Battery powered TS 55
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get a bigger truck!!! lol 
)! Only the vac hose to be dragged around!Gary Nichols
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But without a cord, how would you trigger the vac?
Seriously, though, our local lumberyard around the corner has a panel saw and will cut it up for me.... see if a Home Depot will do that.... well, maybe they do, but I don't buy there, so I don't know
Gary
Seriously, though, our local lumberyard around the corner has a panel saw and will cut it up for me.... see if a Home Depot will do that.... well, maybe they do, but I don't buy there, so I don't know
Gary
. Or have a wonderfully attractive helper stand at the CT to switch on / off ;D Last time I wanted to purchase 15 sheets and asked for 30 cuts (or so) I didn't get the best welcome.
Now Gary raised a good point with the CT. What I really need is a battery operated CT that can power a tool too. Maybe I can retrofit one off those systainer and put a generator in there
Emmanuel
Now Gary raised a good point with the CT. What I really need is a battery operated CT that can power a tool too. Maybe I can retrofit one off those systainer and put a generator in there
Emmanuel
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Festool could decide to go 'Green' and make a solar powered version!
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Hey now, Emmanuel,
You just reminded me of an old British TV series called "The Avengers".... May be a little before your time, but that Emma Peal..looked good enough to be on John Lucas's website.. Anyway, one episode dealt with an evil professor who was perfecting "broadcast electricity"..... Just think of it... a #12 size Systainer with internal power broasdcaster that runs all your Festool tools.. heck, powers your whole garage... cordlessly.. Except how long would it take to get UL approval I wonder?
Seth,
Do you have any part numbers for those switches? I have a Shop Fox unit that plugs in between the outlet and my Delta dust collector & has two remotes. But somewhere, I remember seeing a switched outlet that you hardwire into the wall and any tool plugged into that circuit could trigger the dust collector, just like the CT's do... a lot handier than those remotes.
Tell me, though... if you did own a cordless TS 55, what would they like least? cutting 15 sheets for you or having you set a foam sheet on the ground in the middle of their yard? And would you be bringing your long guide too?
Gary.
You just reminded me of an old British TV series called "The Avengers".... May be a little before your time, but that Emma Peal..looked good enough to be on John Lucas's website.. Anyway, one episode dealt with an evil professor who was perfecting "broadcast electricity"..... Just think of it... a #12 size Systainer with internal power broasdcaster that runs all your Festool tools.. heck, powers your whole garage... cordlessly.. Except how long would it take to get UL approval I wonder?
Seth,
Do you have any part numbers for those switches? I have a Shop Fox unit that plugs in between the outlet and my Delta dust collector & has two remotes. But somewhere, I remember seeing a switched outlet that you hardwire into the wall and any tool plugged into that circuit could trigger the dust collector, just like the CT's do... a lot handier than those remotes.
Tell me, though... if you did own a cordless TS 55, what would they like least? cutting 15 sheets for you or having you set a foam sheet on the ground in the middle of their yard? And would you be bringing your long guide too?
Gary.
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Gary Nichols said:
Tesla actually did this, but it was limited to fluorescent lamps and I don't remember the distance but it was impressive.
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Seth,
Here's the one I have:
http://www.woodstockint.com/Products/18010002/
Telescoping antenna, so I don't think it's infrared. What I was looking for was the unit that senses any tool in the circuit that is triggered and turns on the dust collector automatically, without fooling with any remotes.... I've seen it, just don't remember where.
I believe I would have definitely remembered Tesla doing "broadcast electricity" if he had a partner as good looking as Emma Peal... (aka Dianna Rigg) The episode was: The Positive-Negative Man (1967)
http://www.blockbuster.com/catalog/movieDetails/2009
Personally I think a voice-activated switch would be the way to go.... one that understands words like "Jointer", "Planer", "Drum Sander", etc..... and could also control motorized blast gates... ;D
Gary
Here's the one I have:
http://www.woodstockint.com/Products/18010002/
Telescoping antenna, so I don't think it's infrared. What I was looking for was the unit that senses any tool in the circuit that is triggered and turns on the dust collector automatically, without fooling with any remotes.... I've seen it, just don't remember where.
I believe I would have definitely remembered Tesla doing "broadcast electricity" if he had a partner as good looking as Emma Peal... (aka Dianna Rigg) The episode was: The Positive-Negative Man (1967)
http://www.blockbuster.com/catalog/movieDetails/2009
Personally I think a voice-activated switch would be the way to go.... one that understands words like "Jointer", "Planer", "Drum Sander", etc..... and could also control motorized blast gates... ;D
Gary
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Here you go Gary.
