Should I sell and upgrade to the TS60 (from TS75 and TS55)?

[ScoFF]

This is a weird post but I'd like to know what you would do in my shoes.

I have a TS75 I bought about 8 years ago new in the Sys3 style systainer.  I'd used it about 10 times.  I bought it because I wanted a tracksaw and I thought then I could only afford one so I bought the larger capacity for my lifetime use.    I have a STM 1800 and a MFT/3 for breaking down plywood, I mostly work with just 1/2-5/8" plywood when I'm not working with hardwood.    I have a full woodworking machinery shop in my garage so I'm mostly using my large tablesaw.  I have the tracksaw because my garage is packed and I have to break down plywood in the driveway.  I don't do off site work, just a hobby in my garage.

The TS75 I think I also got a good deal.  8 years ago things were cheaper, I bought the TS75/CT36 combo package so it was even cheaper.  The TS75 is heavy and large but I don't mind because I don't use it much.

I recently scored a relatively new TS55 REQ used locally.  I got it to either sell if I don't need it or keep it for a light nice plywood user.    I like the extra features of the TS55 REQ, seems the saw got updated a little.

My thought is to sell both and buy the new TS60.  (I'd get a new warranty, HK rail support and kickback features) I think 60mm would be enough for me, if not I can use my tablesaw.  I can't see plywood needing any more than 55" to be honest, I'm not stacking multiple sheets together.  I would basically get the upgrade for free and maybe some change but I'd go from 2 to 1 saws.

What would you do?    Keep what I have (sunk cost), sell the TS55REQ and pay bills?  Sell both for the TS60?   

 

[Jim_in_PA]

Upgrading the smaller saw to a TS60 or TSV might make sense if you want the new features and elevated cutting power, but I'd hold onto that TS75 because it serves those times when you need that extra depth capacity.

 

[ChuckM]

I'd get the TS60 and dispose of all three other Festool tracksaws, including the TS75 (which I owned for a short of period of time, having used it in only one project). With a TS60 and a tablesaw, I could conquer anything.

 

[rmhinden]

While it's always fun buying new tools, my answer is no.  The new features are pretty minor and the saws are reliable.  You won't be adding any capability to what you have now and you will be loosing the ability to cut thicker material that is  too large to handle on the table saw. 

My version of this is that I have a TS55, TS75 and a SawStop PCS (purchased in that order over a few years).    I use the track-saws less now that I have the PCS, but I still use track saws for material too large for the PCS.   

If you have a table saw that can handle full sheets of plywood, then you probably don't need any track saws  

Bob

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Already having the TS55, which is fantastic for sheet goods, there isn't much to gain with the TS60.
If the choice was between the 2 new, it's a different question.
I totally get it that the TS75 is a comparatively heavy beast, but I wouldn't part with it. It would get old quickly when using it on the thinner materials.
I would hold fast where you are. TS55 for sheet goods and TS75 for the thick stuff that the 55 can't do.
Like I said, if you didn't already have the TS55, I would go with the TS60.

 

[smorgasbord]

If you make thick tabletops, the extra depth of cut of the TS75 might come in handy, as moving a big tabletop across a tablesaw, especially for cross-cuts, isn't easy unless your tablesaw has a sliding table.

Other than that, I'd do for the newer TS60 myself to have just one tracksaw.

 

[Coen]

I was about to write the TS 60 was heavier, but according to Festool stats it's 100 grams lighter than the TS 55 ??

Either way; keeping things as-is is the easiest thing to do; not do anything.

I did get a new TS 55 F, but I never got around to selling my TS 55 (first version). So if you have that same issue with selling off things, the acquisition of  TS 60 becomes valued different, hehe.

There are a lot of tools that I only use a once in a long while, but not having those tools would result in a lot more trouble. My heavy SDS-Max hammer drill spends months on end unused, but when I then use it to tear down a brick chimney it would have cost me 4x longer using my more-used lighter SDS-Plus machine. And if I had rented one every time I have used it, I would have ended up not having any more money, but not having the machine permanently available either. So frequency of use... meh.

I will just throw in here that the TS 60 lacks a riving knife.

Already having the TS55, which is fantastic for sheet goods, there isn't much to gain with the TS60.
If the choice was between the 2 new, it's a different question.
I totally get it that the TS75 is a comparatively heavy beast, but I wouldn't part with it. It would get old quickly when using it on the thinner materials.
I would hold fast where you are. TS55 for sheet goods and TS75 for the thick stuff that the 55 can't do.
Like I said, if you didn't already have the TS55, I would go with the TS60.

He has the R version. Which is quite a bunch 'slower' than the newer F version. But it's thicker blades have an advantage in certain cuts.

