Need to order missing parts for a CMS-TS75 module

[pgopinath]

I recently purchased a CMS TS75 module in the FOG classifieds. It arrived with a few key parts missing that make it impossible to install and use safely. I look up the UK ekat catalog and found the appropriate part numbers:

1. #26 Cheesehead Screw M6x40. P/N 400080 GBP 0.73
2. #27 Scale with 6x screws. I am only missing the screws. P/N 493761 GBP 24.07
3. #44 Splitting Wedge barricade P/N 494338 GBP7.93

These are items 26, 27, 44 in the (hopefully) attached spare parts diagram.
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Any idea on how I can order these items in the US?

Prabha

 

[peter halle]

You probably can't directly thru Festool USA.  Festool does not support any CMS modules other than the router module (excluding OF2200 Usage) in North America.

Peter

 

[sancho57]

26 and 27 you can get in the states.  I needed # 26 when I lived in the UK. Festool didnt sell them as they were part of the scale assy and sold as a kit. You really dont need the scale or screws as the scale isnt that accurate, I use mine for reference when setting up the fence to blade distance. But you can find the screws.

A friend in the states found some and mailed them to my APO (military post office).

#27 is a allen head screw and a locknut. It attaches though the base of the TS 75 and attaches the scale to base of the TS 75

I dont know what 44 is. Im guessing its a little dood dad that attaches a strap that connects to the C clip that is used turn the saws switch in the on position. ut to be sure, I have to get a peak at mine the one I dont have bc festool doesnt sell them in the staes. in the morning.
Im sure it isnt a deal breaker Have you tried ordering it from EKAT here in the states?

 

[pgopinath]

I dont have the specs for the little screws that attach the scales so i am struggling to find them.

US ekat doesnt have them. I found the P/Ns on the UK ekat.

Item #44 is one of things that is supposed to be dangling on that lanyard. The other item is the C-shaped plastic piece that holds the trigger in. The item I am missing attaches to the side of the saw blade shell and does something mysterious.

Thanks for all the replies.

 

[Svar]

You don't need ekat for that stuff.
The screws are standard metric screws that you can get in any hardware store, ebay, amazon, you name it.
#44 is a plastic piece that immobilizes retracting  riving knife mechanism. While the saw is plunged push in the riving knife in and look at the screw head where #44 is supposed to be inserted. The screw head will move. You need to prevent it from moving. You can cut a scrap of plastic or wood to make a wedge, there is nothing complex to it.

 

[GarryMartin]

There's a photo of the screw for the scale below if it helps. The cap head screw should be easy to find.

As [member=15585]Svar[/member] mentions, the splitting wedge only serves one purpose so if you did want to adapt something to use in its place, there's also some photos below of the piece itself, where it goes, and installed. Hope this helps in some way.

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[pgopinath]

Svar: thanks for the info in the screws. I guess I was thrown off by the "chesshead" descriptor. I thought it was something specifically manufactured for Festool in Wisconsin.

I will play with driving knife hold back. I am sure that I can make something equivalent out of wood/plastic but would still prefer the original item if I can source it.

Gary: thanks for the detailed photos. That was very kind of you.

Regards