HK 55 has TS 55 motor?

[Cheese]

I've had a TS and presently have an HK. I'd say they're about the same in terms of power.  The TS I found underpowered in ripping hardwoods and I bet the HK is about the same. 

Well that's not good...I have a TS which actually struggles more than the TSC which in-turn struggles more than the HKC. I was ripping aromatic cedar recently and got my best results with using the 1 battery HKC versus the 2 battery TSC.

TSC top strip, HKC bottom strip.

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[LagomWare]

You could also check out this Makita saw. Dual- 18v batteries, dust extraction, and the base is FS-compatible.
https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/XSH08Z

This new cordless Makita saw is going to be just what Ive been looking for to use on job sites. Now Makita needs FSK style tracks for this saw! The Makita dual 18 volt battery setup works very well and is very powerful with plenty of run time. I might not use my HK 55 anymore...

Mf Custom, what have you been using your HK for? I got into this whole mess because I did a timber frame with a colleague for another builder; it was an upscale restaurant addition/bar on the north shore of lake superior-- I cut my share of the frame with just a cheapo Hitachi 7 1/4 and a Big Foot 10 1/4 kit slapped onto my grandfathers old craftsman industrial-- we used a massive Mafell with the 185mm depth as a cutoff saw-- I subbed for the rest of the project and ended up building a house over the timber frame because we didn't have time for sips-- I needed a cordless circ saw for some of the roof framing and a track saw for soffits and after my mafell exposure stumbled into Acme tools and they had the HKC 55 that looked familiar-- so I bought it and got a discount. Since then its been invaluable but its got irritating limitations-- I can live with the 1/16" hair on 45 degree miters but feel like for every bit of time I save using the system, I lose in babying the cuts-- so if the HK rips on through, thats a good saw. It seems like a pound for pound copy of the mafell kss 400.

You might want to see if a 165 mm blade will fit in your HKC for cutting 45 bevels all the way through when on the track...

Hey MF Custom,
I actually bought a Makita 6.5" blade today before reading your reply, Its .073" thick at the kerf which is the same but alas-- will not fit in the HKC. So if there are those that have done it, they must have saws with a slightly larger blade guard then mine-- I took off the riving knife to check as well, no go.

 

[LagomWare]

I've had a TS and presently have an HK. I'd say they're about the same in terms of power.  The TS I found underpowered in ripping hardwoods and I bet the HK is about the same. 

Well that's not good...I have a TS which actually struggles more than the TSC which in-turn struggles more than the HKC. I was ripping aromatic cedar recently and got my best results with using the 1 battery HKC versus the 2 battery TSC.

TSC top strip, HKC bottom strip.

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The HKC has gotten me through a lot in the 8 months I've had it. I built an addition for a client January-April and used the HKC for nearly every step-- I framed the walls and roof with it, floor joists, ripped all the sheathing, it shut down only once due to the cold, it was below zero almost every day and thats because I left the batteries in my truck. Its major strength is that 1) it takes up no space, so you don't lose your environment to the miter saw and table saw stands, 2) its battery powered so if you have charged packs you just pick it up and go, 3) has just enough juice to do what its supposed to but nothing more, its easy to max it out.
I have found it to be really clumsy when using it as a normal circ saw-- when we're scarfing something or cutting rafters we leave the base sole loose on a normal circ-saw and use it like a chop saw, plunging it often-- the HKC gets wickedly clumsy trying to do anything off of the tracks. Buts for what it is the little nipper is good.

I came here to try to ascertain if I should buy the corded saw. I'm thinking now that I'll just keep to what I have already.

 

[MF Custom]

I'm waiting for the new Makita 7 1/4" 36 volt circular saw with the track saw base.