Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
A plunge or track saw is a wonderful tool that solves the difficult problem that cutting a piece of plywood with a table saw can be. But if you don't do a lot of plywood or sheet good cutting, a good straight edge works...and works well. I've made a more complicated conduit track saw build that works, but it's unnecessary as you only need a good straight edge to get a perfect cut.
In this video, we're going to make that straight edge. It requires very few tools and very few materials (unistrut, thin plywood) to make and I promise, you'll never look at the table saw again when you need to cut sheets down.
Step by step instructions → makethingswithrob.com/make-a-simplified-track-saw
Become a patron! → Patreon.com/makethings
Thank you to my patrons!
Michelle B
Keith Current
William L McNally
Jerry Adams
Zach Finch
Rich Lightfoot
Tutor the Barbarian
Mike Lornitis
Les N.
Gary G.
00:00 Intro
00:35 1. Materials and tools
01:18 2. Cutting to size
01:55 3. Drilling and attaching the strut
04:35 4. Creating zero for alignment
05:04 5. Example
06:01 6. Credits
A plunge or track saw is a wonderful tool that solves the difficult problem that cutting a piece of plywood with a table saw can be. But if you don't do a lot of plywood or sheet good cutting, a good straight edge works...and works well. I've made a more complicated conduit track saw build that works, but it's unnecessary as you only need a good straight edge to get a perfect cut.
In this video, we're going to make that straight edge. It requires very few tools and very few materials (unistrut, thin plywood) to make and I promise, you'll never look at the table saw again when you need to cut sheets down.
Step by step instructions → makethingswithrob.com/make-a-simplified-track-saw
Become a patron! → Patreon.com/makethings
Thank you to my patrons!
Michelle B
Keith Current
William L McNally
Jerry Adams
Zach Finch
Rich Lightfoot
Tutor the Barbarian
Mike Lornitis
Les N.
Gary G.
00:00 Intro
00:35 1. Materials and tools
01:18 2. Cutting to size
01:55 3. Drilling and attaching the strut
04:35 4. Creating zero for alignment
05:04 5. Example
06:01 6. Credits
