GRS-16 Guide Rail Square

Original, Patented Guide Rail Square for FESTOOL®, MAKITA®, Milwaukee®, POWERTEC® & TRITON®

Introducing the fastest way to dead square cuts with your track saw: the GRS-16 Guide Rail Square. With its custom-made and powerful draw latch, the GRS-16 instantly self-squares while it clamps down to your track. Simply slide the GRS-16 onto your guide rail, and get to work. Compatible with your FESTOOL, MAKITA, MILWAUKEE, POWERTEC and TRITON track saw guide rails.

Thanks to feedback from the TSO user community, the GRS-16 guide rail square now includes:

• Our lightest design ever despite being CNC machined from 25% thicker aluminum, with a mating vertical edge providing maximum guide rail support
• Latch hook coating grasps and protects the edge of your guide rail
• Easier to install onto your guide rail with a reshaped T-feature lead-in
• Accessory mounting holes tapped for M6 threads—enables connection to the TSO Parallel Guide System and Angle Accessory
• Available Dual Systainer Foam Insert fits both the GRS-16 and GRS-16 PE in a single Systainer
• New, fully recyclable all-corrugated packaging
• Proudly made in the USA

See How It Works

Lock it Down

Accurate cuts with your track saw may require using a screw or quick clamp to secure the guide rail to your workpiece. For this reason, the GRS-16 features notches to accommodate popular clamps from Festool, Axminster, or the like.

Built to be a Lifetime Tool

The GRS-16 is precision CNC machined from a single piece of 5/8" (15 mm) thick 6061-T6 aluminum and then anodized for a non-marking, high durability finish. The high clamping-force draw latch is custom-made from stainless steel to resist rust and pitting over time. Despite its high clamping strength, a comfort coating on the latch handle makes it easy to generate the leverage necessary to engage, release or reposition the square along your length of track. The GRS-16 guide rail square is made in the United States, and comes with our five-year warranty.

So Which Tool is Right for You?

If you want the absolute smallest and lightest form factor and anticipate using the square for conventional cuts referencing the front edge of your workpiece, choose the GRS-16 (the product you see on this page). If you need the ability to reference off the front and back edge of your workpiece, select the GRS-16 PE.

A System Approach

The GRS-16 is much more than a guide rail square; in fact, it's the foundation of a broader system of TSO Products designed for interoperability. Case in point: the GRS-16 includes attachment points to connect to the TSO Parallel Guide System (Gen 1 or Gen 2). Once connected, you can repeatedly square and parallel rip multiple workpieces in a single operation.

Technical Details

• Dimensions: 15.2 x 6.0 x 1.4 inches (385 x 152 x 36 mm)
• Weight: 1.7 lbs (772 g)
• Material: 6061-T6 aluminum, anodized, 5/8 in (15 mm) thick
• Compatible Guide Rails (Both): Festool, Milwaukee, Makita, Powertec, and Triton (not compatible with Festool HK 55 Carpentry Saws including the FSK 250, FSK 420 and FSK 670; not compatible with Bosch or DeWalt tracks)
• Clamping Mechanism: Over center draw latch (304 stainless steel) with compensating spring; secured with M4x0.7-10 stainless steel socket head screws
• Accessory Mounting Holes: Tapped for M6 threads for compatibility with TSO Parallel Guide System (Gen 1 and Gen 2) and Angle Accessory
• Made in the USA

Documentation

• GRS-16 User Manual (PDF)
• GRS-16 Dimension Drawing (PDF)

Videos

Quick video walkthrough of the original GRS-16.


Special thanks to Eric at The Poplar Shop for his unexpected video review of the original GRS-16!

Guide Rail Square Comparison Table

	GRS-16 Guide Rail Square	GRS-16 PE v2 Guide Rail Square
Best for…	Squaring your guide rail by referencing off the front edge of your workpiece	Squaring your guide rail by referencing off either the front or back edge of your workpiece
Price	$179.95	$189.95
Optional Add-ons	TSO Parallel Guide System TSO Limited Edition Systainer³ M 112 FoamPack Storage Insert for T-LOC Systainer & Systainer³ M 112 Angle Accessory