TS55 Cutting Granite Countertop............Sweet!

[vteknical]

Today I cut a 1 1/4" granite with my saw in a finished showroom practically dust free!  It cut through with absolutely no problems, I did have to rig up a dust shield to increase dust extraction but no bigee.  Talk about getting ooohed and ahhhed by the employees who have seen this done without dust control.  They were certainly appreciative of not having to clean up every nook and cranny.

 

[vkumar]

Interesting, the local festool rep was talking about this but had no details.

What kind of blade is it?  Assuming it has diamond teeth?  But what about the arbor.  Is it sized for the Festool or did you have to get it machined separately?

And where did you get the blade?

Vijay

 

[Les]

Was this a dry cut? ???

 

[Les]

I'm not having any luck with the item number you gave. This is what the web site says: 1921-0004 4" Coarse Grit Brazed Diamond Flat Cut/Grinding Wheels.

 

[Les]

That's it. ;D Thanks.

My son works for a granite company and also has access to cut outs and other pieces.

 

[Dan Clermont]

Nice job!!! My wife has wanted granite countertops for a long time.

Oh yeah, your saw is now out of warrantly *LOL*

I wonder what Festool's warranty is when cutting solid surface material? Seems to me I remember they mentioned something about a 1 year warranty on tools which were used in that industry rather then the standard 3 year but that may have been routers.

Cheers
Dan Clermont

 

[Forrest Anderson]

Nice job!!! My wife has wanted granite countertops for a long time.

Oh yeah, your saw is now out of warrantly *LOL*

I wonder what Festool's warranty is when cutting solid surface material? Seems to me I remember they mentioned something about a 1 year warranty on tools which were used in that industry rather then the standard 3 year but that may have been routers.

Dan

Indeed! Granite is not the sort of material you'd want to cut if you ever wanted to hand the saw in for a warranty repair! See the thread athttp://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=2280.0 which includes extracts from Festool's manual and FAQ database.

Forrest

 

[vkumar]

Hi Vijay,
Straight off the shelf blade at granitecitytool.com item#1921-0004 cost 36.00.
The arbor comes 5/8 and 20mm if you knock out the center. 
This is was their coarse blade. I'm told they have a fine blade for less fuss in finishing.

I am pretty stoked about this since I get my hands on quite a bit of scrap granite from jobs.

Where did you find the info on the arbor size?  Would they have one for the 30mm arbor of the TS 75?

Vijay

 

[JDLee]

To add to this warrranty thing. 

Page 10 on the manual talks about:   
The intend use for the tool."The hand operated circular saw TS55 is designed exclusively for sawing of wood and wood-like materials and plastics."

Page 18 is selling you on a Dust Accesory for cutting plaster and cement bonded fiber boards.
"Due to a high build of dust, using a cover (accessories) That is mounted on the side of the protective saw is recommended."

Sounds like their talking out of both sides of their mouth ???

Somebody pointed that out in a thread I posted a while back about using a TS75 to cut soundproofing drywall that had a layer of cement board in it.  They definitely need to specify whether cement board is included in their definition of "wood-like" materials, or, more importantly, whether cutting it with the saw specifically voids the warranty.

Does anyone have this accessory?  How well does it work?