Hold tracksaw to the track

[treesner]

Is there any accessory that makes the tracksaw magnetize to the track? I’ve got a shorter track now that I use after ripping down boards and would be awesome to move it around with one hand. The contractor version sticks to the track but not seeing a way with the normal TS

 

[Midnight Man]

The tracks are aluminium, thus non-magnetic, and I'd think that would rule out magnetising the saw to the track?

 

[Gregor]

One could think about obtaining a good amount of high power neodym magnet cubes that fit into T-slot of the track with a little slop in both directions. One could think further to align these in a Halbach array configuration, held together in an outer Teflon or POM shell to make the array glide with low friction inside the T-track (so it only needs to be the length of the saw base), add some stoppers to the ends of the track to prevent the array from falling out, to fix another (downward aligned) array to the top of the base of the saw (as it isn't magnetic itself, IIRC) aligned over the groove where it rides on the back of the T-track. Then hope for the best and test.

No clue if that would be enough to hold the saw to the rail, but that's what I would try if I would try. In case that wouldn't do the trick.. I think I would skip experiments with liquid nitrogen cooled superconductors and settle for simply buying this.

 

[tallgrass]

This might be easier.  [scared]

 

[mrboult]

If by contractor version you mean the HKC.. That only 'sticks' to the FSK rails. The HKC would not stick to the standard FS rails you are using with your TS55.

TS saws - only work on FS rails

HK saws - work on both rails, but only 'stick' to FSK rails

 

[treesner]

so I found this interesting contraption on Pinterest. looks like it holds the track saw to the track. how do you think its done like board screwed to track saw then some kind of t bolt through the wood and into the track? the whole hinge thing also looks cool

 

[treesner]

Ah finally! found a solid solution in the archive of FOG
http://festoolownersgroup.com/festool-jigs-tool-enhancements/ts-rail-levitation/msg271952/

 

[Claimdude]

Any idea where to get a piece of plastic like used to hold the saw to the rail?

Jack

 

[ben_r_]

Wow what ever happened to this device? That’s pretty cool!

 

[PaulH99]

That looks like nothing more than a couple of pieces of plexiglass, screwed together. This wouldn't be hard to reproduce, or even to 3D print. I might have to try printing one this weekend

 

[rst]

Make this from UHMW or polycarbonate plastic, they will not crack like acrylic.