Tradeoffs of edge guides

Hi NEM,

I have 24 & 48 cheaper versions of the type Rockler sells. On mine, the
locking mechanism is sideways & the "handle" is a short piece of metal
which is hard on the fingers (I slip a short piece of PVC over it for
more leverage).

That said, I haven't gotten the use out of these that I thought I would
when I bought them about 4 years ago. More often than not, I reach for
a nice piece of 8 ft angled aluminum that I have to rip down big sheets
of stuff or a straignt strip of plywood or MDF.

OTOH, the Rockler price for the 48 seems pretty good.

FWIW

Lou

In article <[email protected]>, Never
Enough Money <[email protected]> wrote:

> I've posted on this before but now I know more...
>
> I'm wondering what the tradeoffs are between
> 1. The Rockler All-In-One Clamp Guide
> 2. ProGrip
> 3. Tru-Grip
> 4. A piece of plywood
> 5. A piece of aluminum
> 6. The Veritas Power Tool Guide
>
> References:
>
> http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product_details.cfm?cookietest=1&sid=V5715&offeri
> ngs_id=11059
>
>
> http://www.thewoodworkerschoice.com/search_results.asp?txtsearchParamType=ANY&
> txtsearchParamCat=9&txtsearchParamMan=ALL&txtsearchParamVen=ALL&txtDateAddedSt
> art=&txtPriceEnd=&txtPriceStart=&txtSale=&txtsearchParamTxt=*&txtFromSearch=&s
> ubcat=287-bottom&iLevel=2&txtCatName=2
>
> http://www.microfence.com/pages/Tru-Grip.html
>
>
> http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product_details.cfm?cookietest=1&sid=V5715&offeri
> ngs_id=11059
>
> Seems to me that ProGrip or Tru-Grip are the best. ProGrip also has a
> product called back-to-back which is great for some applications.
>
> Comments from you folks?

Excellent. And thanks for the URL.

Pat Barber <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<Bq2pd.966854[snip]
>
> http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/etip022500wb.html
>
> I have a 24", 50" and 98" version.
>
> All three are made from 1/4" plywood with a 1/2" piece
> of mdf as the "fence".
>
[snip]

I have the Tru-Grip 24" & 50" but:

because it's always a pain in the ass to figure out
the offset of the blade/bit to the cut line, I created
three versions of this:

http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/etip022500wb.html

I have a 24", 50" and 98" version.

All three are made from 1/4" plywood with a 1/2" piece
of mdf as the "fence".

When I'm ripping plywood, that guide is always the
first thing I reach for. It can't be beat, is dead simple,
and makes that particular job MUCH easier.




Never Enough Money wrote:

> I've posted on this before but now I know more...
>
> I'm wondering what the tradeoffs are between
> 1. The Rockler All-In-One Clamp Guide
> 2. ProGrip
> 3. Tru-Grip
> 4. A piece of plywood
> 5. A piece of aluminum
> 6. The Veritas Power Tool Guide
>
> References:
> http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product_details.cfm?cookietest=1&sid=V5715&offerings_id=11059
>
> http://www.thewoodworkerschoice.com/search_results.asp?txtsearchParamType=ANY&txtsearchParamCat=9&txtsearchParamMan=ALL&txtsearchParamVen=ALL&txtDateAddedStart=&txtPriceEnd=&txtPriceStart=&txtSale=&txtsearchParamTxt=*&txtFromSearch=&subcat=287-bottom&iLevel=2&txtCatName=2
>
> http://www.microfence.com/pages/Tru-Grip.html
>
> http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product_details.cfm?cookietest=1&sid=V5715&offerings_id=11059
>
> Seems to me that ProGrip or Tru-Grip are the best. ProGrip also has a
> product called back-to-back which is great for some applications.
>
> Comments from you folks?

"Never Enough Money" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I've posted on this before but now I know more...
>
> I'm wondering what the tradeoffs are between
> 1. The Rockler All-In-One Clamp Guide
> 2. ProGrip
> 3. Tru-Grip
> 4. A piece of plywood
> 5. A piece of aluminum
> 6. The Veritas Power Tool Guide
>
> References:
>
http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product_details.cfm?cookietest=1&sid=V5715&offerings_id=11059
>
>
http://www.thewoodworkerschoice.com/search_results.asp?txtsearchParamType=ANY&txtsearchParamCat=9&txtsearchParamMan=ALL&txtsearchParamVen=ALL&txtDateAddedStart=&txtPriceEnd=&txtPriceStart=&txtSale=&txtsearchParamTxt=*&txtFromSearch=&subcat=287-bottom&iLevel=2&txtCatName=2
>
> http://www.microfence.com/pages/Tru-Grip.html
>
>
http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product_details.cfm?cookietest=1&sid=V5715&offerings_id=11059
>
> Seems to me that ProGrip or Tru-Grip are the best. ProGrip also has a
> product called back-to-back which is great for some applications.
>
> Comments from you folks?

A lot of pieces of wood have been cut down using simple straight edges. You
can over engineer anything. Sometimes you have to ask yourself it you're
looking for what will do the job properly, or if you're looking for what
people around you will be most satisfied with. I generally go with what
will satisfy my needs and don't much care about everything else. My
suggestion? Go with what floats your boat - we're just talking about a
straight edge here.
--

-Mike-
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