Are There Tables to Invert the TS55 into a Table Saw

[yverof]

Has any one tried one of those available tables (Veritas etc ...) that allow mounting a TS55 (or OF1010) so it can be used a a table saw?
Is this safe ? I cannot afford the CMS module (800+ ?) just for the saw and I would be happy to learn FOG members experience.
Thank you

Yves

 

[Rob Z]

Yves

Check this thread:

http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=6811.0

 

[yverof]

Thank you Rob, very interesting idea and discussion.

 

[emlclcy]

Thank you Rob, very interesting idea and discussion.

i guess this was a while ago but the link does not work and this is something i want to do

 

[squall_line]

Thank you Rob, very interesting idea and discussion.

i guess this was a while ago but the link does not work and this is something i want to do

The link is no longer available and the YouTube videos that were associated with it are also no longer available.

The more I dug into where the post disappeared to and why, the more I understood that it was best to leave the topic alone.

In any case, the proper answer to the question is the CMS table/system and the module for the TS 55 saw, but it was never officially sold in the US and is no longer available for legal / safety reasons in the European market, so it's a rare bit of kit indeed.

 

[fshanno]

Nobody's talking about it because it doesn't make much sense.  Too many nice little jobsite saws available.

Plus, your 55 and guides can do almost all of the ripping jobs that a jobsite saw can do, just not as fast.

 

[emlclcy]

Thank you Rob, very interesting idea and discussion.

i guess this was a while ago but the link does not work and this is something i want to do

The link is no longer available and the YouTube videos that were associated with it are also no longer available.

The more I dug into where the post disappeared to and why, the more I understood that it was best to leave the topic alone.

In any case, the proper answer to the question is the CMS table/system and the module for the TS 55 saw, but it was never officially sold in the US and is no longer available for legal / safety reasons in the European market, so it's a rare bit of kit indeed.
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yes looks like a taboo subject!

 

[emlclcy]

Nobody's talking about it because it doesn't make much sense.  Too many nice little jobsite saws available.

Plus, your 55 and guides can do almost all of the ripping jobs that a jobsite saw can do, just not as fast.

my application - i have a 4" x 2" x 4ft length of IROKO that i want to cut a 1 1/2/" x 1" corner out of the length of the piece. i have thought how i can do this with my track saw but it involves standing the wood on its 2" edge, some how clamping it and then having the track ontop 4" of the bench. this is outrageously dangerous but a doddle with a saw table so that's my dilemma.
Maybe a router is the way but would generate a massive amount of sawdust removing that amount
maybe clamping to the front of the MFT maybe an option??

so up for any ideas folks

 

[Birdhunter]

A friend with a table saw? Some cities have woodworking shops that will take on small jobs. The "on end" trick you are describing sounds like a precursor to a trip to the ER.

 

[Steve1]

For a 1" x 1.5" notch on a board, I would be using my jigsaw.

 

[reijos]

Clamp along the front edge of the MFT so that the top of your board is flush with the surface and I would think you should have enough support for your track saw. I did the same sort of cut on some 2*4's and just clamped several of them side by side so that the top was wide enough for the track to be fully supported

 

[squall_line]

Thank you Rob, very interesting idea and discussion.

i guess this was a while ago but the link does not work and this is something i want to do

The link is no longer available and the YouTube videos that were associated with it are also no longer available.

The more I dug into where the post disappeared to and why, the more I understood that it was best to leave the topic alone.

In any case, the proper answer to the question is the CMS table/system and the module for the TS 55 saw, but it was never officially sold in the US and is no longer available for legal / safety reasons in the European market, so it's a rare bit of kit indeed.

yes looks like a taboo subject!

The subject of converting a tracksaw into a table saw isn't taboo, the very specific topic to which that link used to point is a topic that was put to rest and doesn't need to be dug up.  Those involved have moved on.

 

[Svar]

CMS module has bee discontinued, but there is plenty of content on the web on this subject. You can start from this one:
Then this: