Rattle your TS75 for me?

[Wuffles]

I'd like to compare rattles. Since I've had mine pre-Christmas it's made a strange noise that my TS55 never did. Thought nothing of it as I've not really been using it. Pulled it out the box today to rip some ply and as I didn't have the radio on it (naturally) sounded even louder. So I thought I'd better investigate.

So, on closer examination, it's the riving knife, and it appears loose. Is that normal? I know it has to be loose to move up and down, but there's loose and there's really wobbly. It makes no difference if the blade is inserted or not.

I've posted a video on YouTube to make the point clearer. I know I can take it apart and tighten, but a) should I? and b) should I have to?



Cheers all.

 

[Wuffles]

And further to this, now I'm using it in earnest again, I've found a devastating problem. Not sure if it's related or not, but here's a video of the results of a cut through 18mm ply, brand new saw, new panther blade, cams are tight to the rail.

You feel like the saw struggles every so often during the rip, feedback and noise and the resulting mess is in video below:



Someone else had this problem recently on a 55 I recall, any suggestions?

 

[peter halle]

A panther blade is not designed for cutting plywood.  It is a ripping blade for solid wood.  You might want to change blades.

Regarding your rattle / looseness - I would suggest that you check to make sure that all the fasteners are tight before using the saw again.

Peter

 

[Wuffles]

Just spoken with the dealer and he's pulled one from a box and they all seem to make that noise, so that's a red herring.

I'll try the other blade and see if it makes a difference, but in the many years of using my trusty old 55 I'd never once had this problem cutting ply with this type of blade - admittedly it's smaller on the 55, but it's a less powerful machine so surely the problem would be manifested more?

 

[Jaybolishes]

I've been cutting 3/4 maple ply with my ts75 with the type of that blade it came with and it's really cutting a perfect edge.  The panther really cuts well it thick wood though.

 

[Distinctive Interiors]

I just wiggled the Riving Knife on my TS75 and it does move and sound the same as yours, but I have not had any problems with the quality of any cuts I've done.
Admittedly, I haven't been using it for cutting 18mm Plywood, but the cuts are all clean.

My guess would be to try a different blade.

Tim.

 

[semenza]

Just spoken with the dealer and he's pulled one from a box and they all seem to make that noise, so that's a red herring.

I'll try the other blade and see if it makes a difference, but in the many years of using my trusty old 55 I'd never once had this problem cutting ply with this type of blade - admittedly it's smaller on the 55, but it's a less powerful machine so surely the problem would be manifested more?

The cut you show in the plywood using the Panther blade is what I would expect to see. You've had good clean cuts using the Panther on the TS55 in plywood?

Seth

 

[Wuffles]

I never changed the blade from the lower tpi in all the time I had the 55 which was well over 3 years. I'm beginning to think I was just lucky as everyone is right, the finer blade in the TS75 appears to be perfectly fine ('scuse the pun).

Just panicking.

 

[Wuffles]

Actually, I seem to cut a lot of MDF now, would the panther blade be recommended for use on that with a TS75?

 

[semenza]

Actually, I seem to cut a lot of MDF now, would the panther blade be recommended for use on that with a TS75?

No, not really.

The TS75 comes with the Universal blade which is a bit of a compromise between ripping and cross cutting. Panther is really a dedicated rip blade for solid wood. For sheet goods the Fine blade should be  the blade of choice for best cut quality.

Seth

 

[Jaybolishes]

Maple ply 3/4" with the universal blade.  It looks like I used a joiner, an amazing smooth surface.  If you get different results the toein is out or something is not right.

 

[Jaybolishes]

 

[zapdafish]

Could the track be slipping. The TS75 is much heavier and you may be introducing extra lateral movement if it is too tight to the track or when your arms are extended out near the end of the cut rather than walking with the tracksaw to the end.

 

[Wuffles]

I was using rail dogs, so it wasn't the track slipping. Since switching the blade over to the one that the saw came with all seems fine.

Weird though that I have got away with it for years on the TS55. Unless the panther blade isn't the same as the one I had on the 55.

 

[woodie]

There was a thread a while ago about the TS75 rocking slightly due to the glide strips on the guide rail. I don't think it's as common on the TS55 as it has a lower center of gravity. I remember with my TS75 if I wasn't careful about the direction of force I was applying to push the saw forward I would get similar marks, even with the Universal blade.  I can't find the original thread but if I remember correctly the OP applied UHMW tape to the edge of the saw base to help stabilize it.

 

[Wuffles]

Oh hang on. I think I was using a different blade on the 55. It came with a fine blade and I bought a blade that just wasn't a "fine", perhaps a universal, which was what I used to everything.

When I bought the TS75 I assumed (wrongly) that it came with the fine blade and bought the panther blade, assuming (wrongly again) that I was getting the same blade setup I had before on the 55.

Either way, it's user error and all seems fine. The wiggly riving knife is a red herring as apparently it also does it on the 55, just not as pronounced as it's all smaller.

Also, Woodie, it's not done it for me since I changed the blade over, so I hope I'm ok now.

 

[Steamer]

I was recently ripping a glue-up doug fir rail blank that was 2 1/2 in. thick, using TS 75 with a Panther blade. I got some mixed results.

Because some rips were beautiful and some less than, I attributed it to the operator. I think you have to make sure the force is parallel to the rail as you walk it along. I think the TS75 has a higher center of gravity that makes it a little more sensitive to rocking.