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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.
the router and circular saw slide are hard to attach to the saw in particular. would not buy these again or recommend them to anyone. both do not slide on the rail with out forcing them which results in a bad cut or rout job.
The whole system works as advertised, and is well worth the modest cost. That said, I sent a simple email to the manufacturer inquiring about replacement parts (and explaining the problems, even admitting my responsibility), and in less than two hours, the company responded with an offer to replace the parts (no cost). Second, I used a cheap router bit and pushed it so hard that I melted the router plate. I bought the router plate, the wide jaws and the 50" clamp a few months ago, for a particular project requiring lots of dadoes in MDF. A couple of notes--I probably over-tightened the clamp, causing a piece of the cam-lever to break. That's customer service.Great product, and a great company that stands behind its product. It hasn't ruined the clamp, but I assume the overall clamping pressure has been diminished.
I found the cuts with the plate much easier. I would highly recommend. Please take into account that I am a beginning woodworker, those with or experience may not need this type of tool, but for me, this worked well, and with little setup. I made test cuts with and without the plate using a 2 1/4 HP Bosch router. I used this with an all in one clamp I purchased at another store.
This makes the dado cuts so easy that I am going to forget using a dado blade in my tablesaw. I was cutting a 1/4 inch dado into 3/4 oak ply. Installaton was a snap because there were predrilled holes for my router base. Good luck. Simple product to use, and it make the job a lot easier.
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