Maybe a handy tip for quick ts55 jobs

[Floorman70]

Occasionally i go to a small job,where it`s not worth taking in benches etc. or there is no room to set up where i am working.I always carry 2 pieces of 4ftx2ft 18mm mdf,backed with self adhesive foam flooring underlay,this gives me a work surface on the floor that i can put my workpiece on and cut through with the ts,without risking cutting the floor,the foam underlay on the back stops them sliding about and marking the floor and they don`t take up any space in the van

 

[NERemodeling]

I can see that coming in very handy.    Great idea and thanks for posting.
John

 

[Rick Christopherson]

A simpler trick that many people use (including myself) is to simply use a sheet of foam building insulation. It is inexpensive and comes in a variety of thicknesses depending on your preference. Just stay away from the compressed bead-type. That's the white stuff that looks like tiny compressed beads, but I don't remember the proper name of it off the top of my head. That makes a mess when cut.

Here is a picture from an old project I did years ago. You can see the pink insulation sheet that I used as a backer for cutting a lot of detailed components for a veneer project. It gave really nice cuts, yet was still easy to move and transport.

 

[Corwin]

+1 on the pink foam.

 

[tjbnwi]

The "little ball" styrofoam is expanded ploy styrene. The pink and blue boards shown are extruded polystyrene.

I use the extruded all the time.

Tom

 

[peter halle]

One thing if space is an issue is to cut your 48 x 96 foam into three pieces and then join them with duct tape "hinges".  Personally I like the lime green duct tape  [big grin].

Peter

 

[barnowl]

Better yet... 4 pieces of 2" thick 24x48 foam panels. IIRC, they came as 24x96, and I cut them down to 48.

Easier to store and transport.

They come with tongue and groove edges, and will interlock if you feel the need, but quite frankly, it's not really necessary.

 

[rdesigns]

+1 on the pink foam.

Another advantage of the foam under the cut is better dust collection.

 

[semenza]

Occasionally i go to a small job,where it`s not worth taking in benches etc. or there is no room to set up where i am working.I always carry 2 pieces of 4ftx2ft 18mm mdf,backed with self adhesive foam flooring underlay,this gives me a work surface on the floor that i can put my workpiece on and cut through with the ts,without risking cutting the floor,the foam underlay on the back stops them sliding about and marking the floor and they don`t take up any space in the van

The MDF style also provides an "on floor" hard surface to work on.

I just did a small job trimming a door , window, and a couple additional little tasks. I did the floor set up since I didn't really need the tables plus everything needed to be carried down a steep hill.

Foam on the floor to do some rip cuts with the TS55. Two Sys - Is for the Kapex extensions.  Worked out very well.

Seth