How To Rip Plywood Without Losing Your Sanity ?

[@mattstevens1332]

Love a video from someone who can teach properly, knows and obviously enjoys their subject. As a Brit I find the millimetres comforting and reassuring 😃

[@sedgetool]

Thank you very much !!!

[@andymarshall2201]

Nice one Sedge, always great videos. Please do all of us a favour and number the videos when you’re doing multi video builds.

[@sedgetool]

Will do!

[@bearhauscubly]

Great video Sedge. What the rail guide is also useful for is ripping down directly from a pack of ply. When we had our old (tiny) workshop with limited access and all we were doing was cabinets we wouldn't even store our ply as 8x4, always 8x2. We would just put some packers underneath the edge of the top sheet and have out depth set perfectly so it wouldn't cut into the sheet below. It would let a single person process a 35 pack of 18mm birch in under a couple of hours with no heavy lifting and no double movements of material.

[@sedgetool]

Thanks...... Great info !!!!

[@AngieWilliamsDesigns]

What a great idea. I’m not just a one man show… I’m also a woman who can barely handle the plywood. So… this is going to be my new method. 😮

[@erickdanielsson6710]

Thanks Sedge. Good tip on supporting the final cut... Have a great Labor Day..

[@sedgetool]

Thanks ..You Too...!!!!

[@Shannon-v3r]

Festools quality sold itself to me. Sedge is a teacher who’s been using them for years. I suspect he was using them before. I get sick of those comments. I can’t think of one thing he’s reviewed from any company that I wasn’t already sold on. And just a side note, I’ve had Boschs gear driven sander, which I love, I’d struggle to control it in geared mode, sedge showed how to hold the rotex, I no longer struggle with that sander and no longer am I grinding down into the wood getting the motor needlessly hot

[@sedgetool]

Glad I could help !!!

[@glong2720]

Perhaps this has been asked before; however, I was wondering if having Festool saws if a person could rid themselves of the table saw and have as accurate cuts. Thanks for sharing your videos. I enjoy your concern for safety.

[@ColinKlupiec]

I ran a school tech workshop for 3 years with a Festool TS75 track saw, and no bench saw. No problems at all. I'd rather have a nice Festool track saw than a crappy bench saw.

[@sedgetool]

Yep...I can work around not owning a table saw !!!!

[@BW-cw4lq]

Professor Sedge, nice lesson with the ruler trick to align the guides. Great tip

[@sedgetool]

Glad you liked it!

[@fixittony]

Used my TS55 for the first time. Plunging into the Festool ecosystem for the first time! So far loving it….any tips on depth setting when cutting a 45? How does the depth setting correspond to the hypotenuse? Right now was a guessing game. Festool sending me a new set of parallel guides as the scales on them were reversed 😮 food service but it did take a while for them to respond to my request for help.

[@sedgetool]

I usually eyeball the 45

[@ecmo2007]

Thanks for posting. This has me considering ditching my tablesaw...I would love to see a video going over all the ways you use that Festool saw station... Edit, disregard I just found your Festool live ep.113... Thanks again.

[@sedgetool]

Yeah the Festool saw station is really cool.

[@ericmarcadal7898]

Encore de bonnes astuces pour mieux travailler avec précision et sécurité, merci 🙏 quand je vois la dimension de ton atelier et surtout tout l’outillage que tu possèdes, pour moi c’est un rêve. Bon après, il y a le savoir faire qui lui ne s’achète pas. Merci de partager ça avec nous 😁

[@sedgetool]

Merci Beaucoup !!!

[@shanehertzog5812]

Hi sedge I have learned from your show showing the festool carved jigsaw. Great information. Hey sedge I bought that festool STM 1800 table I like very much.

[@sedgetool]

Very cool!

[@Otlwoodworks]

Love the attitude i am from the north and being in raleigh, nc is nuggtband day

[@ToolShow]

Best Sedge Thumbnail ever. Appreciate the wicked easy tips!

[@sedgetool]

Appreciate it!

[@AngieWilliamsDesigns]

@@sedgetoolIs this the thumbnail you talked about on the Greensuiters Podcast?

[@Kasiawalasek]

The plywood is beauty as this man, I love your smile.

[@sedgetool]

Thank you !!!

