > breaking > > something. > > > > On the top side of this track are T tracks. On the bottom of the base on > > the saw there is a step that fits perfectly into the T track slot > closest > > to > > the saw. Set the base in the slot and your saw will follow the track. > > > > The different length tracks are sold separately but everything is > > interchangeable. I bought the long version which will let you cut a > sheet > > 97 > > and a half inches long. Plywood is 96 inches long but as the man pointed > > out, MDF is 97. I forget how short the tracks start but is around 50 > > inches > > as I remember. > > > > At the show they give a little off but by the time you pay taxes at the > > show you can have it shipped probably for less than what I paid in > tax... > > With the base and long track minus taxes I gave $110. > > > > Tips to think about. If you get one you will need to measure the > distance > > from the guide to the blade and keep that in mind to incorporate to the > > final length or width of a cut. And you will want to consider having a > saw > > dedicated to this system to avoid taking the plate on and off each time. > > > > You can buy them direct from Woodline USA or I found them on Amazon this > > morning as well. 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