This is one person's thoughts after playing with the Smart Guide system.
This is an antichip and guide rail system that is designed to be used with your own circular saw.
The pics were taken by Dennis Peacock at my BBQ last weekend. They show what you get with the smart guide system. 2-50" rails with connectors to make 1-100" guide, 1 smart base, zero clearance anti-chip inserts, and two smart clamps. Also included is some double stick tape, and screws and t-nuts for fastening your saw to the base. Either can be used. Also shown is a cross section of the guide rail itself.
The instructions seemed pretty straightforward and, unusual for me, I actually scanned them before putting things together.
The first step is mounting your saw to the base. The smart base has a raised rim around it to aid in properly positioning the saw. The saw I used was an old Porter Cable and the base was too wide to mount it in the correct position so I trimmed the saw base down a bit (subject of a whole other thread already posted). I have since discovered that had I notified Eurekazone of the saw model they would have trimmed the raised rim off one side of the smartbase prior to shipping.
There are two types of antichip inserts for the base and it comes with 2 of each. One kind is designed for use without the guide (the smart base can be purchased individually) and the other for use with the guide.
The inserts slide in from the front of the saw and snap into place. Because of the way my saw sets the depth of cut, to cut the blade slot I simply set the saw on the edge of a table with the blade lowered and slid the insert in with the saw running.
I used the saw both with and without the guide and the cut was chip free on both sides of the blade. To cut without the guide I used a straightedge and measured the offset just as you normally would.
The smartguide has an anti-chip insert on both edges that is trimmed by the saw blade so it lines up exactly with the cut line. The guide itself is a rigid aluminum extrusion approximately ½” thick. It has a raised ridge along the center line for the base to ride on. There are two grooves in the bottom for attaching the clamps and for the two connectors to fasten two guides together for longer cuts.
The clamps which mount under the guide are normally oriented parallel to the guide and in this position will clamp a piece 1-3/4 wide for trimming and still have the edge of the stock at the centerline of the clamp. If you remove the screw and spring from the end of the clamp it will pivot so you can clamp a very narrow piece. The clamps are designed in such a way that they give you enough clearance under the stock you can actually lay it on the floor or bench to cut.
As I said this is just one persons look at the Smart Guide system from Eurekazone. I think it is an excellent system for chip free cutting of panel stock. Unfortunately I don’t have an operable camera at the moment so I can’t give any detail pictures of the actual cuts and the set-up. If you are contemplating a guided circular saw system I think this one deserves serious consideration.
Originally Posted by Keith Christopher
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Forklift would be handy, too. 