[@warrensmith2902]

Thanks Sedge from us "Older Guys". I bought my TS55 REQ specifically to cut down sheet goods ACCURATELY in my small shop. I use a 4mm spacer for my clean/true up cut. Once I have the sheets cut down I can get them onto the MFT/3 for the rest. For when I need them, I use the Seneca Parallel guides with story sticks to get my guides set up correctly. Sorry, but that was the best my budget would allow at the time. The other Warren

[@sedgetool]

That is awesome!

[@spilleradam]

The mafell mt55 has a scoring function, I use it all the time.

[@sedgetool]

ok

[@joebeaton1101]

Great video!! LOVE my TS55... Makes my life easy!! Thanks Sedge...

[@sedgetool]

Right on!

[@rickbyno2401]

Have you ever done a video on aligning the rail to the line you made on the board? I always seem to be off .

[@sedgetool]

I will try to do a video on this...

[@stuartjones1982]

Great video only purchased a fest ts55 a couple months back absolute game changer.

[@sedgetool]

Great to hear!

[@michelmerinis2890]

Thank you very much Sedge for this video ! Michel ( from Paris )

[@sedgetool]

Glad it was helpful!

[@AngieWilliamsDesigns]

I can’t wait to see the Kapex station. Great video. I really wish I had the STM. Being by myself in the shop lifting plywood is difficult. I actually just wait till my husband or one of my kids are home. Only problem with that is that I’m about to do cabinets for my shop. So it makes it difficult when I have to get them to come back after I process each sheet. I put off getting the longer guiderail to rip 8’ sheets. Im regretting it. LOL I find the connectors not as accurate.

[@sedgetool]

I love my STM...

[@ST-0311]

Bro is working in a Festool heaven while wearing Ryobi shoes. 😜 You are right though. Tracksaws are the ultimate way to break down sheet goods. I have found that clamping the ends and placing parallel guides 2 feet from each end eliminates any potential racking or shifting. Good video.

[@sedgetool]

Thanks.....They were Festool colors when I started ...guess they faded...

[@wrtlprmpft2]

Excellent video as always, Sedge!

[@sedgetool]

Thanks !!!

[@RohitKulshreshtha]

Thanks for the video Sedge, awesome as always. If you haven’t tried the Benchdogs parallel guide, I’d recommend it. I thought it was lighter and bit easier to handle than the festool ones.

[@sedgetool]

Thanks !!!

[@bartholomewgreatpants3425]

What do you do when youre making a cut where the kerf has to be accounted for and you cant just place the rail on the line? Edit: when not using parallel guides.

[@sedgetool]

I very rarely if ever run into this situation...but I would account for the kerf of the blade in the measurement ....

[@AaronGeller]

Hey Sedge! I have the 1400mm rail (along with a 1080mm rail) but need more capacity - would you recommend combining it with another 1400 or 1900 or just going straight to the 3009? Another great video, thanks again Sedge!

[@sedgetool]

I go with a straight 3000 rail..... but if I was connecting on the job site I would combine a 1400 with a 1900...

[@jesussaves5141]

Thank you very much Sir for the great demo

[@sedgetool]

Always welcome

[@jeffabbott403]

That saw station is super cool!

[@sedgetool]

For Sure !!!

[@tundrawhisperer4821]

I just load sheets onto my K700S slider and rip away! 😁👍🏻

[@sedgetool]

Of Course !!!

[@tundrawhisperer4821]

@@sedgetool 😂😂😂 in a Boston accent: “work smaaat not haaud”. 😁👍🏻

[@tundrawhisperer4821]

@@sedgetool Hey…could you imagine if Festool made a slider?! That would be awesome to see! 😁👍🏻

[@iancoombs4324]

great information sedge love your work

[@sedgetool]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@enyoc3d]

why are festool track saws set up for left handed use? versus like the kreg ACS which is right handed (like most woodworkers)

[@sedgetool]

huh????? i use mine all the time with my left hand and right hand

[@chrisjaustin88]

Sedge I have the WORST time getting 90° with my track square using the TSO track square. Can you do a video on that?

[@sedgetool]

ok...

[@markpalmer3071]

I do like those rails, repeatable cuts would be handy!

[@sedgetool]

For Sure !!

[@georgedoolittle7574]

Great knee flex. Biggest killer of backs will forever be over instead of up😊

[@sedgetool]

For sure

[@uome2k7]

If your gauge/limit measure is 6mm from the edge aren't you still left with the "straightness" of the factory cut just 6mm less?

