Is a cordless version of the TS55 saw likely in the near future (in the UK)

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I am considering purchasing a TS55 saw but would really like it to be cordless.
Does anyone know if a cordless version of the TS55 is likely in the near future (in the UK)?

Regards - Martin.
 
I doubt it. The TS55 is optimized to work with the DC system. A cordless version would mean a much heavier tool, while a power cord isn't much of a problem when you've got a vac hose connected 99% of the time. Especially when you use their integrated hose/powercord thing.

Frans
 
Be really cool if the batt was housed in the vac and ran power to the tool so you could use one battery and reduce the weight on the tool.  You could also run the vac on AC.  But Batt operated vacuums really use up power fast and so does a circular saw you would need a big cell and get very little run time.
 
Yeesh, y'all. Go down to your local RV center and ask what their current state of the art on quiet generators is, or just go buy yourself a Honda eu2000i. Quiet enough that you can talk over it if you're standing right beside it, 2000 watts, which is roughly as much as you should be drawing through your dust collector anyway (although you can daisy chain it if you need to), and the energy density of gasoline is a whole lot higher than the energy density of batteries.

I had the Honda for a while, sold it when I stopped going to Burning Man, but last time I was in an RV center (long story) one of the salesguys fired up a generator and it seemed like there's several good quiet and efficient generators on the market now. They're not the "5000 watts for $399" that you're going to get at your local Ace Hardware or CostCo (and that's incredibly loud and sucks gasoline like you should be drinking water on a hot day), but you're a Festool user, you know that quality costs money.

 
In my industry we worked out of a constantly moving 40" trailer and often brought our own power. The Honda 2000's were what we used. Fantastic generator. We ran one all day every day, it generally need to be refilled once about 2/3 of the way through the day. Sometimes we'd pop the breaker if the compressor kicked on while you were using the saw, but generally they were the S#$T. Like Dan said, you can daisy chain them. Worth the money and very very quiet. Ours was mounted inside a jockey box and you couldn't really hear it at the lift gate, even if the jockey door was open.

Of course this thread is nominally about battery powered saws and vacuums, I don't think using a generator is really going in the portable direction that every one is thinking. You would need to mount the whole mess on a flat cart. I don't think you'd get much runtime or performance out of a cordless vac, or a cordless TS55 for that matter. And where the TS55 shines is on the rail. If you want a cordless circ saw, get one of the small ones. They are really starting to hit the mark with these. I've got the Ridgid 24v Li-ion one and it's great. I've used the Dewalt, Makita, and Panasonic in the same size at work. All are good, so I guess it depends on what you're really going to use the saw for. None of these would really make a good panel cutter, but having said that, I've ripped really narrow and long pieces of flooring with my stock trim guide.
 
Hi,

    A generator is great for portable power. But the idea here is no cord on the saw and freedom of move /  portability.

Seth
 
yeah, and we got sidetracked with the generator thing. But assuming you have no cord, do you still want to use dust extraction. Can't do that without a cord. And if you aren't using this saw with dust extraction, and want portability, there are better options.
 
semenza said:
Hi,

    A generator is great for portable power. But the idea here is no cord on the saw and freedom of move /  portability.

Seth

...and therefore, no dust collection unless it is via an attached bag.
Compared to the vac hose, the power cord is an insignificant inconvenience.
 
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