jakiiski said:
Is the difference in the cut quality caused by the saw or the blade? If the Mafell thin kerf blade is good, why not just buy that (in case it's the same size etc.).
Well, there is no doubt that it is much cheaper to buy just a saw blade than to buy a saw with the blade.
Looking for better results when cutting melamine laminated chipboard I have tested different saw blades with my TS 55 EBQ. (Bosh, Metabo, CMT and now Mafell - they all offer saw blades sized 160x20mm. Of course I have also several Festool blades).
I am quite positive, that the best results that I did achieve until now with my TS 55 EBQ cutting melamine laminated chipboard is when I used a Mafell saw blade ? ?S?geblatt-HM, 162 x 1,8 x 20 mm, Z 48, WZ?. They offer also a 56 teeth blade which I expect to give even better results, but I do not have this one yet. (S?geblatt-HM, 160 x 1,2/1,8 x 20 mm, Z 56, FZ/TZ)
So if you have trouble cutting some delicate material with your Festool TS 55 you can give the Mafell saw blade a try.
Concerning the Maffel TM 55 cc saw I personally think that it is definitely contributing to the quality of the cut with some more power and higher cutting speed 1400 W and 6250 rpm against 1200 W and 5200 rpm for the Festool TS 55
Regards
A. G.