Tool Guides: Festool, Tru-Grip, or Veritas/Lee Valley? (Continued)

The Festo guide and plunge saw are a great combination. It has saved me a ton of time in the year since I bought one. I use a piece of one inch foam insulation as the sacrificial work surface, lay the plywood I'm cutting on top of the foam, draw my cut lines on the plywood, then simply lay the guide right on the cut lines and start sawing.

Some of the festo tools are quieter than their competition, but the circular saw isn't at all quiet. The dust collection works pretty well, just a bit escaping.