Festool FS1400/2-LR32-55"(1400 mm)Guide Rail with holes For Drilling. Model-496939

I am not a huge Festool fan but do own both Domino machines and they are real time savers. I needed to replace my 59 inch Dewalt rail so it seemed like a good time to try out a different brand. The Dewalt rails are fine but they don't have a slot for attaching accessories like parallel guides. My thought was going with the Festool track and parallel guides would boost efficiency. This also led me to try out the LR32 system. As it turns out the Festool parallel guides were a major disappointment but that is a different review. The LR32 system and this holy rail are winners. My Dewalt saw works nicely on the Festool rail. I wish I knew this when I bought my Dewalt . The base on the Dewalt is wider than the Festool saws so some accessories like Festool's parallel guides won't work because the way they mount to the rail doesn't provide enough clearance for the fatter Dewalt saw. Fortunately there are plenty of other manufacturers who make accessories that will work. That accessory mounting slot also makes the Festool rail more solid. As with all things Festool this rail is expensive but it is well built and offers more flexibility to attach accessories. With what I saved going with the Dewalt saw (about half the price of Festool) I ain't gonna complain about spending a bit more on this rail.

Festool offers some excellent products and base a lot of their product on the "system" approach. Best example being many of the saws or routers coupled with one of the Festool Dust Extractors results in very little dust/shavings into the air you breath, thus, great benefit health wise.The FS1400/2-LR32-55" is a combination of a guide rail, and enables the user to construct cabinets (non face frame style) with the indexing system. The indexing system allows proper placement of the shelf pins holes space at 32mm, and the 35mm holes for the Euro style hinges. Please note you will need to buy the LR32 system or many of the components, this rail only serves as the guide/indexing device for the LR32mm system.The rail can also be used with one of the Festool track saws or routers to allow precision cuts, dadoes, rabbets, etc.... To use the rail with one of the Festool routers you will need a Festool router/rail accessory. The rail will work with the track saws right out of the box, no adapters required.If you are considering the Festool line of equipment, note that the track saw comes with a 55" rail, but it is not this rail, typically called the "holey" rail. Some retailers will allow you to swap the standard rail for the holey rail for a small price difference. If you know you will be making cabinets, I would suggest you buy this rail with the track saw, and purchase one of the longer guide rails to cut down sheet goods. Alternatively, you can use a pair of the 55" rails, connected with two couplers, to cut sheet goods length wise.

What a great way to cut! The track plus the Festool track saw make easy work of accurate, straight cuts. Yes, you can always use a straight edge and your circular saw to get a straight cut. The Festool system just makes it easy, accurate, and reproducible.If I were buying, and had a commitment to the Festool system, I would probably skip this and get the one with holes for the shelf system: Festool 491622 Guide Rail For 32mm Hole Drilling System.Update after a couple of months:What a fantastic improvement over a simple straight edge. I used the guide rail as a guide for my big circular saw to rip some ipe for a deck step- didn't want to dull the Festool blade on the ipe. The rail worked great as a guide. The downside was the beginning and end of the cut where the saw was not in solid contact with the rail. While the problem could have been avoided by additional setup (support pieces for the saw at the ends), the problem would have been avoided using the Festool saw <ON> the guide rail...

Festool products exceed expectations. Their customer service is one of the best i have encountered.

I've worked with a lot of tools from almost every brand out there and there is simply no system that works better than FESTOOL.I used the Track with my FESTOOL TS55 Plunge Saw to cut the end off a custom solid wood door for a friend and it came out flawless.It makes quick work putting a square edge on glue-ups prior to taking them over to the table saw.I also use it with my FESTOOL OF1400 Router and there simply isn't a faster or better way to route slots or drill holes in panels.I highly recommend having this in addition to the FS1400 Track that comes with the FESTOOL TS55 Plunge saw.It provides you with the additional length you need for cutting 4x8 Plywood sheets square and straight.All around shop must-have.It's well made and is priced accordingly.The money and time you save getting it done right the first time pays for iteself.

The track is great. I needed another to use with the LR-32 system so I could more easily make tall (8') cabinets without the measuring and fiddly positioning needed when trying to use a single rail by overlapping holes. They're good for regular rail use as well so it only makes sense to get the LR-32 versions if you need Festool rails. I'd give it 5 stars but mine is only half usable (just for shelf pin holes), not as a regular rail.This rail came damaged. The rail was bowed in the middle by about 3/4" in the center. I tweaked it back and although it's still not flat, I've got enough clamps that I can still use it. In its present condition it can't be used without clamps so it will just be used for drilling shelf pin holes.

Expensive but worthy, great quality, exactly what you expect from Festool.