New TS75, TS55 Circular Saws?

[Brice Burrell]

  Sam, are you using a table saw now? Some members here have sold table saws since buying a TS55/75. I for one will never sell my table saws, for production the table saw offers speed the plunge saws can't match. So the answer is yes and no. If you don't have an everyday need for a table saw, then yes. If you need to the "production" speed and accuracy, I find a table to be a better choice.

 

[samtucan11]

  Sam, are you using a table saw now? Some members here have sold table saws since buying a TS55/75. I for one will never sell my table saws, for production the table saw offers speed the plunge saws can't match. So the answer is yes and no. If you don't have an everyday need for a table saw, then yes. If you need to the "production" speed and accuracy, I find a table to be a better choice.

actually I did have a table saw, and like you said the speed and accuracy are terrific. I sold mine a few months back after seeing a family member cut 2 fingers off. After seeing that happen, and reading up on other table saw accidents I won't be using one anytime soon. Well, there is actually a table saw called "sawstop" that I would use, but I am looking at well over $3000 for that machine. I figure the festool is much safer than your average table saw, and that is why I am trying to make the comparison. Thanks for your reply!

 

[Charles Wilson]

I have the TS 75 and really enjoy it.  The extra size has not been an issue for me. 

Chuck

 

[nickao]

  Sam, are you using a table saw now? Some members here have sold table saws since buying a TS55/75. I for one will never sell my table saws, for production the table saw offers speed the plunge saws can't match. So the answer is yes and no. If you don't have an everyday need for a table saw, then yes. If you need to the "production" speed and accuracy, I find a table to be a better choice.

I am with you Brice.

I could not imagine not having the table saw. The Festool TS just compliments the table saw for me. There are  to many operations I do that the table saw excels at, actually leaves the Festool TS set up in the dust.

I must have the table saw and could get way without a Festool TS, but not the other way around. It's how I work and mostly my woodwork is for money. Although the Festool TS does a lot, many simple things you could do on the table saw quickly just takes to long to set up on the Festool system.

I find having both has increased my productivity twice over, dedicating different operations for each tool.

 

[samtucan11]

I was hoping you guys would say it takes the place of a table saw. :-\  I still think I will go for a TS-75, seems to be great choice for my use of it.

 

[semenza]

I was hoping you guys would say it takes the place of a table saw. :-\  I still think I will go for a TS-75, seems to be great choice for my use of it.

Hi,

  It is good to have both a table saw (I don't, but probably someday) and TS55 / 75.  But the TS75 can do the job if you don't mind making some set ups for certain types of cuts.  Many of which can be found on this forum when you are ready to do them.

Seth 

 

[poto]

I don't have a table saw - they scare the crap out of me! I have the ATF55 saw. There are times when I can see that a table saw would make a task much simpler. However, necessity is the mother of invention, and not having a table saw has certainly stimulated my ingenuity. For cutting thick boards I've used the razor-blade/double cut technique of Jerry Work's with good success. For small parts I've invented jigs for sawing and routing. I use my MFT1080, router and saw for mortise and tenon joints. There are few things that I cannot do without a table saw. Admittedly some of those things are less efficient. On the other hand, my livelihood does not depend on my woodworking (thank goodness - I'd be very poor!). I'm also glad that I got the 55 rather than the 75. The extra pounds make a huge difference (I'm a small person) for the number of times you'd need the larger diameter blade.

Poto

 

[poto]

Sorry for the misattribution in my post above: the technique for cutting thick boards was on John Lucas' site (http://www.woodshopdemos.com/fes-sc-4.htm), not Jerry Work's. If you'd like to see some things I've made without a table saw, check out the threadshttp://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=1793.0 andhttp://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=1794.0. I'm a big fan of bandsaws rather than table saws. And after 40 or so years of woodworking, I still have all my fingers, fingernails, and only the standard index-finger knuckle scar from a coping saw (7th grade).

Poto

 

[samtucan11]

Sorry for the misattribution in my post above: the technique for cutting thick boards was on John Lucas' site (http://www.woodshopdemos.com/fes-sc-4.htm), not Jerry Work's. If you'd like to see some things I've made without a table saw, check out the threadshttp://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=1793.0 andhttp://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=1794.0. I'm a big fan of bandsaws rather than table saws. And after 40 or so years of woodworking, I still have all my fingers, fingernails, and only the standard index-finger knuckle scar from a coping saw (7th grade).

Poto

nice work, and thank you for your input. Doesn't feel good to still have all your fingers?!? 

 

[poto]

Thanks, and yes - having all my fingers certainly makes playing guitar, piano, and nose picking easier 

 

[samtucan11]

Thanks, and yes - having all my fingers certainly makes playing guitar, piano, and nose picking easier 

lol ;D

 

[colinw]

I have both TS and a Table Saw they both do diffrent jobs, I make a living from my tools and would not do without the speed of my table saw for certain operations, That said if you had all the time you wanted to complete a project I have no doubt you could manage easily with just a TS 75

 

[colotimber]

I'm with Brice, I can't imagine not having a table saw, I have two unisaws.  With in feed, out feed tables, push blocks and some common sense it is an extremely safe tool.  I bought the TS 55 and the 33 because of the incomparable cross cut capability of the TS55, I have never seen anything like it with any other saw, even a unisaw with a new throat plate. On a recent cabinet job running 15 sheets of 3/4 in plywood, a table saw is a must.

Dan