Carl Prentiss
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- Jan 3, 2013
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Late last night my festool luck ran out. I was making my way through my overcrowded work area when, underestimating the size of my posterior I tried to squeeze past my CT with my TS75 perched proudly on top. I blissfully continued on my way when several events unfolded in quick succession. I heard a slap and spun around to see my prized ts75 half dangling from the hose and one corner resting on the padded floor. I stood rooted to the spot struggling for the right sequence of curses and there was a commotion at the door as my wife and dog tried to both get out at the same time. The door ever so softly closes behind my disloyal companions and I regain the ability to move. OK I'm hoping for the best as it only fell from the top of the DC48, the hose had to have helped as it had only hit on the front end and the floor was padded but NO. I carefully blew the dust off and set it on the track to find it ominously rocking now side to side. Utilizing my considerable cursing skills, I wondered why I hadn't built the proper rest for the top of the CT, complete with side rails that had been on my to-do list forever. Cursed my decision to keep as much hose as possible coming off the boom arm instead of sacrificing a little reach to keep a tool suspended in mid air by the hose. OK so I need to call service Monday morning and decide whether to send it in for a plate replacement and alignment check-up or just order the plate. I'm also looking around at all the plywood that's 80% cut to size and wondering how long I'll be without my saw.
I know I'm in desperate thinking mode because now I'm thinking I can be to the local dealer and back in ten minutes with a new TS55REQ. It would be a good fit for this and the next several projects which are mostly plywood construction. More nimble and I would benefit from a working offcut side splinterguard which is mostly just decoration with the TS75. The downside is that I would have to try to make it match the cut on my clear rubber splinter strips. Someone on here said it could be done but it's a concern.
Up until now I've used the TS75 only for solid lumber and the majority of that has been for straight line ripping and I couldn't have asked for a better tool. This is my first extensive use of plywood and the 75 has worked fine for that too although The off-cut splinter guard does need to be modified for shallow cuts.
So How long does a repair usually take and has anyone found it worthwhile to have a second smaller saw mostly for plywood projects? BTW, I'm not a professional builder, just a retired hobiest with an extensive to-do list.
Regards,
-Charlie
I know I'm in desperate thinking mode because now I'm thinking I can be to the local dealer and back in ten minutes with a new TS55REQ. It would be a good fit for this and the next several projects which are mostly plywood construction. More nimble and I would benefit from a working offcut side splinterguard which is mostly just decoration with the TS75. The downside is that I would have to try to make it match the cut on my clear rubber splinter strips. Someone on here said it could be done but it's a concern.
Up until now I've used the TS75 only for solid lumber and the majority of that has been for straight line ripping and I couldn't have asked for a better tool. This is my first extensive use of plywood and the 75 has worked fine for that too although The off-cut splinter guard does need to be modified for shallow cuts.
So How long does a repair usually take and has anyone found it worthwhile to have a second smaller saw mostly for plywood projects? BTW, I'm not a professional builder, just a retired hobiest with an extensive to-do list.
Regards,
-Charlie