I'd get the TS60 and dispose of all three other Festool tracksaws, including the TS75 (which I owned for a short of period of time, having used it in only one project). With a TS60 and a tablesaw, I could conquer anything.

Where did the 3rd other Festool saw come from?

 

[ScoFF]

Where did the 3rd other Festool saw come from?

Maybe he thought I had the new Festool Tablesaw ?

 

[Toolpig]

This is a weird post but I'd like to know what you would do in my shoes.

I have a TS75 I bought about 8 years ago new in the Sys3 style systainer.  I'd used it about 10 times.  I bought it because I wanted a tracksaw and I thought then I could only afford one so I bought the larger capacity for my lifetime use.    I have a STM 1800 and a MFT/3 for breaking down plywood, I mostly work with just 1/2-5/8" plywood when I'm not working with hardwood.    I have a full woodworking machinery shop in my garage so I'm mostly using my large tablesaw.  I have the tracksaw because my garage is packed and I have to break down plywood in the driveway.  I don't do off site work, just a hobby in my garage.

The TS75 I think I also got a good deal.  8 years ago things were cheaper, I bought the TS75/CT36 combo package so it was even cheaper.  The TS75 is heavy and large but I don't mind because I don't use it much.

I recently scored a relatively new TS55 REQ used locally.  I got it to either sell if I don't need it or keep it for a light nice plywood user.    I like the extra features of the TS55 REQ, seems the saw got updated a little.

My thought is to sell both and buy the new TS60.  (I'd get a new warranty, HK rail support and kickback features) I think 60mm would be enough for me, if not I can use my tablesaw.  I can't see plywood needing any more than 55" to be honest, I'm not stacking multiple sheets together.  I would basically get the upgrade for free and maybe some change but I'd go from 2 to 1 saws.

What would you do?    Keep what I have (sunk cost), sell the TS55REQ and pay bills?  Sell both for the TS60? 

I just did the same thing. No regrets as of yet.

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[ScoFF]

I just did the same thing. No regrets as of yet.

You sold a saw or two to get the ts60?

 

[Toolpig]

I just did the same thing. No regrets as of yet.

You sold a saw or two to get the ts60?

Yes, I sold my 15-year-old TS55 and a newer TS75 and bought the TS60 and an extra rip blade. I wanted a single saw that could cut both plywood and 8/4 hardwood. Great saw.

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[Duckler]

Given your facts, I would upgrade.
If it were ME, I would just hobble along with the current setup.
Forgot to ask, what does wife say?

 

[petar73]

Ts60 has 1.8mm blade and I would not choose it over ts75 for solid wood.

 

[luvmytoolz]

Forgot to ask, what does wife say?

First rule of tool club, we don't talk about tool club with the wife!

 

[Toolpig]

Ts60 has 1.8mm blade and I would not choose it over ts75 for solid wood.

Why not?

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[ChuckM]

Forgot to ask, what does wife say?

First rule of tool club, we don't talk about tool club with the wife!

... unless the wife is also a woodworker.

 

[Cheese]

First rule of tool club, we don't talk about tool club with the wife!

[big grin] [smile] [big grin]

 

[sancho57]

Got a couple of thoughts on this.

it depends if what you got does what you need why buy something else.

But then you can sell your existing saws and buy the new one, maybe have money left over for a blade ot 2.

Also depends if your one of those guys that have to have the latest and greatest.

 

[ScoFF]

Forgot to ask, what does wife say?

When you trade 2 tools for 1 tool you don't have to mention it.

 

[ScoFF]

it depends if what you got does what you need why buy something else.

But then you can sell your existing saws and buy the new one, maybe have money left over for a blade ot 2.

Also depends if your one of those guys that have to have the latest and greatest.

I would say I can sell both saws (without rails), keep my rails, it will pay off the TS60 and possibly the set with a 55" track, I might have to kick in the tax.

I don't need the lighter TS55 being lighter and more handy, it's just a nice to have.  I wouldn't mind condensing the two large systainer tools to 1.  I'd like a single large capacity saw capable of cutting the max of what a tracksaw can do so 75mm but 60 might be close enough, not sure.    If I ever slice a live edge slab in half I'll definitely be using a track saw and not sure if the 60mm would be enough or I should keep the TS75 for that.    That's what I'm wondering.      It also has a thinner blade so more power and less kerf waste. 

Also, the TS60 can go on the FSK rails, if I ever want that functionality.   

If someone says a TS60 doesn't have the depth capacity (62mm) to cut an average wood slab that's a deal breaker for me.  That's 13mm difference.  Over a cm.