"HARD FACTS" About Key Performance Metrics

When considering the purchase of a tool, it is not always possible to get the information you need to make an informed decision.  Researching the information can be time consuming.  Tool Trolley believes that all the "Hard" facts about a product be openly displayed; letting you be the judge of what is good performance. 

We want our customers to be fully equipped to make an informed decision regarding the purchase of a high-end tool guide. Our research provided a clear picture of what woodworkers want in a tools guide. When making your decision consider these Facts when comparing the Universal Tool Trolley Precision Cutting System to conventional Clamp-on-Guides.

 

Ease of assembly and operation - Tool Trolley assembly involves attaching four nylon guide bearings and four cam-lock-disk sets. Place your saw, router or other power tool on the carriage and tighten the four cam-lock-disks and you are ready to go.
Lightweight - The combined weight of the Tool Trolley rails, carriage, mounting plate and all hardware weighs in at 10.3 lbs. Comparable EZ Smart weighs 17.4 lbs.

Portability - Tool Trolley Guide Rails 50" x 3" x 5/8"; EZ Smart 50" x 6 " x 7/8"

Maximum depth of cut using a standard 7 ¼" blade circular saw (different brand saws will vary slightly) - Universal Trolley 1¾"; EZ Smart 1-inch.

Convenient clamping system - Tool Trolley Rail Clamp enables attachment at the end, on the side, and across the center of a work piece. Maximum thickness of the work piece is 2 ½". EZ Smart can only clamp from the end of a work piece. Maximum thickness of the work piece is 2¼".

Rail Joining - Universal Trolley Duplex Rail sections are joined together using a single nut & bolt that secures the Draw-Tight connection.  Two steel alignment dowels ensure a seamless joint. Join as many rail sections together as need for any lenght cut.  EZ Smart joining systems entails sliding a 48"dovetailed steel bar across the sections to be joined and fastening 12 setscrews to hold them in place.

The Slidable Rail Clamp attaches to work pieces up to 2½" thick as well as to walls, floors, fences and decks or wherever an accurate cut is needed. The slidable rail clamp uses a set of perpendicular L-bolts that enable the release of the rail while the clamp remains attached to the workpiece allowing the rail to slide through the clamp for an extended cut. Make a cut at least half way through the workpiece, stop the saw leaving it in place. 

Remove front end clamp	Loosen cross bolt in stabilizer	Keep Stabilizer clamped in place
Slide the rail through  the stabiliizer and through the saw bearings	Re-attach clamp removed from front end of rail to the back end of the rail	Complete the cut

Rail Flex relates directly to the accuracy of the cut and is a subject that Tool Trolley tackled head on with the re-engineering of the total Tool Trolley system.  For a more in-depth discussion of this topic click HERE. Click the links to see what some of the top Woodworking Magazines have to say about Tool Trolleys:  Fine Homebuildng Magazine    Wood Magazine