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[Foxy-d]

The parallel guides. Assemble once and hang on the wall next to the tracks.

[guanilee]

What I liked about this video is that you included real-life nitty gritty in dealing with Chinese tools. Such as shipping mishaps, questionable packaging and branding, etc. Thanks for the video.

[acaciomartins]

First of all, good video, straight to the point and no fancy unrelated stuff.

Being these fellows a new player on the tool field, more reviews are always welcome.

[joesharp]

Great video, my oldest son lives in Oskarshamn Sweden, and works in his wife's families machine design company. They refuse to buy anything from China and have very high standards for what equipment and tooling they use, and depend on that equipment for their livelihood. I however am a hobbyist and buy what I can afford but usually try and fine used US made for most of what I have. I have never ordered from Banggood but have bought some items from Harbor Freight which is mostly Chinese goods. Their tools seem to be getting better but also more expensive in the last few years. It usually takes a lot of fiddling and cleanup to get any precision from much of their equipment, and some you just cant make work no matter what you try. Many have had pretty good luck with tools purchased on Banggood, and I a look forward to your future reviews of their products.
Thanks for the great videos, with great respect... Joe

[supergimp]

I purchased those parallel guides and while they are a PITA to assemble the first time without instructions (there are some good instructional videos on YouTube), they are absolutely fantastic and I use them all the time with my Makita track saw. And yes, they are identical to the Woodpeckers ones almost difficult to tell apart. And you don't need to disassemble the whole thing to store. I do separate the four sections, leaving the connectors in place so assembly is just about slipping the sections together and tightening the set screws(and you don't want them all together anyway if you don't need the whole length, most of the time I only use one or two sections). For repeated panel cuts (i.e. making a kitchen) I've found it indispensable.

[katzmosestools]

Thank you for your kind words my friend. That is the second tool in a collaboration series with Hongdui who I know to be one of the bet tools makers working today. We have several more coming out in the near future. those mallets will be back in stock on my website in a few days. Love the series my friend.

[andreeph]

5:04 I bought these precision clamps. (8) I used them to glue up the legs of a bedside stand.

[georgeyboyhowe]

nothing wrong with the video it's done in a professional manner precise and to the point honest but there are several other makers out there doing the same things so not very original I still enjoy your channel and your humor atb

[oled]

The european standard dog holes is 20mm (like Festool MFT and the like). The "19 mm" holes are usually 3/4 imperial size. But Sjöbergs seems to have their own standard of 19 mm, though.

[gedreillyhomestead]

In my opinion all tools/jigs are variations of tools/jigs that have been in use for centuries. When you use your pencil and ruler do you wonder if they are rip off copies? Technology moves on and the tools we use moves along with it but they are still just a means of measuring or making things square/round/curved, just (hopefully) more accurate. Many of the tools we buy today are designed to hook the user, some fancy (read expensive) clamps we use on jobs can just as easily be done by a couple of scrap wooden wedges. So I wouldn't worry if the square I use looks similar to another named brand or the one used to build the pyramids. 😎 👍

[davidstreet]

Parallel guides are a game changer if you build a lot of furniture from sheet goods.

[JesperMakes]

Nice, I need some KM Tools. Great video Pierre.

[neilpiper]

Hi there, Just a quick one on the Parallel guides. make up the first piece with 300mm extrusion & store it in shadow foam with the rest of the stuff, You can make it as big or as small as you wish. This keeps it all together & you can store it away in a drawer or on a cleat wall. see Johnathan in (Shadow foam). The way he uses foam is unbelievable, this guy is amazing. Worth a watch even if you don't like the process. You can see from the foam insert if anything is missing at a glance.

[alfatech]

Really enjoying your series. You are doing a great service to the hobbyist community by posting these reviews. I would agree with others in that you can only get 2 out the 3 parameters in any product: price, quality and service. Many have said that for professional work, they would not buy these tools. Which makes sense in that a business is getting a tax break on their equipment, whereas hobbyists have to pay with after-tax dollars, and equipment breakdown has costs too.

[logj]

Yes if you can a video on the Banggood navigation and top ten tools to buy for beginners that would be helpful.Thanks.

[Karrde]

I have the Fonson parallel guide system and I can say the foam from the cardboard box fits exactly in a makita makpac/systainer. And I love tem. Yes, it's a blatant copy, they could at least have used their own color, but as a hobbyist I can't afford the real ones.

[ThoughtFission]

Yes please, more tools from China. Especially identifying good brands.

[rexcowan]

Good job on this Sir. I enjoy your videos. I don't have a track saw and have seen no need for one. If my bandsaw, tablesaw or mitersaw can't cut it, I am probably not building it. The exception is sheet goods but I rarely break down a full sheet. Cheers friend.

[chimairanl]

I agree with the ethical choice of not buying rippoffs. There are several other companies that make parallel guides including TSO and Benchdogs UK. They are not red obviously. I would prefer to buy products made in Europe as a European. But that comes with a price tag.

[KoshEFG]

Hongdui, Wnew and Vieko are good brands.