I know I can make a jig. There's dozens of different plans and videos on YouTube, or a variety of wood working books I own. And I might just do that...... I need to do something better than clamping a straight edge to whatever it is I'm cutting a dado in. My success ratio sucks. Seems like I inevitably screw up and forget to go in one direction, get cocky and move the other direction, make a mess of things......
So I was searching the innerweb and getting ideas, when I found a WoodPecker's "one time tool" that looked pretty cool. Of course they don't make or sell it any more. I'm tempted to try and duplicate that. https://www.woodpeck.com/exact-width-dado-jig-2020.html
I have a Festool track saw and couple different length tracks. Is there a router adapter I could use with this track?
I also found a couple jigs that clamp to a straight edge clamp. Infinity and CMT look to make the same thing. I dunno about that style. I have one of those clamps, and I've gotten it to move on my without much effort.
Rockler has a jig with dust collection. That would be nice, seeing how much dust a router will make cutting dados. I do not own a router with good dust collection, but I'm sure I'll get one eventually, seeing how my collection of green tools is expanding. But, the Rockler jig looks pretty cheap.
What's your preferred method of cutting dados with a router for those situations where you just don't have another option?