User Guide for TPG Parallel Guide System
Publication 696-009 Rev C
Effective 07/01/2019
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Calibration for stock narrower than the guide rail
Calibration using the supplied Narrow Stock Rod
Although the TSO TPG-Parallel Guide
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TPG, as with all parallel guide devices, can be used to cut narrow
stock (stock that is narrower than the guide rail), the preferred method of making narrow cuts is with a table
saw. Care must be used to make a stable setup. We recommend practice with scrap material to perfect your
technique.
Cutting narrow stock requires a left-hand parallel guide with all parallel guide devices. In addition to the
right-hand parallel guide, the workpiece must be supported with pieces of material under the Guide Rail of
the same thickness as the workpiece to stabilize the Guide Rail + GRS-16 Parallel Guide assembly
and prevent the workpiece from moving. This is even more important when the workpiece is shorter than the
guide rail being used.
1.
Mount the TPG Parallel Guide T-Track to the GRS-16 Guide Rail Square using the (2) M6 x 10 mm
knobs provided.
2.
Slide the Flip-Stop onto the TPG Parallel Guide T-Track, cursor end first.
3.
Attach the GRS-16 Parallel Guide assembly to the right end of the Festool® or Makita®
guide rail.
4.
Remove the Wide Stock Calibration Rod and insert the Narrow Stock Rod.
5.
Place the assembled Guide Rail + GRS-16 Parallel Guide on the workpiece with the Narrow
Stock Rod under the Guide Rail and set the cursor to the 10-inch (254 mm) mark.
6.
Place a piece of material against the Guide Rail splinter guard. Loosen the Screw securing the
Narrow Stock Rod and slide the rod so that it contacts the edge of the material in contact with the
splinter guard. Then tighten the screw securely with the 2.5 mm L-wrench provided.
7.
With this calibration method, zero-width corresponds to the 10-inch (254 mm) mark. As an example,
to cut material 3-inches wide, the cursor would be set to the 13-inch (330 mm) mark.
8.
This calibration should be complete for this saw and guide rail combination, but cuts should be
checked occasionally to confirm nothing has changed.
