I finally got some time to put together my new EZ Smart guide system today. Excellent quality machining, everything was tight as a drum out of the box. I quickly got the knack of using the guide as I crosscut some 1x4 stock for my Smart Table. Since I was on a roll, I decided to prepare the whole 100" worth of edge guide using a scrap 2x4.
I discovered that the combined thickness of the Smart Base and guide rail made it impossible to cut through a 2x4 in one pass. My depth of cut just isn't deep enough... My saw is a Porter Cable, model PC 447K. It's a 7-1/4" saw (if that helps at all).
So what do I do? Take a pass, flip the board and guide and make another pass? That hardly seems "EZ." Without the guide, the Smart Base is thin enough that I could get through a 2x4 in one pass, but then I lose the guided saw... which is the whole point.
Are there 7-1/4" saws with substantially greater depth of cut than my PC?
Frustrating.