Veritas Tools - Power Tool Guide Circular-Saw Edge Guide

Editor's Review: Can a Circular-Saw Edge Guide Replace Your Tablesaw?

The Veritas' lack of bells and whistles may disappoint some people, but its simplicity is by no means stingy. Fit and finish are excellent, and everything works as it should. The minimalist knurled-brass clamps track smoothly and fasten things down with a twist of the wrist. The two 52-in. fence sections fit cleanly and quickly, the dovetailed finger connections being an especially nice touch. The extension connection uses the same knobs as on the clamps. This makes tightening the setscrews for putting two edge guides together a breeze. It took about 20 minutes for our tester to square the auxiliary plywood plate (a similar effort is required to make a router plate), and another few minutes to make a gauge block.

You provide the carriage's 1/4-in. piece of plywood and plunge the blade through for a zero-clearance cut.

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