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Once you figure this out, it's not a problem. Secondly, I noticed that the only "1" star rating so far on this product mentions this complaint. Even with the need to snap the locking pin in place from time to time, I am so pleased with what this guide does for me. I have used it on several applications and I can tell you it is worth it's weight in gold. It is well worth the cost because it does get the job done. Perhaps this is a design flaw because my name brand 48" does not have this issue. I am a general contractor and do many of the smaller jobs as well.
When I ran across this, I was excited and purchased it immediately. I must say that there is a slight glitch in it's use but once you understand it, it is not a problem. I have owned a competitor's 48" brand for years and love using it on the bottom of doors for a straight cut. I just wish they would offer a case to hold it for storage. I had been looking for an 8'version so I could use it to rip down the width of doors plus plywood accurately. The slight glitch is that sometimes you have to "reset" the locking mechanism with your finger to re-establish the locking ability. Hope this helps.
I mention this for two reasons, first to save you the frustration you will feel when you think it's not holding properly.
However, as predicted mine clamp arrived after having been used as a ramp, brace, etc. I wish I could actually rate the product itself, but I can't seem to get this problem corrected by either UPS or Amazon, so I don't have a clamp to rate, just a bill from my credit card company. I am very angry, and needed to let people know that if you want this clamp, arrange to have yourself or a friend pick it up from the amazon warehouse --shipping it on UPS, which is the only way Amazon will ship, is a waste of time and money --and not worth the frustration of not being able to finish a job, because it takes these two companies so long to resolve "problems". I this item, even though I was warned that it might arrive damaged in shipment. No wonder amazon is so rich, they charge you for things that you never receive or receive in unusable condition.
I figured that it was just a few random customers who received their clamps damaged by UPS. by UPS bent in half and the clamping mechanisms crushed on the ends. UPS claimed it as damaged and took it back, but I have heard nothing about it for about three weeks. Amazon customer service was of no help, and quite rude about me daring to imply that they were responsible for bad packaging and possibly using the poorest carrier on the planet.
Well worth the money if you cutting full sheets of plywood.saved me a lot of re-sawing.great product.
The very tiny photo shows the plate installed so that the guide rail is to the left of the cut. Once I had it snugged against the far end of a sheet of 4 by 8 birch ply, the locking (fixed) end clamp did the job.Works and works well and the 99" length makes the last bit of a cut easier to keep straight.I also bought the option saw base-- can't use it. The instructions tell you that if you have to custom drill holes that they should be counter sunk on the bottom of the saw base, but the ones that are pre-drilled are counter sunk on the top side. The aluminum had some slight dings from shipping. The adjustable clamp is oddly not intuitive and did not seem to work the first time I tried the product. But I flipped the rail over and it was obvious how to set or release the clamp. In either case the right side of my saw base would be almost at the edge of the plastic base, leaving no room for screws. Who knows.Anyway the reviewers who complain about the clamps probably did not take the extra time to figure out how to "lock" the adjustable clamp before tightening the fixed clamp.
Not serious, but I needed to scrape them smooth. It is too small for many of the newer pro-style saws, has the holes in useless places and the worst instructions I've seen in quite awhile. Good product --but no instructions are by definition not good instructions. They show the saw installed for use with motor side away from the part the rides the rail: that is as if the saw guide was to be used to the right of the cut.
I can't add more go ahead and grab one if you need to cut sheets of 8 feet or smaller you wont regret it. This clamp is the best tool I ever owned. Fantastic tool makes your cutting work so precise and accurate. By the way this clamp is NOT as heavy as it looks. My God where was I before buying this clamp.
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