Amazing Festool panel saw!

[Jalvis]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyicvWLm0K8

 

[rljatl]

No doubt it's NAINA.  ;D

 

[Slappy]

that Lokks Expensive  [crying]

 

[AlexThePalex]

Only the saw itself is Festool, the rest of it is made by another company.

 

[Frank Pellow]

Only the saw itself is Festool, the rest of it is made by another company.

Which might mean that you can arrange to obtain the panel rig in North America.  Unlike Festool, most companies are not reluctant to have their tools shipped here (for a big cost of course).

 

[NYC Tiny Shop]

Wow! This looks like something that could also be homemade.  Appears to be the safest and fastest way to cut panel.  I would think that one could use either 80/20 or Rexroth and a local welder to cut the mounting plate. Thanks for posting. Certainly, food for thought.

 

[Michael Kellough]

When using a panel saw instead of a guide rail there is little or no advantage to using a Festool saw.
There will be no anti-spliter function and dust collection will be minimal unless there is some kind of compressible shroud added between the saw plate and the wood.

 

[Deansocial]

http://safetyspeedcut.com/products_saws.htm

 

[Rocky]

I have this: http://www.panelpro.com/products/Panel-Pro-Vertical-Panel-Saw-PRO2K.html.  Used it maybe twice, takes up a lot of space.

 

[Slappy]

last time I went to Lowe's & had them cut down my Oak ply the tearout was Really Bad on their panel saw , that in it's self lead me to buy a TS55 REQ
it ruined a sheet of 3/4" Oak ply , That tearout issue AND I ended up with 3 different sizes of cut that were to the same  [mad]
the TS55 REQ will save me $$$ in long run in ruined ply sheets & the hassle of playing catch-up on non consistence in the cuts .
let alone gas money & my time spent going there & back to replace ruined sheet stock  
OK Rant over  [embarassed] Sorry !  

 

[Michael Kellough]

last time I went to Lowe's & had them cut down my Oak ply the tearout was Really Bad on their panel saw , that in it's self lead me to buy a TS55 REQ
it ruined a sheet of 3/4" Oak ply , That tearout issue AND I ended up with 3 different sizes of cut that were to the same  [mad]
the TS55 REQ will save me $$$ in long run in ruined ply sheets & the hassle of playing catch-up on non consistence in the cuts .
let alone gas money & my time spent going there & back to replace ruined sheet stock  
OK Rant over  [embarassed] Sorry !  

Here's a tip, only allow rip cuts on generic panel saws. The tearout is much less horrible.

 

[Rocky]

last time I went to Lowe's & had them cut down my Oak ply the tearout was Really Bad on their panel saw , that in it's self lead me to buy a TS55 REQ
it ruined a sheet of 3/4" Oak ply , That tearout issue AND I ended up with 3 different sizes of cut that were to the same  [mad]
the TS55 REQ will save me $$$ in long run in ruined ply sheets & the hassle of playing catch-up on non consistence in the cuts .
let alone gas money & my time spent going there & back to replace ruined sheet stock  
OK Rant over  [embarassed] Sorry !  

Here's a tip, only allow rip cuts on generic panel saws. The tearout is much less horrible.

It depends also on the blade.

 

[Slappy]

Yeah that & inform the Lowes guy to cut from the correct side , the good side down .  I had no choice  ,  cross cuts was what I needed not a rips .
Even the rips were not consistent between them  
But really these panel saws aren't the best at repeatability if you depend on someone else running the machine ,
Lesson Learned by me Never again will I count on Lowes OR HD to cut my sheet stock .  

 

[promark747]

I never liked the idea of cutting horizontally on a panel saw, as gravity will cause the cut section to droop and potentially lead to the blade binding.

 

[Stephen B]

Best thing that happened when we moved to larger store was that  we no longer cut panels. You buy a full sheet or a handy panel  ( three sizes available in most commonly sold thicknesses of pine ply, chipboard and  MDf).

Now we have happy customers and sales staff.  [smile]

And the professional/ serious DIY always cut their own sheets anyway. It was the customer who wanted a full sheet cut into a number of odd size smaller panels who was a real pain in the . . . . .!  [mad]

AND then did not want to pay for the wastage!!  [mad]  [mad]

 

[Jonhilgen]

I never liked the idea of cutting horizontally on a panel saw, as gravity will cause the cut section to droop and potentially lead to the blade binding.

I worked in a shop with two Striebigs in it.  When making wide rips, we would stick shims in the kerf cutout to prevent it from binding.  It was also easy to support the board with two hands from the top since the saw was powered.

Jon

 

[Slappy]

I worked in a shop with two Striebigs in it.  When making wide rips, we would stick shims in the kerf cutout to prevent it from binding.  It was also easy to support the board with two hands from the top since the saw was powered.

Jon

Good Luck getting Lowe's OR Home Depot to do any of what you describe !  ?
L O L
  I was getting the panels over  size cut & then cleaning up with a router & trim bits on my "other true " panels "that was the P I A" 
those trim bits are not  cheap , after thinking of all costs & frustration , when I seen the TS55 REQ that was a no brainer for me
Then they pulled all stock of TS55 's  when I was ready to buy  [sad]
BUT that is all water under the bridge now AS I'm Happy Camper with my TS55 REQ now  even got a 118" rail

 

[peter halle]

I haven't used my panel saw since I got my TS-55.  I too used to use shims to fill the kerf and support the top piece when I used it.

Peter

 

[Slappy]

I haven't used my panel saw since I got my TS-55.  I too used to use shims to fill the kerf and support the top piece when I used it.

Peter

Love that new Avatar

 

[NYC Tiny Shop]

It's good to read feedback from guys who actually used/own this panel saw. 

I'll tell ya...I've been really grooving Mafell's Aerofix System.  It would be nice,for TS55 owners, if Festool developed a similar system. It definitely feels like the future is the present when I use it.  (What was that?)