Squaring and Jointing With A Track Saw

Increase the quality of your wood projects by using a track saw to square up boards, make rip cuts in hardwood, and create a jointed edge.
This video will show you how to get the most out of your material by customizing your cut list and understanding your tools.
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[@hero2lover16]

The music is way too loud and distracting, hard to hear what you are saying.

[@grahamwheeler347]

Why the music ?? Want to hear what you have to say and not have you drowned out by music. I can't understand why people feel a need to have music playing on a tutorial video when I want to listen to the person speaking !!

[@hornetIIkite3]

Remove the music and re-upload

[@petercherry2165]

Can you turn the music up so I can not hear you?

[@charlemarcharlemar2401]

... finally I found that Kreg is a USA company !!!!!!!! .........I will now by all they have I need. I was willing to buy Mafell or Festool or even Bosch because they are NOT Chinese, but an actual product made in USA......THAT is what you should do a video on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tlatham72]

Thank you for a short, simple video on this topic that shows how to make both types of cuts, squaring and jointing, with the track saw only and then with accessories. I'm new to woodworking and trying to get that type of information straight in my brain so that I can make decisions on which accessories I want to buy when I buy my track saw and which I can wait on or can do without based on how to joint or square without the accessory. I do have a question on the way you squared the sheet of plywood with just the track saw. After you measured diagonally and made your crosscut, you remeasured and determined the plywood was now square because the diagonal measurements were now equal. Couldn't one of the other corners still have been out of square after only one crosscut? For example, couldn't your second set of diagonal measurements still have been unequal? If so, how would you go about continuing the squaring process? Making another crosscut on the other end using the 12 in square? Thanks!

[@crimsonwoodworking9609]

What are the tape measure called you attached to the track. I have that same track saw

[@fireworxz]

Thanks

[@georgecronin3592]

WHY as a right handed Man do You use the left sided bladed Kreg track saw with Your left hand ? You, like most people, completely miss the point, and design of this great tool. Read the instruction book before trying to show us how to use it.