Crazyraceguy
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I, along with a fabulous co-conspirator, went through a lot of effort to get a TS60 from the UK. With the exception of the plug, it is just like the NA unit, hardwired and all.
We started messing with this project a couple of weeks ago, then the saw got backordered on his end. It came in a few days earlier than predicted, which turned out to be the day before the pre-order announcement for the NA market [eek] We all kind of assumed that they weren't going to be here until fall?
In for a penny, in for a pound at that point (wow that is literally the way it worked, never happened to me before) I paid for it in GBP (pounds)
It left the UK on Friday and hit my door at 11:00 today. In less time than it took to open the boxes, I swapped the plug on the end of that fancy green cable. It's not nearly as fat as it looked in the pictures that [member=75780]woodbutcherbower[/member] posted. Must have been an optical illusion.
The size comparison is kind of misleading. It is definitely bigger than the TS55, but not a lot. The main thing is the motor housing, it doesn't stick out nearly as much as the others.
The upper handle is quite a bit different too, but I really don't use it that way. The biggest thing to notice is that the hex wrench is nolonger there. I was very confused at first, even resorting to looking in the manual.... [big grin] That was no help though. It shows the blade change procedure, Fast-fix, move the body down and lock, then "magically" it appears in your hand. They never tell you where to get it from.
Well, the trick is simple. If you actually flip the Fast-fix lever, it is magic! The thing is right there in the lever itself. Apparently, they don't need to tell you, it's self-explanatory.
I didn't get to test it out a whole lot, but after making sure it was good with my rails, it cut very well.
The sound is quite different, but everything is familiar and feels good. I made a couple of cuts through a double stack of 3/4" ply.
This is not meant to be an exhaustive test/review, just first impressions. I like it and as long as it can do the 45 degree bevel though 1 1/2 inches, that all I need it to do, beyond the TS55's ability.
Will it replace my TS55, probably not, but I'm an excessive weirdo. I'll just keep different blade types on them and keep all three. If I didn't already have the TS55, I would go strait for the TS60.
1st in the US, certainly not. Sedge has shown them a few times already and I'm sure there are some influencer types who already have one in their shops, but they're not allowed to say it yet. First in the hands of a commoner....I think so [wink]
I almost forgot. He sent me the pizza cutter too! It's the cutest little thing. I didn't know it was coming, so no pizza to cut though. I think they missed the boat with the naming though, it should be PS60. I imagine they didn't want to confuse it with the jig saws, since they have the PS name
We started messing with this project a couple of weeks ago, then the saw got backordered on his end. It came in a few days earlier than predicted, which turned out to be the day before the pre-order announcement for the NA market [eek] We all kind of assumed that they weren't going to be here until fall?
In for a penny, in for a pound at that point (wow that is literally the way it worked, never happened to me before) I paid for it in GBP (pounds)
It left the UK on Friday and hit my door at 11:00 today. In less time than it took to open the boxes, I swapped the plug on the end of that fancy green cable. It's not nearly as fat as it looked in the pictures that [member=75780]woodbutcherbower[/member] posted. Must have been an optical illusion.
The size comparison is kind of misleading. It is definitely bigger than the TS55, but not a lot. The main thing is the motor housing, it doesn't stick out nearly as much as the others.
The upper handle is quite a bit different too, but I really don't use it that way. The biggest thing to notice is that the hex wrench is nolonger there. I was very confused at first, even resorting to looking in the manual.... [big grin] That was no help though. It shows the blade change procedure, Fast-fix, move the body down and lock, then "magically" it appears in your hand. They never tell you where to get it from.
Well, the trick is simple. If you actually flip the Fast-fix lever, it is magic! The thing is right there in the lever itself. Apparently, they don't need to tell you, it's self-explanatory.
I didn't get to test it out a whole lot, but after making sure it was good with my rails, it cut very well.
The sound is quite different, but everything is familiar and feels good. I made a couple of cuts through a double stack of 3/4" ply.
This is not meant to be an exhaustive test/review, just first impressions. I like it and as long as it can do the 45 degree bevel though 1 1/2 inches, that all I need it to do, beyond the TS55's ability.
Will it replace my TS55, probably not, but I'm an excessive weirdo. I'll just keep different blade types on them and keep all three. If I didn't already have the TS55, I would go strait for the TS60.
1st in the US, certainly not. Sedge has shown them a few times already and I'm sure there are some influencer types who already have one in their shops, but they're not allowed to say it yet. First in the hands of a commoner....I think so [wink]
I almost forgot. He sent me the pizza cutter too! It's the cutest little thing. I didn't know it was coming, so no pizza to cut though. I think they missed the boat with the naming though, it should be PS60. I imagine they didn't want to confuse it with the jig saws, since they have the PS name
