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How to access this tool

Drop-in use

Drop into the workshop during our opening hours to use this tool, but ask a technician if you need any training first.

Key information

Yellow tools require further training. Training will be available either in the form of a bookable tool training session, or by dropping into the space and making an arrangement with a technician.

A track saw is a power tool used for pre­ci­sion cut­ting in wood­work­ing and car­pentry. It is a cir­cu­lar saw blade moun­ted on a guide rail or track, allow­ing straight and accur­ate cuts. The blade height can be adjus­ted to make shal­low or deep cuts in wood.

What can I use this tool for?

Track saws are excel­lent for mak­ing straight cuts in unusu­ally-shaped or large work pieces that are dif­fi­cult to achieve on moun­ted machines.

Materials used with this tool

  • Wood - No Greenwood

What training do I need to use this tool?

To get trained on this tool, drop into the work­shop dur­ing our open­ing hours and ask a tech­ni­cian for a tool train­ing. Please note that the avail­ab­il­ity of train­ing depends on wheth­er a suit­ably exper­i­enced tech­ni­cian is free at the time of your vis­it. We may ask you to come back at anoth­er time. 

Once you have com­pleted a tool train­ing, you will be able to drop into our work­shop dur­ing open­ing hours to use this tool. Please note that access to this tool depends on wheth­er a suit­ably trained tech­ni­cian is avail­able at the time of your visit. 

Technical specifications

Specification Details
Saw Blade Diameter 160 mm
Cutting Depth 0 - 55 mm
Cutting Depth at 45° 43 mm
Angular Range 1 - 47°