Bora Jigsaw Guide For WTX or NGX Clamp Edge. Use for making Straight Cuts & As A Steady Guide for your Jigsaw -542009

Great

Has already helped me often in the workshop. A good idea from Bora.

Unlike their circular saw jig (which you kind of have to dedicate a saw to, unless you really enjoy fiddling with awkwardly placed set screws), this little jig couldn’t be more convenient. It’s more of a sled than a jig: the saw slips into place and you hold it there while the sled rides up the track, producing a dead straight cut. Bear in mind that you need about three inches of solid stock to the left (and only the left) of your cut to support the clamp. And if you don’t have something supporting the off side of the cut, you’re going to have to pay close attention to keeping the blade vertical to avoid beveling the cut. And the bora clamp is NOT self-squaring, so you have to put some work into laying out the cut. But if like me you’re incapable of holding a jig saw to a straight line (even with the typical saw’s rip guide) and too lazy to carry your table saw around the house, then this little sled (especially if you already have the clamps) is well worth it.

I was hoping this would work wonders. Well, it didn't. I will freely admit it may have been user error (although I'm not sure how, it isn't that complicated) but I was unable to make a straight cut (and a straight cut with a 45 deg angle was horrible). I was able to make a freestyle cut much straighter when I wasn't fighting with this guide.

Works great. When sliding this jigsaw clamp along the track of the Bora edge guide, there's a tiny bit more slop/looseness than I would prefer, but then again it is made of plastic and it's inexpensive, but it works fairly well so this deserves five stars. It is made of plastic, so I can't expect an extremely tight tolerance, because the plastic being a softer material needs more clearance to move freely. This thing works great though. It's a fairly accurate guide, and I've used it to make many long cuts (6 to 8 feet across) on melamine boards, and the cuts all came out straight and are aligned to the edge guide. It's certainly way better than freehand, and trying to overcome the natural blade drift of a jigsaw without a guide. This tool was a good buy, certainly exceeded my expectations.

I just got into using a jigsaw to do art and hated I couldn't get straight lines. Had a friend tell me I needed to set up a guide and my boyfriend happened to have the long rail attachment for this! It works great to create the straight lines I needed!

The Bora track is very well made. This accessory is not Bora quality for two reasons:1. When it came, the bottom pieces that slide into the track didn't all slide in. One was a bit fat, probably from the injection mold wearing. I had to spend an hour with a small file cleaning it up to get it to fit into the track. Bad QA.2. I have a DeWalt cordless jigsaw. Of course, I made a zero-clearance plate for ripping. But this flimsy plastic jig really wiggles. The tail of the saw can wander 1/4" to the side easily. If it were made out of aluminum, I'd pay more. The track system is very good. This jig is no better than clamping a piece of straight wood on your piece and keeping the saw against the edge.

Great concept. Just make sure you have the right clamps. They do not fit the older edge clamps!