My table saw has Looooonnnnngggggg rails. On any given day I can have a little over 50" rip capacity to the right (or 59" to the left) The only motivation, of which I can think, to have such capacity on a table saw comes from sheet goods, and the desire to crosscut a 4x8 sheet of plywood in half. I don't think I've ever used the rails for that, and normally they are mounted in the center with 25ish inches to both the left and right of the blade.
I never cared to cross cut anything that big on my table saw and now that I have a TS55, I'm thinking of amputating some of my rails so that I have a normal 25-30" capacity to the right. In theory this should be more then enough, my table saw's foot print will be reduced, and moving it around will be easier. If I want, or need, to tip the blade away from the fence, I can still move it to the left side of the blade (which I often do).
So, assuming that YOU have a Festool plunge saw, how has your use of your table saw changed in regards to needing a 50" fence? My theory is that with a TS55, and a guide, I no longer need to pretend to be Norm, when I can more safely set the pink stuff on the garage floor, and cut the plywood on the pink stuff... by the way, I need to post about my first experience doing just that...
I never cared to cross cut anything that big on my table saw and now that I have a TS55, I'm thinking of amputating some of my rails so that I have a normal 25-30" capacity to the right. In theory this should be more then enough, my table saw's foot print will be reduced, and moving it around will be easier. If I want, or need, to tip the blade away from the fence, I can still move it to the left side of the blade (which I often do).
So, assuming that YOU have a Festool plunge saw, how has your use of your table saw changed in regards to needing a 50" fence? My theory is that with a TS55, and a guide, I no longer need to pretend to be Norm, when I can more safely set the pink stuff on the garage floor, and cut the plywood on the pink stuff... by the way, I need to post about my first experience doing just that...