Ts 55 Stalling under load

[mcmillansprings]

I have had a TS55 for a few years and not used it a lot. Until I started my Kitchen remodel and It has been great. The saw is in like new condition and has the blade it was purchased with which is clean and sharp. I was cutting down the width of a door a 1/4". The door is a 1-3/8" thick interior hollow core with a pine frame. I hooked the saw up to me CT22 vac and had it plugged into a 20amp outlet. The saw had a heck of a time cutting the door. The saw would stall and I would have to pull it back so it would come up to speed I finally had to raise the blade and make 3 passes to trim the door. If I would have use my Hilti saw I would have been able to do it in one pass no problem. I thought the Ts55 could handle this with no problem. Is this a common problem with this saw or was I doing something wrong.

 

[joiner1970]

You say you are trimming hollow core doors ? It could be that where you are trimming the door you are cutting through the bottom batten in which case you are ripping which is more of a struggle if you are using the fine blade. Still I dont thing it should stall but it all depends on how hard you are pushing it. To be honest I dont usually trim doors in one pass anyway I tend to use my TS55 the same way as a router with a few shallow passses, it puts less strain on the saw and you get a better chip free finish.

 

[woodguy7]

I have stalled mine once but then i realised i had an older blade in it.  I switched to a newer blade & it cut no problem.  Maybee the blade is not as sharp as you think it is ?

Woodguy.

 

[Nigel]

           
        Something is not right.I would expect mine to cut any door especially hollow core pine job without stalling even with a dull blade.
   
        .Difficult to say what the problem might be.Is the saw hard to push during the cut?Could be the calibration is out.This can make the saw bog down for no apparent reason.

 

[woodwrights_corner]

Sometimes it can be the simplest of things.  Don't overlook these basic items.

Saw speed too low-- 1 is the slowest and 6 is the fastest.
Too long of power cord.
Sharing the circuit with other equipment. 
Too much distance from outlet to breaker box. 
Dirty/dull saw blade. 
Moving the saw too fast through the material. 
Not having the saw blade depth set deep enough causing more friction and generating too much heat. 
Working in hot environment where material, saw, blade and cord are hot to begin with. 
Saw is not properly aligned on the track (too much play causing skew).
Saw blade is not properly aligned. (Skew is out, read unofficial manual)

One of these items alone may not be the issue--a combination of several could be the culprit. 

 

[tigger]

I have had a TS55 for a few years and not used it a lot. Until I started my Kitchen remodel and It has been great. The saw is in like new condition and has the blade it was purchased with which is clean and sharp. I was cutting down the width of a door a 1/4". The door is a 1-3/8" thick interior hollow core with a pine frame. I hooked the saw up to me CT22 vac and had it plugged into a 20amp outlet. The saw had a heck of a time cutting the door. The saw would stall and I would have to pull it back so it would come up to speed I finally had to raise the blade and make 3 passes to trim the door. If I would have use my Hilti saw I would have been able to do it in one pass no problem. I thought the Ts55 could handle this with no problem. Is this a common problem with this saw or was I doing something wrong.

I agree it could be a combination of a few things but I must say that I think the first thing you should look at is the blade (they will blunt over time due to moisture in the air, i.e. corrosion. It may feel sharp to the finger tips but not for the wood being cut. The other two major things would be speed of the blade and how hard you push the saw.
I have never had a problem trimming down doors as thick as 40mm, made from hard woods, with one pass and quite quickly. I must add that I do use the right blade, speed (rpm) and I let the blade do the work, not my arm.
Sounds as if you have some investigating to do. Please let us know what you figure out.

P.S. One last thought - if the saw has been in storage for a while it could be that there is build up on the brushes which has hardened with moisture or minute particles of rust on the armature preventing a clean flow of electricity to the motor

 

[EcoFurniture]

Mine was stalling also ... but only while cutting 8/4 solid maple slabs!

Festool TS55

 

[MarkF]

If you have switched the Plug-It power cord with a sander you can have this problem.