More Than Worth the Money

Looks like a cool idea.

Link to the craftsman accu-rip

-- DaveH - Boise, Idaho - “How hard can it be? It's only wood!”

Thanks Dave! I didn’t even think about linking to the product. Thanks for doing that for me :D

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

Neat idea!

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Lowes?

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Yep, Lowes. ;)

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

I’ll give it 4 stars. It works in a pinch and pretty well, but I think using a clamp on straight edge guide is a bit better.

-- Use the fence Luke

Doug,

Perhaps. But for me, I like the idea of just taking it from one board to another without having to line up anything and make the exact same cut. With a clamp on guide, you have to line up the guide rails and get them just so before cutting. With this, you just go to the next board and go to work.

Of course, this is also one of those things where there is no “wrong” answer, just different ones ;)

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

Cool, I need one of those.

-- Tyler, Illinois

Tomcat
which one I prefer to use depends on whether I’m after a finished edge or not. The staright edge clamp gives me a straighter cut. The little hook on the Cman guide will follow any local dings or wallows in the edge, so the cut line will end up the same. If the edge you’re following is rough, that hook can hang up a bit as well, and try to make the whole thing act like a trammel arm and start angling your cut until you snug it to the edge again. Just for busting up sheet stuff for final cutting on a table saw, it’s super quick and easy.

-- Use the fence Luke

Doug,

Fair enough. I haven’t used rough lumber yet, and frankly I haven’t found a local source for it yet, so this is ideal for my situation. Everything is already milled straight, so that’s not an issue for me and in my situation.

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!