TS55 blades

[linton1990]

Evening all

I have been using my TS55 for cutting down lots of kitchen end panels for a large kitchen.  I have found my 48 tooth Festool blade seems to be blunting very quickly.  After around 20 cuts the blade seems blunt and is chipping.  I have never had this issue before,  I am cutting on my MFT3 and cutting though on speed 6.

Has anyone got any ideas?

 

[Phil Beckley]

Evening all

I have been using my TS55 for cutting down lots of kitchen end panels for a large kitchen.  I have found my 48 tooth Festool blade seems to be blunting very quickly.  After around 20 cuts the blade seems blunt and is chipping.  I have never had this issue before,  I am cutting on my MFT3 and cutting though on speed 6.

Has anyone got any ideas?

Hi Welcome to the forum
Is it M.F.C  or a true laminate?
Check for any damaged teeth - sounds obvious but a damaged tooth can have this effect.
  If a laminate try this https://www.festool.co.uk/Products/Accessories/Pages/Detail.aspx?pid=496308&name=Special-saw-blade-160x2-2x20-TF48
Hope this helps and if not let me know
Phil

 

[linton1990]

Hi,  Sorry the end panels are a vinyl wrapped MDF.  I have also been cutting Laminate worktop, and some carcasses which are MFC.

The MFC chips the most, the underside cuts ok but the top is never great.

 

[Stephen B]

. . . . .
The MFC chips the most, the underside cuts ok but the top is never great.

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Are we to assume you have the splinter guard down to the work piece and the blade depth close to the minimum required?  [smile]

[member=56412]linton1990[/member]

 

[DB10]

  In my experience Laminate kills any regular blade, you might be better off using the special Festool TS 55 blade for Laminate that Phil mentions, it costs a bit more than the regular 48t.
I'm going to give it a try when I've next got quite a bit of Laminate to cut.

 

[Brent Shively]

Also keep in mind that MDF is very hard on blades and bits. I'm agree with Phil on this one.

Brent

 

[Jimmy FineCut]

I use the Festool laminate blade and it gives perfect cuts on melamine and laminate.

Also try doing a 1mm deep scoring cut first.

 

[Max Demian]

I agree with Jimmy, use the laminate blade and change the splinter guard every time the blade is changed. [cool]