TS 55 R base update

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

I have the TS 55 R and I have been working on a site where one of the guys has a TS 55 R and it has an upgraded base on it. You can now adjust it so that 0 degrees is accurate rather than like mine you can't adjust it.

Does anyone know if it's possible to change to the updated base and if it's a big job??

 

[joiner1970]

I have the TS 55 R and I have been working on a site where one of the guys has a TS 55 R and it has an upgraded base on it. You can now adjust it so that 0 degrees is accurate rather than like mine you can't adjust it.

Does anyone know if it's possible to change to the updated base and if it's a big job??

We should get a free upgrade as it was obviously a bad design

 

[ear3]

My understanding is that there are only certain classes of the saw that can accommodate the upgrade without swapping out for a wholly new base.  There's a thread from a few months ago that goes into detail about it, but I can't seem to find it right now.  But I'm sure if you posted this in the Ask Festool subforum they should be able to clarify.

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Ya joiner1970 I feel the same way as well. In fact when I got mine I sent it in twice to be set correctly, ended up wit a replacement saw and it was still the same so I lost interest in sending it in again as they obviously couldn't set it properly

 

[joiner1970]

It cost me a lot of time the other day as I cut up 9 sheets of 18mm mdf only to find the edges weren't square. Yeah I should have checked with a square but i didn't have to with my old ts55. You set it to the end stops and it was bang on every time.

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Oh that is complete carnage dude!!

 

[joiner1970]

Oh that is complete carnage dude!!

Luckily I could re trim a tiny bit off every part but it was the best part of a day wasted

 

[ear3]

[member=1584]joiner1970[/member]

I found the threads:
http://festoolownersgroup.com/ask-f...ree-stop-from-the-tsc-55/msg403001/#msg403001
http://festoolownersgroup.com/ask-festool/ts-55-req-bevel-upgrade/msg403465/#msg403465

 

[neeleman]

I mounted a grup/set screw in one of the holes of my TS 55R. It's located just behind the mitre device.
I think there are pictures on the FOG of others who did the same.
The cost for replacing the base and other parts at €135 is not worth it.
Better buy a new saw then and sell the other.

 

[DzordanoBruno]

http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=36561.0

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Christ €135?!!  [mad] I won't be spending that kind of money