I’d be mighty suspicious. Care to share a link?

 

Ordered off Amazon, sorry Robert. I figured for twenty bucks I'd give it a try.

 

I’d be mighty suspicious. Care to share a link?

Then i found this one for $20:

95P Track Saw Guide Rail Accessory Kit,2P 7" Quick Screw Guide Rail Clamp Fit for Festool, Makita,DeWalt Hold Down Clamps Use for T-Track Clamping,200" Stripe,2P Rail Connector,81P Rubber Stripe - Amazon.com

95P Track Saw Guide Rail Accessory Kit,2P 7" Quick Screw Guide Rail Clamp Fit for Festool, Makita,DeWalt Hold Down Clamps Use for T-Track Clamping,200" Stripe,2P Rail Connector,81P Rubber Stripe - Amazon.com

www.amazon.com

One difference is the clamps in the Amazon kit, are smaller than the Festool clamps. Make no mistake, this does not include any track.

 

Maybe one day I'll figure out how to post things like what you fellas did.

 

Garry - down at the bottom of the reply box are a lot of "options". Hope this helps.

 

Garry - down at the bottom of the reply box are a lot of "options". Hope this helps.
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This is what just arrived, the track clamps seem well made, it did come with the splinter guard, which seems to have decent adhesive to attach it to the track.
It also came with 2 pieces to connect track together. All told for 20 bucks i think I got my money's worth.

 

Thank you John, sorry to be a pain.

 

It appears that he got what was advertised.
Couple of clamps and some accessories.
It probably would help the future if he would edit the header from
Found a deal on Amazon (Tracksaw)
To include the words accessories. (track saw accessories)

 

It took me awhile Biotec but I finally figured out how to redo the post.
I finally got a chance to try out the rail clamps and they work great. The splinter guard on my track had i small gouge in it so I replaced it also ( after watching a video on YouTube on how to properly replace it) so my purchase wasn't a bust.
Haven't had the chance to use the rail connectors do to only having one section of rail.

 

I replaced the splinter guard with a black one. Much better!

 

I agree,

My new splinter guard is also black and is much easier to see when aligning it to a pencil mark.

 

On the topic of splinter guards...

I replaced the guard on my Wen track with the one from Powertec and I really dislike it. It is a hard plastic and even cut kind of feathery in a few places whereas the OEM one from Wen was more flexible and rubbery and cut much more cleanly. I have a couple of other Powertec products that are really great but IMO, this one was a dud for me.

I'll be replacing it but haven't figured out with what yet?

 

I understand the attraction of track saws, but being a frugal guy the cost just pushes me away. It’s like buying a straight line drawer. That’s a device to draw a straight line.

I have what must be at least a 35 YO Craftsman circular saw. My guide is about 60” long and it cost me $2 at most. I took a 7” x 60” x 1/8 inch piece of hardboard and attached a 2” x 3/8” x 60” piece of plywood along one edge. To that I glued 5 to 6 pieces of 60 grit sandpaper to the bottom of the hardboard. I can set that guide on any piece of plywood or wood board and get a straight line with no clamps. Now I must admit I did use my table saw to cut the 3/8” plywood & I added guides to my circular saw base to prevent negative directional movement.

The point is I probably have < $5 in this complete set up minus the saw.

 

Yes sir, i have used one like you described for a long time and with good results.
The difference i found in the guide you mentioned was trying to break down a sheet of laminated plywood and achieve a clean chip free edge is close to impossible.
I used to use my tablesaw with great results, but wrestling 4x8 sheets now is out of the question.