The EZ-ONE Powerbench

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Review by CORE77

http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/eurekazones_new_powerbench_aim...

By Chris W. It is incredibly difficult to convince an experienced woodworker that a circular saw with some add-ons can be better than a much more powerful and solid tablesaw. But we all know that it was possible, at least for some tasks. Before tracksaws we all used a straight edge to cut plywood with very good results but to use a circular saw on hardwood for finish cuts, whoa, that takes a major leap. And personally, for me, constantly moving the track, and clamping it, is a pain in the butt. So what convinced me that this was something different was the bridge. The bridge, simple and so easy to use. Brilliant. Then, before I started to chop up some hardwood for the first time with the EZ-One, I saw a post by Dirk or Bigjohn about crosscutting and ripping without changing stops. Somehow I managed to set up my EZ-one to do just that. Unbelievable. With one tool, (edited: with minimal resetting of crosscut stops) I took hardwood boards, surfaced 2 sides, and did rough cross cuts, and then for each rough section I jointed an edge, did finish cross cuts, and then did final rips. I was amazed at how fast it all went. I cut 3" styles and rails for my kitchen doors very quickly and it was fun. I only had to move a sliding SME a couple of times for smaller rails. (edited: note that I have a second sliding SME that I made and that helped). Absolutely amazing! Doing this with my table saw, well forget it, it cannot be done easily. Previously, I would use a combination TS, miter saw, jointer. Ok, I am not ready to get rid of my jointer just yet but now I can probably keep it set to 1/32" and be done. (edited: The only stop that I had to adjust occasionally was to set the final crosscut length for pairs of rails. I should note that I am building my doors slightly larger as I plan to trim them on the EZ-One after assembly). I am a believer. I can't understand why Fine Woodworking and other mags haven't done a big article on the EZ tools yet. in bed with the big mfgrs or did i miss it. Anyways, I am a believer

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 From the tracksaw forum. http://tracksawforum.com/showthread.php?t=1683 [QUOTE=bumpnstump;17324]

Bit of intensity in the shop this weekend, but EZ led the way. First two pics have to do with insetting/routing some cross boards on the backside of some cedar planking. Once the SSRK was set up (approx. 7-10 minutes), it took ~3 minutes to rout out the cedar, spread some glue, put in the cross board, and run some screws. Fast. Accurate. Fun. That was Friday. On Sat., I needed to rip some soft maple into ~5/16" x 3/4" x 48"± slats. Again, once the EZ One was set up, I ripped 30 slats in 20+ minutes. The only reason it took so long was because I got two phone calls while I was ripping. Sweet. Then, after running the slats thru the sander to get rid of the saw blade marks, I needed to rout a bit out of the backside of each of the slats; 3/32" deep x 3/8" wide. SSRK to the rescue. Pic shows the slats coming out of a super simple tunnel routing set-up. In the 'old days' I either jigged up something for the router, or, more likely, just ran the slats thru the table saw, on edge, and hoped for the best. The tunnel routing took approx. 20 minutes to fabricate the tunnel piece and set it up with the router on the SSRK; and the actual routing took less than that. safe; consistent; professional looking. Last couple of pics show some tapers I needed to cut for a project- two tapered pieces out of each piece of wood. Once the EZ-One was set up, it was just a matter of cut/flip/cut, and then repeat with the other piece of wood. All of the tapers came out exactly the same. Set up time to get ready to cut these tapers took all of 4 minutes- only because I'm slow. Also, to do the tapers required some plunge cutting. Plunge cutting with the EZ-One is nice. (Using a Makita 8 1/4" saw.) Absolute control. Having done all of these types of projects in the past, using the 'old' ways, I'd gotten to where I didn't want to do them any more. Too much time to set up and take down jigs; high danger factor for some of them; inconsistent results; space requirements; etc. I feel a bit like I'm starting all over again with EZ, and……….. it's fun. Rick[/QUOTE]

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