I tried using different combinations of using the 4 available holes for the lock downs. If I tightened it down it would put pressure on the part over the bevel. If you notice in the picture, the lock down in the back is actually on the edge of the shoe and not the flat part of the base in the middle. Here's how the screws should attach to these types of saws. With the Milwaukee M18 the set screw on at least one of the lock downs would be over this bevel and the pressure from the screw over the bevel would make the angle act as a pivot point raising the back of the saw up. On the Milwaukee Cordless Circular saw I can somewhat get it clamped down but not securely and the back of the saw lifts up off the sled.īoth these saws have magnesium shoes that have a bevel in the front that aids with plunge cuts. On the Bosch CSW41 the bevel gauge completely blocks one side where one of the Lock Downs would go. My Bosch CSW41 Worm Drive Saw and my Milwaukee M18 Fuel 18-Volt Cordless Circular Saw both have narrow shoes (base plates) that don't allow the Base Plate Lock Downs to hold the saw base securely. With a standard sidewinder saw the Rip-Cut worked well but I was hoping to use a couple of my newer saws with it.
Accu rip fence full#
I'll be posting a full review later on but I wanted to address a problem I had getting a couple of my saws to work with the Rip-Cut, a cordless circular saw and a worm drive saw, and how I solved it. Yeah, twisted logic but as luck would have it they were coming out with a new version and were happy to oblige.
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I noticed a lot of links to my plans being posted on Kreg's social media streams and I contacted them to say thanks for being so generous with their links by asking them if the would send me a review sample of their Rip-Cut™ Instructions for modifying the Kreg Rip-Cut™ to attach circular saws using their rip fence slot that otherwise wouldn't fit.