TS55 WOW!

[Tinker]

hey guys

I don't mind tooling up for work but I'm a cabinet maker not finish carp( and paid thusly) so I don't/shouldn't need to haul around all my stuff.

Some dilemma huh, I guess I'll keep soldering on.

Tom 

What sort of cabinets do you make with solder?  ??? : ;D

 

[tvogel400]

Jeeze Tinker-

Not really cabinets but tubes, for the finish carps to swim past the dams.

Tom

 

[mntbighker]

Tom,

As all the others have said, welcome - I too have the TS-55 and it is one sweet machine.  But they all missed the other important part of your first post - the Kawi!  I just love the old triple two strokes - they were the hottest ticket in their day!  Good luck with your new saw and definitely go for the CT-22, you won't regret it.

I had a friend and co-worker who race prepped and then weekend raced his 750 triple. His fellow racers gave him all sorts of grief about how that thing would wobble and flex going down the track. They just didn't design those things for that kind of abuse even with a bunch of welded gussets. It sounded interesting and it was fast by 1982 standards. I ride a 93 Ducati 900SS myself and I'm even using some of my Fein and Festool stuff to restore the paint Oh, and by the way my TS55 is still my favorite Festool.

 

[tvogel400]

An update for you gentlemen

I purchased the midi with the $70 cleaning kit and another 55" rail and just finished an install.

I am currently designing a adapter for the rail system to make square cuts off a work bench, it's one sided and relatively simple.

Mtnbiker-

I wanted to race rd400's(I think I've owned like 6 or seven of them) but after breaking both of my hands in a crash I changed my mind.

Racing a 750 triple( anything but/including  drag) is insane-if you port it to make big power you get broken transmissions, and wasn't its old nickname

"the hinge".

Hmmm...

How can I combine my love of two strokes with my new excitement over my festool saw-with out including my intense dislike of sanding automotive

paint/bondo.

good stuff

Thomas

 

[mntbighker]

Mtnbiker-

Racing a 750 triple( anything but/including   drag) is insane-if you port it to make big power you get broken transmissions, and wasn't its old nickname

"the hinge".

I believe it's undoing was a mid straight impact with another bike's footpeg  that caused a large hole in the transmission case. The rider became aware as the oil all over the back tire sent him into the hay bails.