Kreg KMS8000 Precision Trak and Stops Kit
- Lets you cut boards exactly to length
- Prevents measuring or cutting errors
- Use with tools such as miter saws and drill presses
- Includes 8-Feet of track, measuring tapes and flip and production stops
- Includes detailed plans for building miter saw wings form melamine
Product Description
This is a complete kit for your miter saw, radial arm saw, drill press and more. Kit contains four 2 pieces of Top Trak, two 12 self adhesive tapes (L-R and R-L), one Swing Stop, and one Production Stop.Amazon.com Product Description
The Kreg Precision Trak and Stops Kit lets you set a stop cursor to your needed board length and cut the board exactly to length without worrying about measuring or cutting errors. It can be used with miter saws, radial arm saws, drill presses, and other tools. The kit includes eight feet of trak, measuring tapes, a flip stop, and a production stop.
Kreg KMS8000 Precision Trak and Stops Kit
September 4, 2010
Tags: KMS8000, Kreg, Precision, Stops, Trak Posted in: Woodworking
5 Responses
I recently built a set of extensions for my Dewalt 12″ sliding mitre saw and i purchased this kit so i wouldn’t have to use my tape measure at the saw station. The extensions are made from marine ply and give me eight foot to the left of the saw and six to the right. The track and stop kit arrived undamaged and i set about installing the kit on my extensions, the instruction were clear and easy to understand. Once i had the tracks mounted i zeroed in the cursors on the stops and after a few test cuts everything was as it should be.
Just a few pointers for anyone thinking about buying this kit,
(1) If you build your extensions from 3/4″ ply as i did, you’ll have to put a 16th of an inch shim behind the fence on your extensions because the rebate on the track is a full 3/4 of an inch. This is because 3/4 inch ply is actually 11/16″ of an inch in thickness. This is something i only spotted when the tracks were mounted. If you don’t shim the track back the track will stick out a 16th of an inch from the fence and any piece of stock higher than 2-1/4 inches will be 1/16″ of an inch from the fence. This is a safety issue because the blade will pinch on the back of the cut and could cause kickback. Shimming the track is one way around this, using thicker ply and running it through a thicknesser until you have it 3/4″ of an inch thick is another or use solid wood for the fences on your extensions.
(2) The flip stop is prone to lateral movement when heavy stock is pushed against it, i either use the production stop for heavy stock or i hold the flip stop as i push the heavy stock against it.
(3) The kit comes with four 2′ pieces of track, i had to purchase another three pieces of 2′ track for the right hand side of my saw. With hindsight i would have purchased at least one length of 4′ track because no matter how carefully the individual pieces of track are mounted there will always be a slight offset from the end of one piece of track and the start of another. This can be overcome to some extent by placing the mounting screws as near as possible to the end of the track. The two foot pieces of track are better suited to short fences like on a drill pres table.
Rating: 5 / 5
There is no faulting Kreg for their attention to high quality precision measurement tools. The kit is well packaged, the instructions are clear, if a bit terse, and everything works as advertised.
My only problem is that the clamp knob on the production stop is much larger than required. In my particular set-up, it’s also in the wrong place: behind the fence. The flip stop attaches with a T-bolt and a small knob that is on top. Easy to get to. But the production stop extrusion isn’t configured to allow this. So the knob is in back. It’s large enough to exert considerable force on the track, something Kreg obviously thought about because there is a cute little swivel that should help prevent marring the track it presses against. But the bolt is about an inch longer than necessary and the knob is four or five times larger than required for the 1/4 turn necessary to keep the stop from moving. I suppose that in most installations this is a non-issue: most fences have plenty of open room behind them. But my fence has a table behind it, with only 3/4 inch clearance for the track and stop fixtures. If I can’t discover a reasonable work-around, I may have to abandon the production stop and order another flipstop (which isn’t a bad idea after all).
Rating: 4 / 5
After taking time to read these very helpful reviews I purchased this unit with the production stop, and it is absolutely amazing how easy it is to set-up and use. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for speed and precision.
Rating: 5 / 5
Kreg KMS8000 Precision Trak and Stops Kitthis kit is great. i made my own fence for my miter saw bench and have 4 feet on each side. went together easy, great instructions. got a good price at amazon and free delivery made it a better deal.
Rating: 5 / 5
This item works well. There is some fuss when setting up the tape measure; but, obviously that is expected. Once set up, it makes your chop station easy to use with accurate results. The only drawback that I notice is when you butt the tracks together; the flip stops will catch a little bit so you have to exercise a little care to get them to pass. Overall, a solid addition to any workshop.
Rating: 4 / 5
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