HI EVERYBODY,
I AM JUST ABOUT TO PURCHASE MY FIRST FESTOOL TOOL. I AM GOING FOR A TS 75 GUIDE RAIL PLUNGE SAW. MY VERY SIMPLE QUESTION IS THIS, (ALTHOUGH SIMPLE I CAN'T GET A DIFFINATIVE ANSWER FROM MY LOCAL STOCKIST), HOW MUCH OVER HANG OF GUIDE RAIL IS NEEDED?
FOR INSTANCE IF I WANT TO CUT A 2400MM SHEET DO I NEED A 2400 MM GUIDE RAIL OR DO I NEED THE 2700 GUIDE RAIL WHICH WOULD GIVE ME AN OVER HANG AT THE START OF THE SHEET, THEREFORE I WOULD BE ABLE TO PLACE THE WHOLE SAW ON THE TRACK IN FRONT OF THE SHEET. I WOULD IMAGINE YOU WOULD NEED THE SAW FULLY ENGAGED ON THE RAIL TO PREVENT LATERAL MOVEMENT.
THEN DO I ALSO NEED AN OVER HANG OF RAIL THE OTHER SIDE TO BRING THE SAW SAFELY OFF OF THE SHEET WHILST STILL FULLY GUIDED?
I THINK I AM RIGHT IN SAYING THE TS 75 IS APPROXIMATELY 400MM LONG, THEREFORE FOR A 2400 MM CUT WOULD I NEED 2400 MM PLUS 400 MM TO LOCATE ON THE RAIL AT THE START AND 400 MM OVER HANG AT THE OPPOSITE END TO GUIDE THE SAW AFTER IT LEAVES THE SHEET? IF THIS IS RIGHT I WOULD NEED A GUIDE RAIL 3200 MM LONG TO CUT A 2400MM LONG SHEET. IS THIS RIGHT.
FESTOOL ONLY DO A 3000 MM GUIDE, SO NOT LONG ENOUGH, I WOULD HAVE TO JOIN A 1400 AND A 1900 MM TO GET 3300 MM.
SORRY IF THIS IS BASIC BUT I AM FED UP WAITING FOR THE GUY TO RING ME BACK ONCE HE HAS SPOKEN TO THE FESTOOL REP.
REGARDS,
EASYYARDS.
I AM JUST ABOUT TO PURCHASE MY FIRST FESTOOL TOOL. I AM GOING FOR A TS 75 GUIDE RAIL PLUNGE SAW. MY VERY SIMPLE QUESTION IS THIS, (ALTHOUGH SIMPLE I CAN'T GET A DIFFINATIVE ANSWER FROM MY LOCAL STOCKIST), HOW MUCH OVER HANG OF GUIDE RAIL IS NEEDED?
FOR INSTANCE IF I WANT TO CUT A 2400MM SHEET DO I NEED A 2400 MM GUIDE RAIL OR DO I NEED THE 2700 GUIDE RAIL WHICH WOULD GIVE ME AN OVER HANG AT THE START OF THE SHEET, THEREFORE I WOULD BE ABLE TO PLACE THE WHOLE SAW ON THE TRACK IN FRONT OF THE SHEET. I WOULD IMAGINE YOU WOULD NEED THE SAW FULLY ENGAGED ON THE RAIL TO PREVENT LATERAL MOVEMENT.
THEN DO I ALSO NEED AN OVER HANG OF RAIL THE OTHER SIDE TO BRING THE SAW SAFELY OFF OF THE SHEET WHILST STILL FULLY GUIDED?
I THINK I AM RIGHT IN SAYING THE TS 75 IS APPROXIMATELY 400MM LONG, THEREFORE FOR A 2400 MM CUT WOULD I NEED 2400 MM PLUS 400 MM TO LOCATE ON THE RAIL AT THE START AND 400 MM OVER HANG AT THE OPPOSITE END TO GUIDE THE SAW AFTER IT LEAVES THE SHEET? IF THIS IS RIGHT I WOULD NEED A GUIDE RAIL 3200 MM LONG TO CUT A 2400MM LONG SHEET. IS THIS RIGHT.
FESTOOL ONLY DO A 3000 MM GUIDE, SO NOT LONG ENOUGH, I WOULD HAVE TO JOIN A 1400 AND A 1900 MM TO GET 3300 MM.
SORRY IF THIS IS BASIC BUT I AM FED UP WAITING FOR THE GUY TO RING ME BACK ONCE HE HAS SPOKEN TO THE FESTOOL REP.
REGARDS,
EASYYARDS.