after much research and hum hawing, i decided to purchase the 8' pro combo kit with square attachment and router atachment. it was a great choice for me. it is easy to set up and use, and is accurate. if there was anything that could make this tool more useful, it would be a pair of stops for the track when using the router attachment. it would make i easier to make consistant blind stops for dados.
Help with explaining set up where to get products and good advice
I purchased 7 bundles of VERY rough cut lumber that had ranges from 1x4's - 1x12's. Paid $400/bundle. I held on to those bundles trying to figure out the best way to square them up and have straight edges, they were ROUGH. My plan was to wall the inside of my shop with them and didn't want any gaps. I can't stress enough and boast enough about the "TRUE" TRAC system. Those bundles produce 780 broad ft from 10' bundles thanks to this system. The quality is unlike any other. My wife tells me often that it's the best tool I've purchased in a long time because I tell everyone about it, "ALL THE TIME", Her words. If you're looking for straight edges, no matter the shape of your wood, THIS IS THE TOOL! LOVE IT!! Oh yea when you add the Simple Square Guide, It saves time and is just as great as the track system itself. It would definitely get the TRUMP AWARD for "MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN"
USA MADE!!! Thanks Guys for this GREAT product!!. I punched the 12' system and then bought the complete 4' stater system just to have the spare mounting parts and hardware. Still using the original, haven't wore them out yet. CAN'T GO WRONG WITH IT!!. I'll send videos and pics on next review.
This expanding table works great. Makes the track system much more usable at an affordable price.
I’ve been custom building crates for about 6 months as a favor for a family member. I noticed that a lot of time was spent measuring. I knocked about 2 hours off the construction time with the square pkg #2 and by mounting a measuring tool to the square.
Right out of the box went together perfectly. Had it set up in 30min and it preformed very well. Wish I had ordered it sooner saves me a lot of sanding time. Thank you TrueTrac!!
No chipping, precision accuracy.
I had cut 2in strips on my table saw from rough cut lumber. They all had a bow. I used the track saw to remove the bow by taking 1/16 cuts tapered to0" . On each side. Straight cabinet worthy pieces. So long table saw. Should have bought dust attachment too.
This is pretty hard to get perfectly square with the track. After adjusting it several times and cutting all
4 sides of some plywood each time, I always ended up with 4 uneven sides. I concede its probably me, not the tool. Nonetheless, this thing takes some effort to attach correctly.
I’ve used other saw tracks and TrueTrac by far exceeds them. It is heavier thus it holds steady while using it. Attaching the base to the saw was a little nerve racking but after I pulled the trigger and proceeded with that, it all worked out. Great tool for cutting straight edges on rough cut lumber.
This is a great product for my usage (general carpentry tasks). The only issue I have had is the anti-chip strip is a little on the brittle side. I have chipped out a new strip trying to cut it to the saw. I'm thinking the temperature had something to do with that. It was mid 60 degrees in my shop at the time. Super happy with the product!
I purchased a TruTrack for my son, who is an independent contractor specializing in interior trim finishing and general carpentry. He uses his TruTrack daily and says it saves him time. He especially appreciates its ease of use and accuracy and is very satisfied with it.
Wow. This is the best track for cutting straight lines with a circular saw. Bought the track and extension about 5 years ago and never used it. Sold my bass boat and made my garage into w woodshop. Now that I am using the trac, it is very easy to cut straight lines. The support is fantastic and easy to converse with. Watch the videos and decide for yourself.
Dave
St. Albans, wv.
I upgraded my set-up from a smaller scale mill to the TrueTrac gantry system. It has made a significant improvement in quality of the finished product. I work with large slabs and in addition to quality improvement, I also have time reduction vs my old methods. This system was an investment in the business, and it is quickly paying off. Get the dust collection adder too.
We got the slab mill in and put it to use flatting a 39x96" table. The mounting holes with our Dewalt router (on the list) aligned very well with a 90-degree turn of the handles to make pulling easy. Having the threaded cross feed was very valuable and the job would have been much more difficult without it. It does take time to turn it enough to get it from one side to the other and a quick release would be a nice feature. We are very happy with it and would purchase it again.
The sled I ordered was everything I wanted. Well packaged, easy instructions and great service. I would recommend getting the vacuum system as the dust from walnut is terrible.
