TS 75 EQ versus TS 55 REQ
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Gerry0611 said:
As you mentioned, the obvious: physical size, weight, cutting capacity and power.
The TS 75 has a slip clutch which is an added safety feature.
The TS 55 REQ has the ability to bevel -1 to 47 degrees, dual depth scale (on and off rail), imperial depth scale, micro-adjust depth setting, flat housing for cuts against a wall for instance.
Those are the differences in a nut shell.
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One is available right now and one is not available right now.
I have a TS 75 & one difference I noticed is the wear points on the TS 55 are replaceable where the TS 75 the whole base plate needs to be replaced if the glide points wear out [eek]
I don't know why Festool does not update the TS 75 base plate it seems like a much better solution. If you use joined tracks and the ends are bashed up they are very hard on the saw base glide points.
Gerry
I don't know why Festool does not update the TS 75 base plate it seems like a much better solution. If you use joined tracks and the ends are bashed up they are very hard on the saw base glide points.
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The TS 75 has a metal cutting blade available from Festool and the TS 55 does not. It is useful for cutting mild steel and softer metals.
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Tom
If you ask me the TS75 is totally worth the extra money, even if you are primarily using it for sheet goods. Trust me, their will be a day where you wished had just went ahead a got the TS75. I am just a hobbyist and I don't process a lot of sheet goods. Even though I have a table saw and jointer there are just so many ways that the TS75 compliments these other tools. In fact just this morning I was using it to rip a clean edge on some 4/4 Purple Heart, something my 6" jointer has a hard time dealing with. Then I flipped it over and ran the straight edge against my MFT/3 Fence and crosscut clean edges on both ends. Point being, the TS75's extra oomph lets me handle hardwoods that my jointer cannot and don't feel comfortable using my table saw.
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FWIW, I have been extremely pleased with my TS75, especially when using it with the MFT and ripdogs. I don't see how it could be more accurate and easy to use. I use dogs instead of the Festool guide rail support and fence rail. Was so impressed with the regular ripdogs that I have ordered the narrow stock dogs and another set of the guide brackets.