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Huh. I have that stuff but that is not how I set it up! Putting the adapter in from the other side keeps the weight in the right place. I just leave the sled set up and detach from the saw when not in use to avoid having to set it up every time.
Expect that dust extraction would be better with plunge, but I'm not too fussed about that.
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atk
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Mind Blown. I would claim that I followed all the instructions and avoid blame, but chances are I just smashed it all together and started cutting. That looks much better.
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That looks good. I'm going to investigate
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This looks a great set up.
I wonder if a newer - battery - circular saw with track adapter is a better solution than a shitty track saw and a shitty circular saw.
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I have a Makita circular saw (DHS 680), an adapter and a track. It is quite fiddly to set up the adapter and to place the blade in exactly the same spot compared to the rubber edge every time. Also, most of the mass of the saw is cantilevered on the adapter rather than sitting directly over the track, this can make it hard to keep the blade vertical.
Finally, having to manually pull the guard up to get the saw sat in the track is a job where I wish I had 3 hands. Caveat: I've never used a proper track saw.