TS55 REQ 90* Set?

[darita]

I have a TS55 REQ who's 90* detent has gone slightly out of 90*.  Are there adjustable stops and if so, where are they?  Thanks for the help.

 

[tjskinny]

The early version of the TS55 REQ didn’t have an adjustable stop screw, the later ones did.

Here is one thread that discussed adding a grub stop screw to help with the adjustment.
https://www.festoolownersgroup.com/...egree-cuts-with-ts55-req/msg400589/#msg400589

And another
https://www.festoolownersgroup.com/.../festool-ts55-bevel-stop/msg319069/#msg319069

I have an early model with no stop screw so I do end up having to recalibrate every so often as shown in page 13 of:
http://www.waterfront-woods.com/festool/TS55REQ.pdf

 

[darita]

I've read the previous threads and it seems like there's a way to adjust the rear of the saw.  Once that's done, one must tighten the rear knob first, then the front knob.  Question is, how is the rear adjustment accomplished?

 

[MTbassbone]

The early version of the TS55 REQ didn’t have an adjustable stop screw, the later ones did.

Here is one thread that discussed adding a grub stop screw to help with the adjustment.
https://www.festoolownersgroup.com/...egree-cuts-with-ts55-req/msg400589/#msg400589

And another
https://www.festoolownersgroup.com/.../festool-ts55-bevel-stop/msg319069/#msg319069

I have an early model with no stop screw so I do end up having to recalibrate every so often as shown in page 13 of:
http://www.waterfront-woods.com/festool/TS55REQ.pdf

Are there images or a video on how to install the grub screw? I have an early TS55 REQ as well. Not really understanding the adjustment at the rear of the saw. Any advice, especially with photos, is greatly appreciated.

 

[Frank-Jan]

Hi, I had the thread bookmarked, old links didn't work anymore, but the thread still exists and could be found with search:

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Thread 'TS 55 REQ - Setting blade angle squareness'

Oct 27, 2017

Recently purchased a TS 55 REQ, removed from box and check for blade angle when set at 0deg and 45deg using a similar method in this link.

Noticed a handful of issues:

1) blade was not 90deg to base when set at 0deg
2) pointer was not pointing at 0deg
3) could not set saw to 45deg, couldn't get there and pointer was off

Local Festool agents said to send it in. Returned last week and measured as above. Some improvements were noticed, saw could now be set and pointed to 45deg.

Some problems remained:

1) blade was still not at 90deg to base when set to 0deg, it was probably worse...

• GarethR
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[guybo]

Hi, I had the thread bookmarked, old links didn't work anymore, but the thread still exists and could be found with search:

Are there images or a video on how to install the grub screw? I have an early TS55 REQ as well. Not really understanding the adjustment at the rear of the saw. Any advice, especially with photos, is greatly appreciated.

Hi, try this, also what frank jan said in post 47 https://festoolownersgroup.com/threads/festool-ts55-bevel-stop.32633/page-2#post-319069 and https://festoolownersgroup.com/threads/festool-ts55-bevel-stop.32633/page-3#post-489177 and no pics

 

[MTbassbone]

I ended up sending it back to Festool for calibration.