All in One Clamp A-50 50-Inch Grip Clamp Guide w/T-track
by E. Emerson Tool Co
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of All in One Clamp A-50 50-Inch Grip Clamp Guide w/T-track
Customer Review: works well
Summary: 5 Stars
The clamp guide works well and makes ripping a plywood sheet easy, well worth the money.Customer Review: Excellent if you want to crosscut plywood
Summary: 5 Stars
This guide is great to cross cut plywood with your circular saw. A couple other reviews mention difficulty cutting smaller stock & 1/16th inch movement when cutting. I don't think that it was intended to replace a table saw or use with small stock, but if you want to cut plywood much, much straighter than you could with a chaulk line free hand, than you will be very satisfied with this tool. Customer Review: Good value but had higher hopes
Summary: 3 Stars
I am starting to put together a small 1-car garage shop and have been reluctant to fit a table saw into that space. For the cost, this seemed like a good way to see if I could get away without a table saw. I had high hopes of being able to make near finish cuts with this accessory when paired with decent circular saw installed with a Forrest WWII blade. The jury is still out.
As a previous reviewer had noted, this length (50") actually will flex almost 1/16 inch in the middle when just trying to keep the saw firm against the guide during a cut. A board clamped against the guide in the middle of a cut span on the opposite side of the cut solved that problem. Still, I would recommend going with the wider ultra guides at this and longer lengths.
I haven't yet figured out a system to get consistent results similar to that a locked fence on a table saw would yield. Another thing, as evenly and carefully as I tried to make cuts, I still end up with blade marks. Out of every 10 cuts, only 2 or 3 have been near perfect. The rest bothered me enough that I had to clean up with a router. I checked for blade alignment and everything seemed perfect and I measure and check each cut prior to cutting. Maybe my circular saw just isn't stout enough. I will try the saw plate to see if that helps but for now, I am spending extra time working to get one piece perfect and then using that as a template for a router with a bearing guided straight bit to clean up and make exact copies.
Overall, I do like this accessory. It does what it's advertised to do at a reasonable price. Also as a clamp for glue ups, it's very handy (I have each of the shorter lengths as well). However, I have had to lower my expectations for what I can do. I don't think it'll replace a table saw. I have looked at other options (e.g. Festool) but for their price points, I'd rather figure out how to fit a table saw into my small shop.
Customer Review: Grip Clamp Guide
Summary: 5 Stars
grip clamp works very well needs more instructions on how to work. it's very good for cutting plywood sheets, and a router guide or use as a straight edge.Customer Review: Great clamp - but
Summary: 3 Stars
Great clamp, but do not use it with a router. This is a great clamp for doing quick and dirty cuts, but do not expect your cut to be perfectly straight as it can flex if you apply pressure against it. It is perfectly fine for most circular saw cuts as long as you don't press to firmly against it, but a router adds way to much pressure and you won't end up with a straight cut. Get the wider model if you need it for routing or extremely straight circular saw cuts.