55" Guide Rail

Festool tools are without a doubt, just plain really nice. However, really nice has a price, and that is OK, but when you start to nickel and dime the user, well, I might put up a bit of a stink about that. So, $120 for this product, oh you want to join two together? Another $50 for that, And Oh, you really should have a splinter guard, another $40 please. Another supplier of fine tool accessories has a similar product that is $99 and comes with the connectors and splinter guard. But if you require Festool compatibility, well, there you go. Despite the fact I feel Festool goes out of their way to make their tools really expensive, I don't mind (too much) purchasing them. They are very high quality products, and I only bumped them down one star for being cash grabby. EDIT: OK, I am chastened. I just got the connectors for these rails, and, OK, the connectors are probably worth the $50 and Festool is not quite as cash grabby as I accused them. So, I would say that not only is the Festool System is very good, it is also worth what they are charging.

Percfect tool for the saw!

I got this 55" festool track cause the 55" Dewalt track is out of stock everywhere, and I heard the festool track works with the Dewalt track saw. It does.... works great. Obviously the festool track isn't double sided like the Dewalt, which is unfortunate, however there's an attachment rail on the festool track which the Dewalt doesn't have. I already bought a router accessory for the track but have yet to use it. The festool track is a little thicker than my Dewalt 110" track, which is good cause the Dewalt track gets damaged easily during shipping. The festool track arrived perfect. The initial cut on the rubber edge was much closer to the aluminum than with the Dewalt, which I prefer. There's an excessive amount of extra rubber on my 110" Dewalt track after the initial cut. The Dewalt saw's kickback brake doesn't seem to work on the festool track, but that's OK with me...I think it's more annoying than helpful anyway. Overall it's a great track and I'm glad I bought it.

I ordered this 55” guide rail to make cross cuts on plywood sheets. I already had two of the 55” rails that I keep joined for my long cuts. I also have a 33” one for smaller cuts. I am very impressed with the Festool guide rails and the Festool wireless guided plunge saw. They’re expensive. but have proven to be worth the investment!

I have the 75" guide rail and wanted the 55" for shorter cuts and easier handling. Festool is fine but if your paying attention to reviews grousing over costs and how well things Festool work together, you might consider other brands for better performing support gear. One dream about buying the saw and one of these rails is, you can measure two places and lay down this fence in place. A clamp lightly on at both ends will keep it in place and the kerf line, once used once, will tell you exactly where to lay this rail. Perfect precise cuts for one at a time setups. For repeatability, you will need an aftermarket alignment system for faster repeat cuts. I waited years to decide to get this setup...and used TSO aftermarket gear. Excellent results and you save money by shopping around for that support gear.

The TSO parallel jig required the Festool track, and the DeWalt Track Saw fit it perfectly! High quality and easy to use. This track grips much better than the DeWalt one. My woodworking just got easier and better!

If you are inexperienced using guide tracks (plunge saws), you can expect to see some "bow" in your long cuts (ex: 8 ft plywood rip, with 2 quality FS1400 guides connected). And yes, I did use clamps to help hold my track in place. Since this slight bow mattered in my case. Now I use a clampable, 8 ft solid straight edge to back the two end connected FS1400 guides on those long rip cuts. Problem solved, straight as an arrow. According to You tube videos, this is a matter of inexperience.

This additional track is pricy, heh - as expected from Festool. It is a very high-quality product. The grippy material on the underside provides great traction to keep the rail from sliding, and the zero-clearance strip is effective at reducing tear-out.

Top quality

Purchased this to use with my Festool TS55 Track Saw. MAny complain about the price of any Festool product but in you want high quality engineered products it does cost extra. So if you don't want to incur the cost then don't buy it. As for this track it is no less than I have come to expect from Festool. That is, high quality product that works great out of the box. No complaints from me. Delivered in great shape within the time frame expected. V happy customer.

Excelente producto, facil de usar, complio mis expectativas.

100% kvalite :)

Habe mit 2 gekauft, die ich mit den FSV Verbindern von Festool verbinden kann um Sperrholzplatten zu zerteilen, damit sie auf die Kreissäge passen oder um sie gleich so zu verwenden. Die Schnitte mit der Handkreissäge TS 55 REBQ sind praktisch ausrissfrei durch die Gummilippe an der Kante und viele Schnitte sind auch ohne zusätzliche Befestigung der FS durch den Moosgummi auf der Unterseite der FS möglich. Das spart Zeit und man verrutscht trotzdem nicht gleich. Die TS 55 REBQ lässt sich durch die Exzenter praktisch Spielfrei auf die FS einstellen - da passt wirklich jeder Schnitt genau. Selbst zwei verbundene FS 1400 sind absolut gerade. Die TS 55 gleitet sehr leicht auf dem Alu. Nicht billig, aber wer damit mal gearbeitet hat freut sich einfach nur wie toll die Arbeit damit von der Hand geht.