TS55 REBQ Fine Adjustment Question On Cutting Depth

[Mark Johnson]

Hi,

Just got a TS55 and was wondering about the fine adjustment for the cutting depth.  As turning this seems to be independant of the main depth scale adjustment, is there a way to get the two back in sync?  May be by turning the Fine Adjustment all the way down or up or some other way?

Is it something people bother about?

Thanks, Mark

 

[peter halle]

Hi,

Just got a TS55 and was wondering about the fine adjustment for the cutting depth.  As turning this seems to be independant of the main depth scale adjustment, is there a way to get the two back in sync?  May be by turning the Fine Adjustment all the way down or up or some other way?

Is it something people bother about?

Thanks, Mark

Hi Mark and welcome to the forum.  I can say that I don't remember this question coming up before although with the size of the forum it may have.  I hope that someone can help out.  But I do have a question whose answer might be relevant.

Do you have imperial depth scales on your TS-55?

Peter

 

[Mark Johnson]

Do you have imperial depth scales on your TS-55?

Peter

Metric 

 

[JZ Bowmannz]

Do you have imperial depth scales on your TS-55?

Peter

Metric 

Almost all plywood are metric, 18mm for 3/4", 12mm for 1/2"...

If I turn the fine adjustment wheel all the way down, and set the scale to 18mm, I won't be able to cut 18mm plywood all the way through.

I always leave the wheel at middle portion, set the scale by adding 1mm to the thickness of the plywood (19mm for 18mm plywood) so I can cut through. The fine adjustment is for cutting depth in between the 1mm increment on the scale. I am not sure if you can cut exactly at 18mm.

 

[Svar]

The syncing is not necessary. The scale on TS is not accurate over its entire range. You might dial it in at 10 mm depth and it will be off by ~1 mm at 45 mm depth.

 

[Mark Johnson]

Thank you for the helpful responses!

 

[Frank-Jan]

Just put the scale on zero and turn the dial untill the blade touches the material.

 

[demographic]

Just put the scale on zero and turn the dial untill the blade touches the material.

Whilst its on the guiderail.

Can't say I use the fine adjust unless I put a sharpened blade in and want to just recalibrate it for the slightly different depth of cut a sharpened blade gives.