Sources for 1.8mm TSC blades?

[Bob D.]

That IS a scary looking bit for sure.

 

[Coen]

Hadn't considered depth of cut. I only do thru cuts but it's worth remembering. The new TSC has fine adjustment so it shouldn't be an issue if I ever need a precise depth.

The Oshlun blade is 1.5mm, not ideal but I can probably live with cuts being ~0.15mm off.

Still trying to find the Mafell blades.

RMW

It's not just the cut width being off, but also not on the splinter strip. Besides; the riving knife will be too fat. Stay with 1.8mm blades.

Here the special blades in 1.8mm are sold out. The wood blades are available. I am considering trading in my TS 55 from 2006 for a TS 55 F, but can't replace the laminate blade untill october it seems.

 

[mino]

It's not just the cut width being off, but also not on the splinter strip. Besides; the riving knife will be too fat. Stay with 1.8mm blades.

Here the special blades in 1.8mm are sold out. The wood blades are available. I am considering trading in my TS 55 from 2006 for a TS 55 F, but can't replace the laminate blade untill october it seems.

He has the TSC 55 K which does not have a riving knife .. was not mentioned in the post indeed.

The splinter strip location is what that "offset" of 0.3mm on Festool blades covers.

E.g. I use some old 2.8(2.2) blades with my TSC (non-K) for some laminate work and works a sharm. The offset is the same, the riving knife being thinner is not a concern for chipboard and the thicker blades are more stable so make a /tiny/ bit cleaner cut even.

 

[Coen]

Addendum; distance from splinterstrip does not change width ker width but with the distance between blade body and teeth. The Festool 1.8 and 2.2 have a constant 0,3mm for that.

 

[tsmi243]

Thanks Bob.

Would it be of use to anyone else if I compiled the info on blades/suppliers into a spreadsheet?

RMW

Yes please

 

[Crazyraceguy]

I noticed that Leitz has some interesting tooling for CNC routers.

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We use some that are very similar to that, with diamond tips. They last for weeks at a time, cutting cabinet parts all day. They even go as far as heat setting them into the tool holders, no
set-screws/collets at all. Apparently they are very expensive, but it still comes out better because of the extended life.

 

[Cheese]

We use some that are very similar to that, with diamond tips. They last for weeks at a time, cutting cabinet parts all day.
They even go as far as heat setting them into the tool holders, no set-screws/collets at all. Apparently they are very expensive, but it still comes out better because of the extended life.

The cutters shown are also diamond tipped, they're called Diamaster.

Also familiar with the shrink fit tooling, it's becoming more mainstream as it offers several advantages over traditional setups such as more rigidity and a heavier cut can be taken. Time is money. [smile]
https://www.triumphtool.com/metal-working-tools-blog/advantages-heat-shrink-tooling/

Do you have any idea what that diamond tooling costs?

 

[squall_line]

Aren't the HK/HKC 55 blades the same kerf and offset as the new TSC blades?

I only mention that in case product listings and search tools haven't been updated for the new TSC-K blade sizes, while they might mention the HK/HKC 55.

 

[Cheese]

Aren't the HK/HKC 55 blades the same kerf and offset as the new TSC blades?

Yup...this is a photo of the back of the saw blade packaging.

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