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shane has a good point about the cost of the ply solution though...

wow - just had a look at the EZ. Very flexible system. I like the fact I can take any router and circular saw, clamp it up and get great accuracy. I've seen a cheaper similar system on axminster, but it doesn't look as good. still - I'll spend some time comparing... bench first though I think...!

This is nice - Makita SP6000K1. Comes with a guide rail (though only 1.4m), plunge saw, so pretty versatile. bit pricey, but then I've sent back 3 poor quality cheap tools in the last week, so I'm not interested in buying cheap poor quality stuff any more. Or maybe the Dewalt DWS520KR...

ok - that makes sense! I'm also just looking at some aluminium guides which I think do the same job - some seem to have accessories, like clamps, fences, featherboards etc which might be useful. All that said, your wood guide approach looks like it might be simple and accurate - for the purposes...

Thanks guys - this is getting me off to a good start. I don't have a hand held saw and guide. This is probably going to sound like a silly question (to the more experienced of you!) but if I build a bench (Karl - love the bench, I think I'll try something similar), and then buy a guide and saw...

I'm sending back an awful Clarke table saw on Monday, and am looking for recommendations on something higher quality to replace it. The Clarke blade was misaligned by about 2-3mm along the fence front to back with no obvious adjustment. Whatever I buy needs to be accurate - I'm only a home DIYer...