[@sedgetool]

The saw is running on a Straight / guided cut !!

[@Mike--K]

The 6mm measurement is from two points on the factory edge, and might not be a consistent 6mm along the length of the edge. Trimming the edge as Brian shows ensures you have a straight reference edge with minimal loss of material. Of course, this assumes the guide rail is straight.

[@themightygoose1]

I wish Sedge was my friend and neighbor

[@sedgetool]

Thanks !!!!

[@mrchancit9473]

Sedge. Really awesome, Thanks for Sharing. Best Tip - Pay Attention : - ] Aloha

[@sedgetool]

Glad it was helpful!

[@realprojecttools3543]

using festool guide rail as your entire wall siding is insane lol

[@sedgetool]

Thanks......makes great slat wall

[@MattLitkeRacing]

I’m a bit nuts about setting the parallel guides. I use a gauge block so I don’t have to rely on my eyes 🤓

[@sedgetool]

good idea ...

[@hilligus33]

Do those tools come in imperial measure because most normal contractors and builders hate metric. The only people that use metric are typically engineers who think ultra uber precise measurements mean something

[@workinhard23]

Yes they do! I use metric-far from an engineer 🤣 for its much simpler-"equal is great than exact" when laying out divide by two is great

[@hilligus33]

@workinhard23 when you're anal, you use metric, being realistic you use imperial. General rule of thumb. My brother is a drsign engineer who claims that millions of lives are at risk if he's out by a millimeter. When measuring anything construction, he tries telling me that he wants exact while doing sheathing...I'm pretty quick to roll my eyes at him and try to tell him, it's not a rocket we're building. So he's anal and loves metric.

[@sedgetool]

They come in both

[@WelshRabbit]

Gus, I used to be the same. I didn’t like metric, but when I went from framing to cabinet making where precision and ease of use matter a lot, I quickly found out why serious DIY and the pro cabinet guys the world over - including the USA swear by metric.

[@a9ball1]

There's more money in festool equipment there than I have invested in my house. Sweet

[@sedgetool]

Yeah Baby !!! I LOVE my FESTOOL !!!!!

[@ColinKlupiec]

So much Festool in that shop. Nice. But still using that horrible connection between the saw and the extraction hose. One of Festool's most bamboozling designs.

[@sedgetool]

It is now a lock on hose connection..never fall off

[@ColinKlupiec]

@@sedgetool That's the problem. Lock on...unlock off... and then that weird rotating thing, always rotating where I don't want it to. I just want quick push fit with the hose going straight out the back. Quick to fit. Quick to remove.

[@billylusk3515]

Sedge is a festool salesman? Lost me at millimeter lol

[@sedgetool]

lol

[@jgraeff1]

I used to think that way until I tried the metric system. It is was easier and for me more accurate because I can’t add fractions to save my life

[@thomaskehoe1473]

I guess you don't buy metric plywood then right? That 3/4 ply isn't 3/4 get real.

[@James-lo5ne]

This might be obvious but, why does it seem like everyone does rips for plywood. If you can get the pieces from crosscutting does it matter?

[@sedgetool]

It is the way I was taught . Rip first and cross cut second....

[@Therealphantomzero]

Grain direction is another factor.

[@ronboe6325]

OK, what's the story on all the festool rails on your wall? That has been festering in my brain pan for a while now. :^)

[@sedgetool]

they are old twisted rails that were headed for scrap and I untwisted them and use them as slat wall.... works great !!

[@craftycouplecreations4310]

Idk why but my audio doesn't seem to be working for this video I love the thumbnail though I'll try again tomorrow

[@sedgetool]

sorry to hear

[@mehulpgajjar4901]

Guru ji

[@sedgetool]

wow..Thanks !!!!!!!!

[@mehulpgajjar4901]

@@sedgetool Sir if i want like festool domino 500 q in India from where can i buy it? As it is not available in Indian, only one vendor is here but he is asking just double the rate? Can you ask company for India? We use 220v current

[@dfinma]

Wicked easy! 🤣

[@sedgetool]

Very!

[@thepaintprofessor]

Thumbnail was worth a like by itself. I'll watch the video later. Lol.

[@sedgetool]

Thanks ..🤣

[@militaryvehiclemarkings4696]

As we say down here in the land of the Kangaroos 🦘 you’re a little ripper mate😂

[@sedgetool]

Thanks !!!!!