8/4 Sapelle and the TS55 w/ Rip Blade

[leftistelf]

I need to do some ripping of some 8/4 sapelle stock.  I have the TS55 and the ripping blade.

Does this saw have the power to perform this task?

(yet another reason why I should have bought the TS75)

 

[paul_david_thomas]

I used my RIP for the first time on some 6x2 and it went through it like butter. As you've got x4, you'll have to flip it. But is should be fine. You will have to finish the edge a little as it's not as good as their other fine blades - but only something a hand sand would get out.

Paul.

 

[PhilM]

Doesn't 8/4 translate as 2 inches thick? Or have I been reading it wrong all these years?

Phil

 

[jaegerhund]

Doesn't 8/4 translate as 2 inches thick? Or have I been reading it wrong all these years?

Phil

Yep -  roughly

 

[KM]

For what it's worth. I first bought the ts75 to rip 8/4 hard maple and returned it for the ts55 with no regrets. I used the ts55 with the 28 tooth "universal blade" to cut 8/4 hard maple and 4/4 zebra wood for my workbench. NO Problemo! Ps. if the 8/4 is D2S, it's more like 1 13/16's. Also it depends on how much wood you're cutting.

 

[paul_david_thomas]

Oops I thought he meant 8 by 4 - 8/4 as opposed to 2" -  flippin imperial measurements.

However, in the UK, I've got no idea what my height is in Metric, nor how far car journeys are in Metric, I do that in imperial. I buy fuel in Litres but don't have a real Idea of how much I'm getting - I'd prefer to buy in gallons. I've got a better idea of tonne waste than metric waste.

However, all wood work, I do in metric by the mm not cm - as that could be confusing, but I still have to buy 8 by 4 sheets of materials as that's what they think they sell.

I'm going to invent a new measuring system called "just enough".

 

[Cannuck]

paul_david_thomas,
I grew up in Canada during the conversion from Imperial (British not US) to Metric.  Its about the only thing I happen to be bl-lingual in (gave up on French along time ago).

The only comfort you'll find in converting the two systems is the following:

a metric tonne(1000 kg) = an imperial tonne (2204 lbs)
-40 degrees Celsius = -40 degrees Farenheit

Everything else takes some more thought.

 

[JayStPeter]

The depth of cut is tight.  It'll make it through when prepped.  But, I occasionally use the ATF to rip boards so they fit on my jointer.  The rough boards are always too thick and require a second cut.  There's plenty of power to cut a full depth though (as long as you don't use the fine tooth blade).

 

[HowardH]

I had a ts-55 and tried to rip 8/4 maple and it had a very hard time.  Got the 75 and now have no trouble, especially when guided slowly and deliberately through the stock. 

 

[nickao]

I agree the TS 55 is painfully slow at cutting "Maple". But you must remember "Maple" is a term that encompasses well over 200 varieties of wood. I have had "Maple" so hard it was actually harder than Ipe, Jatoba, etc. I have also had "Hard Maple" softer than Oak. I have had "Soft Maple" softer than Walnut and as hard as Oak too. So using Maple as  test is tough becasue there are to many sub species covered by the Maple name.

I totally agree if ripping "hardwoods" at an 8/4 thickness go for the TS 75. The TS 55 of course will work, but it is much slower.

I myself moved from a TS 55 to a TS 75 because of this.