FastCap has come out with another useful gadget, this time a cost effective and ingenious way of storing track saw tracks.
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The Track Saw Rack allows you to mount tracks both horizontally and vertically to the wall. It’s compatible with all the major brands – Makita, DeWalt, Festool, Kreg Adaptive Cutting System, and Triton.
The rack is installed with a couple of screws and the track simply slots in place.
A quarter turn of the cam-style lock secures the track.
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What’s particularly clever is the suggestion to mount it on the back of a garage door, a space that is rarely utilized, and ideally suited for storing a bulky and lightweight item like this.
Price: $19.95 for (2)
Discussion
When I purchased my Festool tracks I also splashed out on the bag, as I wanted to ensure my purchase was protected. Despite picking it up in the UK, it still cost me $70. When I recently purchased a 75″ track, I wondered how I could keep it protected and out of my way, given that it wouldn’t fit in the bag. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a cost effective way of keeping tracks safe and out of the way, but also accessible?
This is exactly what a customer of FastCap was thinking. As with other woodworker and contractor-designed products, they worked with FastCap to bring the product to market, and in return get a cut of the sales. A win-win.
The same week I was pondering how to store my track, FastCap announced this new product, and I immediately ordered a set. They are a Washington-based company and so I received a set the next day. As usual, I was impressed by FastCap’s product quality.
My garage door is made of opaque sections, so that wasn’t an option. Instead I mounted it vertically on a small wall between my garage and my shop, a wall that almost seems to be perfectly designed for the task!
It’s exactly what I needed!
Rafe
Fastcap has some great systems. I’ve been running Best Fence since it’s 1st gen design as well as 3rd hand and a few others. Aside from those, I’ve tried to get into their micro products and always end up putting them away and never getting them back out. This reminds me of another one of those. I don’t think I’ve ever felt like I lacked an adequate spot to store my tracks in my shop. Love Fastcap though. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
TJ Cornish
It looks like these hang with the zero clearance rubber pointing down. I already have trouble with the rubber coming loose; I can’t imagine this would help.
RKA
You’re probably right, but I think you can orient the bracket 180 degrees so the anti splinter strip faces up and there is nothing encouraging it to move/shift.
Ben V
You can yes, it will be a little awkward to remove because the track would fall out as soon as the dial is turned. So you’d just to be careful to not let it fall out.
I haven’t noticed any deflection in my zero clearance but I do store it vertically!
Rrich1
I bought these a few months ago for my large makita track. The quality is great. I like how low profile they are.
Bill Strobel
What about Bosch? Does it fit the Bosch Track Saw track?
Stuart
According to the video, it does but requires modification where you basically cut the accessory to trim it to size.
Bob
Neat idea. I have seen simmilar mounting for snowboards. $20 for a festool accessory seems like a steal!
I have to ask, if you’re mounting it vertically why not just use the supplied nail hole? You could even cut the head off after you drive it in so its easier to fit in the hole.
I have the dewalt track saw so the track has rubber edging on both sides. So I can’t flip it to the non-rubber side if I was concerned about the rubber edge glue coming off. But I think this could be easily overcome if there was an indexing dowel that would insert into the back of the raised section of track. The part where you put the clamps in.
Either way good idea. Nice that a company takes customer ideas seriously.
I guy also might make something similar out of plywood scraps on his lunch break. Some of my best ideas for jigs always seem to come up during that time. The sawdust in my sandwiches was always worth it tho
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MC703
Love it
Mike S
What is wrong with putting a screw into the wall, and using the hang hole – for the cost of one screw.
Easier to slip it on and slip it off, and virtually as secure.
Or, mount a small piece of dowel rod if you don’t want to use a screw. Both options, just as good, and about $19 less expensive.
Sure – these don’t work if you want to mount to the moving garage door, but unless you’ve got your heart set on that option.
I’ve got 3 sections of track all hung on a single small piece of dowel rod.
Ben V
Nothing wrong with that at all 🙂
fred
My FS2700 track came in a wooden crate that seemed to have been fabricated just for shipping it. I have step ladders hung on chain slings on the ceiling of my garage – and the track/crate rests atop the 10 foot ladder.
These brackets on the back of the garage door – would make it easier to get to.
Alex Peel
I did the same thing. Kept the wooden shipping box. Slapped some gaffers tape on one side of the lid to make a hinge and then put up some cheap shelf supports I had lying around to store it up and out of the way.
Frank D
Clever.
My concern is that the track rides with its clearance edge on two small hard plastic bits, up and down a few times a day.
And, I do not store anything, hanging, suspended, … above our cars in the garage; because to me it is not worth the heartache for something to fall on two cars that I try to keep in mint condition. I can already see the TV commercial about the extra odd things happening …
John
I have 7 rails, Festool and Makita branded from 32″ to 118″. I hang all but the longest one vertically on a nail/screw on a wall. All the rails have a hanging hole No stress on the splinter strip and they can stack on top of each other easily. The 118″ I have between rafters laying flat on wood cross pieces.
Fastcap should advertise those mounts flipped over with the splinter strips topside. Too many less observant users will regret dimpling or sagging in the strips.
Nathan
Interesting. I was going to make a set of wooden toggles with some rubber pads on them if I ever got a track saw. surprised this wasn’t made years ago
Rrich1
Not all tracks can be hung vertically. My 116″ makita track is too tall for my garage. These are extremely low profile and simple to install and use. I do use a screw for my 55″ track to hand vertical. There is also a chance of hitting the track and it swinging causing it to hit other things.