TS55 cutting on MFT

[GPowers]

For some reason my TS55 is now cutting 2mm to the right of the plastic splinter guard on the Guide rail FS 1080. I have not changed the TS55 blade, it is the same blade that was used to originally cut the splinter guard.

The easy fix is to just install and re-cut a new splinter guard. But is would be nice to know how it moved over 2mm?

Any Ideas?

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Rather than recutting, lets try to figure out why the change. How does it look on your 1400 rail?

 

[GPowers]

Rather than recutting, lets try to figure out why the change. How does it look on your 1400 rail?

Unfortunately I just changes the splinter guard on the 1400 because the ends kept falling off.  Same on the 3000. It was not until after I changes the 1400 & the 3000 that i noticed the problem on the 1080, as the cuts were getting chip out between the blade and the splinter plus the cuts were 2MM long using the 1080 on the MFT.

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Hmm, well that might make it difficult to troubleshoot the move. You can adjust the saw to some extent. Page 12 of the supplemental manual describes the process. You can try to match it up to your 1080 rail.

http://www.festoolusa.com/media/pdf/TS_55_EQ_US.pdf

Shane

 

[Rick Christopherson]

A 2mm change is beyond just a typical change or adjustment. Until you can determine why this happened, I strongly suggest that you do not use the saw without making a few inspections first.

The obvious is to of course make sure the arbor bolt is tight, and that the arbor alignment keys are interlocking together.

Less obvious is to make sure the arbor carrier has not loosened from the saw. There are two torx-head screws on either side of the arbor when the blade is removed. Check to make sure they are tight. You may need to remove the main blade guard (cover) to check these screws, but this will not void your warranty, as removing this cover is required to adjust the riving knife.

In this stock image below, you can see both of these screws, but the right-hand one is barely visible. If all of these screws are tight, then you should be fine using the saw, and just need to check other things as to why this may have changed.

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[Rick Christopherson]

I wanted to get my previous message posted as quickly as possible, just in case there was something seriously wrong with your saw. However, that doesn't discount the simpler causes to your situation. The simplest cause is that you simply over-cut your splinter guard some time in the past and never noticed it until now. If everything else checks out and looks fine, then simply reapply a new splinter guard and trim it according to your other rails.

 

[GPowers]

Ok I will check the arbor bolts.  thanks

 

[JonSchuck]

I just had the same problem and figured out my saw was loose on the rail.  I adjusted it tight to the rail and moved the splinter guard over but then the cut got really bad, which I just posted on another thread. 

 

[sancho57]

Hey GPowers, what did you find out?

Was it the arbor bearings or something else.

Curious just in case I have the same problem in the future.

Thanks

 

[GPowers]

arbor bearings appeared OK.

I will just buy a new splinter guard for the 1080 as I just install a new splinter guard on the 3000 and the 1400.