TS 75 issue

[CDN38]

Couple issues I want to try to address. First, blade wobble. I have a brand new Festool blade, double checked and it's 100% straight. Once I installed it and started the saw there is a visual wobble. Re-installed the blade, double checked that it's correctly tightened, still wobble Saw is less than a year old.

Also, the chip guard interferes with the blade, Always has slightly, but with the new blade in, it's through the plastic and just about into the retaining screw.

Thinking bent arbor?? I use the saw daily for my business, sending it off will mean a lot of work will not get completed. What sort of turn around is expected with the warranty department?

 

[peter halle]

Sorry to read about your issue.  I would contact Festool and initiate your warranty claim.  Their turn around has been historically quick (usually measured in days) with the main down time being the shipping transit time.

Peter

 

[Cheese]

Well, if the original blade didn't wobble and you never hit anything with the original blade/saw that would cause you to think you bent the arbor, then I'd remove the new blade again and check everything again.  It takes a lot of force to bend an arbor.  [smile]  Remove the inside clamping flange and check for particles behind it, check both flanges for burrs or dirt, check the new saw blade body for burrs. I keep several small 1" wide paint brushes around that I use just for removing dust/particles from disassembled/machined items. 

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[PaulMarcel]

Also check that the arbor nut is locking against the blade and not just stuck on some junk in the threads. The arbor threads would be easy to inspect. Also put the nut on without the blade and see how it moves.

Maybe you got the unicorn TS-75WD wobble-dado prototype!  [tongue]

 

[ChuckM]

Food for thought: If it's a business, can you justify buying an additional saw (TS60?!), while sending the TS75 out for repair?

Depending on what you use the saw for or how you use it in your business, an additional saw (with tax depreciation benefits) may even improve your shop efficiency.

I keep multiples of some essential items when they're tax deductible expenses.

 

[CDN38]

I've removed the nut and double checked everything, cleaned out, spotless. Not sure if the wobble was there with the original blade, hadn't really been looking that closely. However the last table glue up there were slight gaps in the joint, which I haven't ever seen before, which now make sense.

It would be a good to have a back up saw, but I would want to go bigger, as I do live edge and slab work and often need to cut raw slabs at 3"+. I love the TS 75, it's a workhorse, and cuts flawlessly (until now). Still cuts clean but the 90 degree cut is slightly off with the wobble so I can't do cuts for glue-ups. I would love to see a TS 85!

I'm going to contact the warranty department today.

 

[luvmytoolz]

I've got the HK85 and it's a beast! Beautiful clean cuts, but it is quite a sizeable saw to manhandle.

With the 420 cross cut guide it's fantastic to use.

 

[alltracman78]

Yeah, the HK 85 is fantastic for larger stuff.
It will bevel to 65?* And it will run on any Festool rail.
I've got 240 wired in the shop and a generator that puts out 240.
If I had to pick one Festool saw, it would be the one.

 

[arso_bg]

You better send it straight back to Festool so that they fix it. I had a similar problem with my brand-new TS 75. Here is the threadhttps://www.festoolownersgroup.com/...with-my-new-festool-ts-75-any-help-is-welcome!/

They changed a bearing and now the problem is almost solved.

 

[LazyGretlWoodWorks]

I've removed the nut and double checked everything, cleaned out, spotless. Not sure if the wobble was there with the original blade, hadn't really been looking that closely. However the last table glue up there were slight gaps in the joint, which I haven't ever seen before, which now make sense.

Does the new blade have a wider kerf than the original? That would definitely exacerbate any conditions present.