BassheadUK wrote:Well... Looks as if I've managed to talk the wife into letting me buy one.
doors adjusted, attic boarded,
Get the TS-75 for doors.
As well as the 55......? !!!!
The max depth on a TS-55 is 2 1/8". You may want to instead purchase the TS-75 if you are cutting down doors thicker than that unless you plan to cut on one side and then flip it to cut the other side.
Just note that the TS75 is quite a bit larger and especially heavier than the TS55.
There have been a number of TS75 purchasers who had a little bit of "buyers remorse" using the heavier saw to primarily cut sheet goods. I see them on the forums selling their TS75s to purchase the more nimble TS55.
On the other hand, you can sometimes catch a good deal on eBay or CL on a TS75 from these same sellers.
I seriously considered buying the 75 over the 55 "just in case". After researching, I'm glad I bought the 55 instead. In the rare case where I have to cut heavy stock, the Festool rail system is so accurate, I can flip and cut from both sides. If you do a lot of these cuts, you want a low tooth count blade (called the "panther").
If dust is an issue, it might be worth looking into the "bundle" deals for the saw and vacuum as a package. The vacuums are powerful and super quiet.
As they say, it's a slippery green slope from there.
tvan wrote:In the rare case where I have to cut heavy stock, the Festool rail system is so accurate, I can flip and cut from both sides. If you do a lot of these cuts, you want a low tooth count blade (called the "panther").
This is exactly what I meant by my earlier post. If you can live with this occasional workaround the 55 is your choice.
I know I started this thread but: Table saw guys ... I surrender. Meet the newest member of the shop. I still use the Festool and just added a Festool plunge router but, d@mn!
Sorry, Brian.
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Steve Regier wrote:I know I started this thread but: Table saw guys ... I surrender. Meet the newest member of the shop. I still use the Festool and just added a Festool plunge router but, d@mn!
Sorry, Brian.
Steve Regier wrote:I know I started this thread but: Table saw guys ... I surrender. Meet the newest member of the shop. I still use the Festool and just added a Festool plunge router but, d@mn!
Sorry, Brian.
RATS! You're a sellout! ;p
Steve,
Welcome to the land of sanity where we use the best tool for the job. Where repetitive cuts are truly the same. Where you set it, forget it, and everything stays square.
May your table be flat and your fence be straight.
"A system with a few knobs set up by someone who knows what they are doing is always better than one with a lot of knobs set up by someone who doesn't."
Steve Regier wrote:I know I started this thread but: Table saw guys ... I surrender. Meet the newest member of the shop. I still use the Festool and just added a Festool plunge router but, d@mn!
Sorry, Brian.
RATS! You're a sellout! ;p
Steve,
Welcome to the land of sanity where we use the best tool for the job. Where repetitive cuts are truly the same. Where you set it, forget it, and everything stays square.
May your table be flat and your fence be straight.
You have turned away from the dark side.
Congratulations,
Thanks, Bruce. I can now afford to be "sane". The Sawstop was quite a few more pennies than the Festool. The Festool still has it's place and if presented with the same budgetary constraints I would still go Festool. However, you are correct: The best tool for the job. I even got the wife's blessing on this one!
So let it be written ... So let it be done.
"BaronVonSteve"
Steve Regier wrote:Table saw guys ... I surrender.
Funny, I have yet to find anything that I could do on my tablesaw that I couldn't do with my EZ stuff. Maybe all of our Festool/EZ back and forth earlier in this thread has been resolved by this purchase.
Bruce Weldy wrote:Welcome to the land of sanity where we use the best tool for the job. Where repetitive cuts are truly the same.
That may be true for Festool. Not true for EZ. With my EZ-One repetitive cuts are exactly that, repetitive. And I don't need a $1700+ hotdog proof saw blade destroyer to work safely.
Omni 10
Omni 10.5
OmniTop 12 x 4
Wedgehorn 8 x 3
XF212
T39 @ 18" x 2
T39 @ 20" x 2
T39 @ 28" x 2
Jack 110 x 5
Jack Lite 12
XF210
XF210 (Slant only, no crossfire)
Steve Regier wrote:Table saw guys ... I surrender.
Funny, I have yet to find anything that I could do on my tablesaw that I couldn't do with my EZ stuff. Maybe all of our Festool/EZ back and forth earlier in this thread has been resolved by this purchase.
Bruce Weldy wrote:Welcome to the land of sanity where we use the best tool for the job. Where repetitive cuts are truly the same.
That may be true for Festool. Not true for EZ. With my EZ-One repetitive cuts are exactly that, repetitive. And I don't need a $1700+ hotdog proof saw blade destroyer to work safely.
It's repeatable alright, it better damn well be for all that extruded hardware.
