Name: Benchdogs Ltd
Address: Unit 1, Walronds Park, Isle Brewers, Taunton, TA3 6QP, United Kingdom
Email: hello@benchdogs.co.uk
Website: benchdogs.co.uk
European Manufacturer: No
Every product I purchased from BenchDogs has exceeded expectations
well worth the extra shipping and even the tariff costs all well built and well thought out.
I already had a rail square from another brand. I was never entirely convinced of its "squareness" and didn't like the way it attached to my Makita tracks. After some deliberation I got one of these. As usual for Benchdogs it is beautifully made, the mechanism for attaching it to the tracks is reassuringly tight and positive and it can fit on basically any of the tracks from common brands of saw. Once its attached to the track its attached to the track and doesn't wobble around or move at all.
For my first couple of cuts I was a little dismayed as it seemed to be giving the same results as my other track square. I was sufficiently convinced by Benchdogs reputation and the certificate of squareness that they send along with the item that it had to be square and it was either me or my measuring tools that were off. As it so happens none of my "squares" that I was using to check cuts with are actually square, even ones I had previously thought were ok. I went ahead, trusted it and dressed off the manufacturer edges from a full sheet of plywood, squaring it up with both this square and a set of Benchdogs Parallel Guides, and it came out perfectly square. Ironically I think this also means that there was nothing wrong with my old rail square but this one is just a far better tool.
Couldn't be more straightforward to use, put the knurled knobs in the right hole for your track, slide it on and tighten up the latch and snap it shut. The lip that it has to hold the square on the workpiece is invaluable. Especially for longer cuts I have found there is a bit of a knack to getting a track to sit square, you kind of have to lift the far end of the track up, ensure the square is properly butted up against the reference edge then carefully drop the track down, the lip assists greatly in this. If you don't and just slide the track around until the square butts up then I have found it can move slightly, usually resulting in a slightly obtuse cut.
Only issue now is I need to get a reference square that I can actually trust!
Benchdogs MFT components are built for a lifetime. I love the flexibility of an MFT table which is much quieter, safer and enjoyable overall than using a table saw
Very useful and easy to use