Makita 196953-0 Guide Rail Adapter

satisfied with this purchase..worth buying during 7.7..the best

Delivery was ok. Item as described and fits makita DSH680 and makita track.

Little loose, the fact that it was plastic, was expecting something more from makita. Hope it last. Adequate for DIY.

Another good priced product. A lot cheaper than other suppliers of the same product.

Tools4Trade - excellent customer service and delivery. However - this is certainly not worth £50+ (not tools4trade's fault - they have to pay Makita) - this is an easy to break bit of plastic that will not fit in the official Makita rail bag so has to live in with the circular saw risking damage. Makita really taking advantage of a customer market here - making customers who can't afford/justify a plunge saw pay for the luxury of using the rails (which themselves are not cheap!!!) GRRR - but very happy with Tools4Trade!

As a basic rail guide , this is fine but it is actually a generic guide designed for use with many different saws/jigsaws and hence it is not without its drawbacks.What it does, it does fine: It's easy to set up and run long straight cuts using a DHS680 saw and a Makita rail guide. It can also be promptly set for bevel cutting.Problems are as follows :1) If you set it up for cutting away right side, the base of the saw has very little area supported by the rail guide so it is prone to cutting unwanted bevels/wobbles as it goes.2) If you secure the rail guide with under-mounted clamps then all will be ok BUT if you use a cutting board and bench dogs, these will foul with the run of the plastic guide so you will be limited to a very small cutting length as you ... MoreAs a basic rail guide , this is fine but it is actually a generic guide designed for use with many different saws/jigsaws and hence it is not without its drawbacks.What it does, it does fine: It's easy to set up and run long straight cuts using a DHS680 saw and a Makita rail guide. It can also be promptly set for bevel cutting.Problems are as follows :1) If you set it up for cutting away right side, the base of the saw has very little area supported by the rail guide so it is prone to cutting unwanted bevels/wobbles as it goes.2) If you secure the rail guide with under-mounted clamps then all will be ok BUT if you use a cutting board and bench dogs, these will foul with the run of the plastic guide so you will be limited to a very small cutting length as you cannot pass the dog clips or the dogs themselves.To resolve all of this , I chiselled off part of the plastic guide which "hands" the metal bars/rods, this makes the bars completely ambidextrous. I then cut down the metal bars so they don't protrude into the dogs. Finally I cut down the overhang of the plastic guide.I now have a fully flexible guide which can be used when clamped from above or below.So I gave it 4 stars as it works and can be adjusted but for £50 I'd expect it to be bespoke from the outset, not generic.Customer service was excellent with prompt delivery.

Don't bother... it might as well be sold by Kreg since it's just a gimmick.

Not recommended. Many buy this and use the XSH03Z because there are no good companies making a Blade Left track saw (WHICH IS WHAT RIGHT-HANDED PEOPLE SHOULD USE. I'm a former lefty, and you all don't know what you're missing.) But, this adapter fails in many ways. It's hard to make the saw run 5rue, so you'll want to buy a few extra splinter guards. And it takes an extensive amount of tinkering and modifications to get the play out of it. And even when you finally do get that done, it's still not a very straight cut due to wobble. Another issue is that if you have a 55" track, you better turn that into a 43" track in your mind, because it takes 6 inches of track just for this adapter to fit in it all the way. All in all, Makita, and every other good ... MoreNot recommended. Many buy this and use the XSH03Z because there are no good companies making a Blade Left track saw (WHICH IS WHAT RIGHT-HANDED PEOPLE SHOULD USE. I'm a former lefty, and you all don't know what you're missing.) But, this adapter fails in many ways. It's hard to make the saw run 5rue, so you'll want to buy a few extra splinter guards. And it takes an extensive amount of tinkering and modifications to get the play out of it. And even when you finally do get that done, it's still not a very straight cut due to wobble. Another issue is that if you have a 55" track, you better turn that into a 43" track in your mind, because it takes 6 inches of track just for this adapter to fit in it all the way. All in all, Makita, and every other good too manufacturer are shooting themselves in the toe since they don't make a left blade track saw. Thousands of people want them, and many many thousands more (righties) will switch to a Left Blade once they see how much better it is for righties to use. Shame on you makita.

Great add on to the makita kit.

Brilliant, easy to set up and use real time saver when cutting sheet materials.

Impeccable, compliant

Complies with the description the negative points and the price a little exaggerated for an adapter and that it does not hold very well to the rail the fixing is not great

Review of Makita 196953-0 Guide Rail Adaptor for DHS680

Just as expected. Fast delivery