Allowable arbor runout on TS75 saw?

Svar

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What is allowable arbor runout for TS75 saw?  Since this model has slip clutch on the arbor, runout is hard to measure directly. Perhaps there are some manufacturer specs for blade runout (wobble). By runout I mean lateral movement of the blade as it turns due to the arbor flange not being perfectly perpendicular to the rotational axis.

Have any of the members here actually measured this with dial indicator?
 
We do not publish these types of specifications. If you think your saw is outside of specifications, I would recommend that you contact our service department and take advantage of our great warranty services. During the first year, we even pay round trip shipping. The number for the service department is below in my signature.

On a side note, all of our tools are highly accurate from the factory were each is calibrated before shipping. That's not to say that there are occasional problems.

Edit: If I'm finding you in our tool registration database, your saw was purchased in November 2011, so definitely take advantage of the warranty.
 
I came across a piece of information (not really a technical spec, more like sales pitch) that Festool aims to keep blade + arbor runout to less than 0.025mm. That’s pretty ambitious! The rule of thumb for a table saw is that somewhere around 0.05-0.08 mm is “acceptable”.
I was suspicious about mine at one point, but I’ll do some more measuring before raising alarms.
 
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