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Kreg KMS7714 48-Inch Top Trak | List Price: $34.99
Discount Price: $34.98
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Brand: Kreg
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Features: - Mounts to 3/4" fence
- Accepts head of standard 1/4" bolt
- Self aligning L-shaped mounting foot for wasy installation
- Recess for 1/2" measuring tape
- 4' length
Great time saver! [Posted on 2008-02-20]
Once completing the easy setup, the Top Trak is a great time saver. I installed mine to the left of a Sears Radial Arm Saw. I've used it for cutting the rails and stiles on several raised panel doors along with cutting the drawer sides. Very accurate and repeatable. Make sure to add the Kreg tape (left or right for your application) along with either the Flip Stop or Production Stop. I bought both. The Flip Stop is more convenient if you are using the saw for cutting boards to various lengths because it can be moved out of the way quickly if necessary.
Very happy! [Posted on 2008-06-14]
I'm very happy with my Kreg track and stop system. Setting up your miter saw with stop system is mandatory in my opinion. The old tape measure/pencil mark/chase the mark and make a cut method is such a waste of time I'm amazed when I see builders doing it. Need 8 cripples at 33"? Set the stop and chop as fast as you can. And they come out perfect. Not having a stop system for your miter saw is a dumb as not having a measuring scale on your table saw.
I've used the Beismeyer stop for 10 years and they work well. But they are so proud of their little stop they think it's worth over $100. For that price opted to buy 2, 4' kreg tracks and the flip stop. It works every bit as well was easier to set up.
The track is easy to mount, is ridged and dead straight. There is even a little groove to lay the adhesive measuring tape into.
The hairline gauge allows very precise settings. (Beware that many of the cheap $39 dollar stops you can buy have a magnifying bubble over the hair line--sounds great, but when you look at it from different angles it moves back and forth a 1/16 of an inch! That's the sort of stuff that gives engineering a bad name...)
So my advice--DO NOT buy a miter saw without also building a table, fence and Kreg stop system. Sure it will take a couple hours cost $100, but it will be worth it.
-Steve
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