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Yes, that's her, but showing a lot more skin than I remember in the series...She was more noted for her catsuits.
That was back in the 60's, Brice, but she's weathered pretty well, if you watch PBS much.
Just remembered.... I have two Makita cordless saws..... I forgot about them, since they're both stashed away somewhere... Neither turns fast enough to make a clean cut.... more like gnaws & splinters the wood... So I'm not sure how nice a cordless TS 55 would be.....
Gary
That was back in the 60's, Brice, but she's weathered pretty well, if you watch PBS much.
Just remembered.... I have two Makita cordless saws..... I forgot about them, since they're both stashed away somewhere... Neither turns fast enough to make a clean cut.... more like gnaws & splinters the wood... So I'm not sure how nice a cordless TS 55 would be.....
Gary
I've got the new cordless Li-ion Ridgid trim circular saw and love it. It's got a little rip fence (I think DW and Mak do as well, anyhoo) that allowed me to be able to rip a clean 1" piece with, handheld. Unfortunately the company doesn't distribute in AU, I can't get a 240V charger, so I've got to charge it through an inverter.
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Emmanuel,
That's close.... but the unit I'm talking about allows any tool plugged into any socket in that particular electrical circuit to power-on the dust collector system. I guess it's like what you found except it's hardwired into the circuit, not a plug-in unit. It must sense a draw in the line or however the CT's do it. I don't know; I'm a plumber, not an electrician.
I was searching last night and I did come upon a system where opening any blast gate in the duct line would power up the dust-collector. May actually be the best thing for my situation. You see, my garage only serves as storage for all the tools jigsawed into every available nook & cranny, and the stationery tools get rolled out onto the 8' x 30' concrete slab outside the get used; the rest of the driveway is gravel... To minimize the amount of extension cords on the ground, I run a single 220v cord out, plug into a box with four 220v outlets & eight 110v outlets, and cluster everything with a 4" dust port around that and the Delta dust collector and keep as short a hose run as possible to the Delta 15" planer, Powermatic 6" Jointer, Performax 16-32 drum sander and Williams & Hussey Moulder/Planer to avoid tripping on it all. Right now, I just run one hose and move it to whatever tool I'm about to use. Branching off to all these tools and using blast gates to trigger the dust collector may just be the best bet yet. Or at least until I find that five acres in Northen California with a big enough barn to turn my tool collection into a four-seasons workshop. The biggest complaint with my Shop Fox system is that I sometimes forget to press the remote to start the dust collector prior planing and finally remember when shavings start blowing out the back. Or remembering to turn it on but forgetting to move the hose from the planer to whatever I've moved on to. Boy, it's tough getting old.... but then, just consider the alternative....
Gary
That's close.... but the unit I'm talking about allows any tool plugged into any socket in that particular electrical circuit to power-on the dust collector system. I guess it's like what you found except it's hardwired into the circuit, not a plug-in unit. It must sense a draw in the line or however the CT's do it. I don't know; I'm a plumber, not an electrician.
I was searching last night and I did come upon a system where opening any blast gate in the duct line would power up the dust-collector. May actually be the best thing for my situation. You see, my garage only serves as storage for all the tools jigsawed into every available nook & cranny, and the stationery tools get rolled out onto the 8' x 30' concrete slab outside the get used; the rest of the driveway is gravel... To minimize the amount of extension cords on the ground, I run a single 220v cord out, plug into a box with four 220v outlets & eight 110v outlets, and cluster everything with a 4" dust port around that and the Delta dust collector and keep as short a hose run as possible to the Delta 15" planer, Powermatic 6" Jointer, Performax 16-32 drum sander and Williams & Hussey Moulder/Planer to avoid tripping on it all. Right now, I just run one hose and move it to whatever tool I'm about to use. Branching off to all these tools and using blast gates to trigger the dust collector may just be the best bet yet. Or at least until I find that five acres in Northen California with a big enough barn to turn my tool collection into a four-seasons workshop. The biggest complaint with my Shop Fox system is that I sometimes forget to press the remote to start the dust collector prior planing and finally remember when shavings start blowing out the back. Or remembering to turn it on but forgetting to move the hose from the planer to whatever I've moved on to. Boy, it's tough getting old.... but then, just consider the alternative....
Gary
