Cutting rails

[Charles Wilson]

How many of you guys (gals) have cut through their rails with the TS 55 or TS 75?  Is this a problem at all?

Thanks,
Chuck

 

[clintholeman]

How many of you guys (gals) have cut through their rails with the TS 55 or TS 75?  Is this a problem at all?

Thanks,
Chuck

Not that I know "in person of course", but I've heard that replacemenet rails are readily available through FesTool.  ;D

 

[Jesse Cloud]

Haven't heard of anyone cutting through them, but several of us have "dinged" them from starting the saw before it is securely in the guide.  I continue to use my dinged rail.  I consider it a safety warning, when I use that rail, I always think twice before I turn on the saw.

 

[Daviddubya]

Aluminum sands rather easily when cleaning up saw marks in the rail(s).  I have four rails - three have dings.  You would think a guy would learn from his mistakes.  Hmmm.

I have gotten pretty good at moving the anti-splinter strip over to recut it because of dings.  I guess there is some good in everything.

I have not heard of anyone cutting through a rail by mistake.  Then again, if anyone did it, what are the chances they would admit it?  Hmmm.

 

[ROb McGilp]

I have not heard of anyone cutting through a rail by mistake.  Then again, if anyone did it, what are the chances they would admit it?  Hmmm.

So that would be the horror flick of the year, "The Saw that ate Festool" See a power saw really go off the rails!

Regards,

Uncle Albert

 

[Bill]

I havent heard of anyone sawing through their guide rail, but I have heard of people sawing through the aluminum table profile (especially on the far side).

As a safety precaution, place the limit stop (part #491 582, normally used for plunge cutting) near the end of your MFT's guide rail.  Align the limit stop at the seam where the MDF meets the aluminim.

Keeping the limit stop locked there should prevent you from ever sawing through the aluminim table profile, and there is nothing new to purchase (you should have received on with your saw).

Bill

 

[clintholeman]

I havent heard of anyone sawing through their guide rail, but I have heard of people sawing through the aluminum table profile (especially on the far side).

As a safety precaution, place the limit stop (part #491 582, normally used for plunge cutting) near the end of your MFT's guide rail.  Align the limit stop at the seam where the MDF meets the aluminim.

Keeping the limit stop locked there should prevent you from ever sawing through the aluminim table profile, and there is nothing new to purchase (you should have received on with your saw).

Bill

I think I mistook rail for the table profile - I think it would be hard to saw through a guide rail - just picking up the saw, a normal reaction, would retract the blade - one of the great safety features of FesTools.

 

[Dave Rudy]

Aluminum sands rather easily when cleaning up saw marks in the rail(s).  I have four rails - three have dings.  You would think a guy would learn from his mistakes.  Hmmm.

Give yourself credit Dave -- apparently you did learn.  The 4th one escaped.   ;D

 

[clintholeman]

Aluminum sands rather easily when cleaning up saw marks in the rail(s).  I have four rails - three have dings.  You would think a guy would learn from his mistakes.  Hmmm.

Give yourself credit Dave -- apparently you did learn.  The 4th one escaped.  ;D

Dave-

You let one go??  Won't you forever wondering about it? I do, which is why I try to ding the guide rails as soon as I get them - usually on the first day.  That way I don't have to worry about cutting or dinging them anymore, and they fit right in on the wall where I hang the rails not in use - none of that nasty, shiny "new" look about them.  In addition, the splinter guard from the factory couldn't possibly be as good as the ones I put on - could they?