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I wish Shopsmith the best but.......
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:10 am
by Gene Howe
....$270 for a saw track?????
My shop built one from a piece of BB ply and PeachTree T Track cost less than $50.00
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:54 pm
by ryanbp01
Maybe it's alternative to the one Festool offers.
BPR
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:33 pm
by kalynzoo
It does seem pricey.
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 7:12 pm
by rjn2649
I took a look around ALL the track systems I found I thought was way overpriced. I get it someone paid for the design work, the initial extrusion, the machining, but really no one could use a standard extruded part and build from there...those types of extruded parts have been around a long time. This is one product I will wait for HF to copy
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:29 pm
by Ed in Tampa
I think the starter kits comes with a 57" piece of track fo $249
Festool 55 inch is only $95. That means the guide that comes with the SS starter kit has to be worth $150+
The same product from Eurekazone.com costs $169 for a 55 inch section of track, clamps and guide.
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 4:55 am
by newportcycle
I like the idea and would like to have one, I can never seem to cut a perfectly straight line nor can I seem to find a straight board when I need a guide. I thought it was a typo when I saw the price.
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 9:06 am
by damagi
Ed in Tampa wrote:I think the starter kits comes with a 57" piece of track fo $249
Festool 55 inch is only $95. That means the guide that comes with the SS starter kit has to be worth $150+
The same product from Eurekazone.com costs $169 for a 55 inch section of track, clamps and guide.
Yup - the eurekazone stuff is a much better deal...especially considering the other stuff you can add on later if you want. The trutrack stuff is pretty much a dead end while simultaneously being overpriced.
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 12:30 am
by letterk
Ed in Tampa wrote:I think the starter kits comes with a 57" piece of track fo $249
Festool 55 inch is only $95. That means the guide that comes with the SS starter kit has to be worth $150+
The same product from Eurekazone.com costs $169 for a 55 inch section of track, clamps and guide.
Pretty much Grizzly has taken the place of Harbor Freight on this one. Although Grizzly is a rebranded Scheppach brand. At one point Woot sold the Scheppach with two 25" Rails and Connector for around $120.
I have a Dewalt Track saw that got a great deal when Amazon launched Amazon Supply. I have both the 59" and 102" tracks. It is great for breaking down sheet goods, but lately I have used it to trim the overhang on the deck and rip a board with a bevel that I would shave struggled to cut with one of those bevel guides.