I teach design and construction at a large state university. In and out of the classroom, I'm a designer and a maker.
A few years ago I picked up a truetrac system and I couldn't be happier with it. I'd tried several competitors and had issues with each of them but was really pleased with truetracks products when it arrived: it's solid, perfectly engineered and feels seriously legit. I have use this system so much over the past few years and just wanted to come back with an update to let everyone know I still think it's an excellent, excellent product. I had mine originally set up on a D-walt until the saw gave out on me, now I have it on a dedicated Metabo and it's still perfect. Aside from doing everything I'd hoped it would (I work with students in the field building structures for local not-for-profit organizations. We have modest means and portability is everything for us. What we can't throw into the back of a car and set up on sawhorses just isn't going to work for us). The thing I wasn't counting on are the new directions (seriously) that we can explore with our designs. Our structures since true track has joined our team are so much more interesting from a functional and aesthetic purposes. We taper roof joists to carry the necessary loads but tapering off to a beautiful form: we never worked like this before because a miter saw and a table saw just cannot do what truetrack can.
Truetrack - we love you! Years of use (and student site abuse) and you are still an awesome part of our little bag of tricks and trade secrets. Thank you for helping us expand our horizons.
