TS55/75 dumb suggestion?

[oradba69]

Shouldn't these machines be the other way round? Let me explain. I have found the way they are now necessitates left hand operation most of the time using the rails. If the saw was swopped around ie. motor on the right hand side looking from behind it will suit our right handed people better cutting from right to left instead of left to right.
Just a thought.
Maybe I am the only one having the niggle.

 

[JeromeM]

Shouldn't these machines be the other way round? Let me explain. I have found the way they are now necessitates left hand operation most of the time using the rails. If the saw was swopped around ie. motor on the right hand side looking from behind it will suit our right handed people better cutting from right to left instead of left to right.
Just a thought.
Maybe I am the only one having the niggle.

You are not. I made the same point a couple of years ago and was shot down. Or at least few agreed with me.

 

[nickao]

I guess you are referring to ease if use to see the blade, correct if you are it make sense. That is one reason back in the day I always had saws I did not love, like the PC or Makita, they offered the right or left side blade versions of the saw.

I would buy the saw with the motor switched around verse the way they have it now myself.

Maybe its a safety thing, who knows.

 

[AlexThePalex]

Shouldn't these machines be the other way round? Let me explain. I have found the way they are now necessitates left hand operation most of the time using the rails. If the saw was swopped around ie. motor on the right hand side looking from behind it will suit our right handed people better cutting from right to left instead of left to right.

By putting the motor on the right, do you mean make the saw a mirror image of what it is now? Or do you mean that the motor has to go to the right while the base plate stays in it's current position? It is hard to imagine what you mean exactly. In the latter case, moving the motor away from the base plate will make the saw unstable and unuseable.

In the former case, it will make no difference: no matter what side the motor is on, you can always use the saw from two different sides. Depends on the size of the object you're trying to cut from which side you use it in any given situation. I don't think changing the side of the motor will improve on that.  

Currently the TS55 follows the way most corded circular saws are layed out. Funny thing is, cordless saws are many times the other way around.

 

[nickao]

I believe he means total reverse, plate the other way. For me the point is to get that cut line on the left side, ie the rubber strip on theleft side. One company makes the track usable in either direction, Festool doesn't that would mean a bunch of new tracks as well. I don't see Festool jumping on that bandwagon. PC sill make the sidewinders in both left and right blade versions for the times you want a saw with no track.

Oh, Bosch makes a left blade saw as well, their track saw is right sided though.

It will not be long, someone will want to fill that niche for a left bladed track saw. I would think the companies where the saws work on the tracks either direction would have the least amount of issues making one, I think. I have to take a close look at those tracks.

 

[jonny round boy]

I believe he means total reverse, plate the other way. For me the point is to get that cut line on the left side, ie the rubber strip on theleft side. One company makes the track usable in either direction, Festool doesn't that would mean a bunch of new tracks as well.

Eh?

One company (DeWalt) makes a track that's useable in both directions without turning it around, but if you had a 'mirror image' TS55, of course you could use the same track. You would simply push the saw in the opposite direction...

 

[jmbfestool]

I thought it was for safety as your more likely to place your hand in front  if it was a right handed saw.  

Alex I thinks he means a mirror image of the saw no im pretty sure he means that!  So the motor is on other side AND blade move over to other side AND base is flipped.

I used a right hand standard circular saw makita? not sure what make it was!  I didnt like it im left handed and I didnt like using it!  

I do think it would be easier for right handed people with a right handed saw BUT  hey UNLUKY Right handy Guys!

 

[nickao]

Good point Johnny 

 

[oradba69]

I thought it was for safety as your more likely to place your hand in front  if it was a right handed saw.  

Alex I thinks he means a mirror image of the saw no im pretty sure he means that!  So the motor is on other side AND blade move over to other side AND base is flipped.

I used a right hand standard circular saw makita? not sure what make it was!  I didnt like it im left handed and I didnt like using it!  

I do think it would be easier for right handed people with a right handed saw BUT  hey UNLUKY Right handy Guys!

Egggggzzaktly

 

[JeromeM]

Two other threads that may be of interest are http://festoolownersgroup.com/festool-tools-accessories/which-hand-do-you-use-ts-55-and-ts-75/
And
http://festoolownersgroup.com/festool-tools-accessories/opinions-on-festool-use-from-a-'different'-perspective/
My post with a sketchup reversed model is in there.

 

[fshanno]

Not a problem for me.  I'm amphibious so I can use the saw with either hand equally well. 

 

[Vindingo]

It is very simple.  Portable power saw were designed by a left handed person.
I discovered this when I went to work for a home builder just out of high school.
Being left handed, I had never had a problem using a power saw but I had not seen a right handed person use one.  I watched right handed carpenters struggle to see the line when cutting large pieces of plywood.
Since I was new to the job, I did not get to use the saw, I had to carry plywood.  One day they got tired of me joking about them having so much trouble seeing the line. So one of them said, if it is so easy lets see you do it.

I walked over, picked up the saw with my left hand & made the cut. I was then called some names that I cannot write here.   

I too am of the sinister orientation and have never had an issue with using a circular saw.  

I think most left handed people are conditioned from a young age to use both hands.  I would imagine the whole saw handedness issue would be more pronounced with a typical skilsaw with no guide rail.  The beauty of the TS55 and rail system is that it allows you to make perfect cuts with zero competence or dexterity.  Other than a minor inconvenience, I don't see the issue.  

 

[fdengel]

If you are using the track correctly you don't need to see the cut line.

 

[jmbfestool]

Not a problem for me.  I'm amphibious so I can use the saw with either hand equally well. 

amphibious? So you can live underwater aswell as land [tongue]. Well da is defiantly better than being ambidextrous which is what I am!  I envy you!

Jmb

 

[peter halle]

Not a problem for me.  I'm amphibious so I can use the saw with either hand equally well. 

amphibious? So you can live underwater aswell as land [tongue]. Well da is defiantly better than being ambidextrous which is what I am!  I envy you!

Jmb

You sir.  Stop.  You must be an impostor.. JMB would never spell ambidextrous correctly.  In fact, if he were to be, then he could misspell with either or both hands.  Go away and bring the real JMB back.  [ban]

Note:  This post is all in fun.  Ever since JMB got his helmet with special powers, strange things have been happening on the FOG.  My guess is that we will never see an image of him typing away at the computer wearing that helmet.

Peter

 

[Ken Nagrod]

I just saw him on Top Gear running around the track.

 

[jmbfestool]

Not a problem for me.  I'm amphibious so I can use the saw with either hand equally well. 

amphibious? So you can live underwater aswell as land [tongue]. Well da is defiantly better than being ambidextrous which is what I am!  I envy you!

Jmb

You sir.  Stop.  You must be an impostor.. JMB would never spell ambidextrous correctly.  In fact, if he were to be, then he could misspell with either or both hands.  Go away and bring the real JMB back.   [ban]

Note:  This post is all in fun.  Ever since JMB got his helmet with special powers, strange things have been happening on the FOG.  My guess is that we will never see an image of him typing away at the computer wearing that helmet.

Peter

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[Ken Nagrod]

You forgot to take your picture off of the iPad!