All in One Clamp RP 8-Inch by 9-Inch Router Plate

• All in One Clamp SP 9-Inch X 12-Inch Saw Plate
• All in One Clamp A-50 50-Inch Grip Clamp Guide w/T-track
• All in One Clamp #WJ Wide Jaws Fixture for All in One Clamp (2-Pack)
• All in One Clamp SB Stop Block w/ Micro Adjustment
• All in One Clamp U-99 99-Inch Ultra Wide Grip Clamp with Double T-Track

I was apprehensive about using this tool, and did prepare by vacuuming and blowing down the track before and after use. The router plate easily replaced the existing base on my Bosch router. The router plate worked smoothly and without incident on the Emerson router guide. I understand that other people had difficulty using this product but I did not. The Emerson guide was a challenge to my patience, but that is a different review.

This type of plastic slides ok but it binds up on the track a bit if the angle of the track isn't exactly normal to the surface. It is less physically demanding to cut large panels with this guide than with a cabinet saw.There are other systems on the market that work better but they cost a lot. Just make sure you have good blades/bits that track straight and wax the track, and it will work well. I've used the 50" clamp for a year, and recently purchased the plates. This one is inexpensive.

They are a two piece plastic molding, and while the molding is a little rough the plastic is strong. A bit of wax on the track and the plate really improved the sliding action. You could use a teflon or silicone spray but it could interfere with the future finish of the wood. With a bit of cleanup of the casting flash and a bit of wax lubrication of the track it works quite smoothly, and I turn to this system quite often even though I have a large cabinet saw with a 50" fence and a large router table.

Believe me, using your saw or router directly against the clamp bar will work better than using one of these lousy plates. The clamp itself works well, but the cheaply made plastic plates will not slide at all on the clamp bar. I don't normally write reviews, but the router plate, and it's sibling, the saw plate are really worthless. This could be weather dependent, since my garage is quite cool, but the plates should slide regardless of the temperature. I paid $63.00 for these two plates (including shipping), and this was one of the worst things I've ever bought. If you take the plate out of the track (gliding only on a portion of the track) then it will slide, but what good is that since it would be easy to cut crooked, if you didn't keep pressure on the clamp side.

I got this several months ago. With my cordless circular saw, it has been a great convenient, mobile set-up.

I twice got my router halfway through the piece and simply could not budge it any farther. First, none of the many pre-drilled holes fit my very common Porter Cable router. Second, although there is a hole for a screw to attach it to the T-track in the clamp, one is not provided. I threw the damn thing away, another $20 wasted. But thirdly and most frustratingly, the slot in the plastic for the clamp's track to go through is too tight so it gets stuck.