TS55 ripping solid panel

[islandguy]

New to this group....1st post as well....looking at purchasing a TS55 and wondering how clean the rip cuts are....for example could I take a cherry panel 3/4" and rip it then glue it back up without doing anything special to the two edges?
Thanks for any information you can provide.

Jim

 

[epicxt]

Yes. As long as your toe-in is set correctly.

 

[mouppe]

I think most people would say you could do that but I prefer not to. I generally like to make one or two quick passes with a hand plane to give you a much better edge joint.

It depends on the application and how particular you are.

Welcome to the FOG by the way.

 

[islandguy]

Yes. As long as your toe-in is set correctly.

Toe in...guess I have a lot to learn 

Jim

 

[peter halle]

Toe in is only something that you have to worry about if the edge of your cuts are not clean.  It took me more than five years to have to adjust my TS saw.  If and when you have an issue there are supplemental manuals to work you thru it.

Peter

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Welcome to the forum.

The TS 55 is going to be proper set with toe in right out of the box. No adjustments required. However, it's easy to do if it ever needs adjustment from a drop, for instance.

Enjoy your new saw and feel free to contact me if you need anything. Remember, a 30-day money back guarantee if you get it and try it and it doesn't meet your expectations. [wink]

Shane Holland
Festool USA

 

[vidkid26]

Welcome to the group.
You are about to to embark on a slippery green slope. Enjoy  [big grin]

 

[bigGaloot]

Jim,

I too am relatively new to this festool sub-culture, but in the last 8 months, since my first purchase, I'm definitely hooked.  The ts55 is awesome.  The first cut I made with the saw was on a painted cabinet filler (designed to look like a column from the front).  Cut in half, one half was under the counter top, one half was above (sitting flush upon the granite).  Flawless, but almost as importantly, something that was once stressful, with the ts; you mark it, line up the track, clamp it, no stress.

[attachthumb=1]

I did something similar to your topic with an old cutting board and posted the pics in an earlier thread.

http://festoolownersgroup.com/member-projects/first-mft-projects/msg243245/#msg243245

Additionally, when cutting solid hardwood panels, I definitely prefer the panther blade.  The standard blade works great, but it can burn the wood late in the cut.

Welcome to the FOG.

 

[semenza]

Hi Jim,

Welcome to the FOG!  [smile]

I regularly use my TS55 with the supplied Fine (48 T ) blade to make "jointing cuts" on long boards. I place two boards that I plan to glue with edges tight to each other, place the guide rail so that it will split the kerf onto both boards , make the cut , and get a perfect match for the glue up. Fo rthi soperation you need to clamp both boards in pace so that nothing moves.

Seth

 

[Svar]

New to this group....1st post as well....looking at purchasing a TS55 and wondering how clean the rip cuts are....for example could I take a cherry panel 3/4" and rip it then glue it back up without doing anything special to the two edges?
Thanks for any information you can provide.

Jim

Yes, you can do that. I do it all the time. This was the primary reason I got TS75. The surface might not be as mirror-smooth as one could achieve on a table saw, but it is perfectly flat and tear out free, which is more important, and the resulting joint is tight. Just recently I ripper and glued right from the saw two large sapele boards and after sanding the panel I had to look on the end grain edge to even find the seam. The added benefit is that I do grain matching instead of always ripping parallel to existing edge such as when using table saw.