TSC 55 Tracksaw compatible with FSK 420 guide rail?

[SurfnSun]

Buying into the Festool system in the next few weeks. I'm here to ask if the TSC55 is compatible with the cross-cut FSK420 guide rails?

 

[Paul_HKI]

Nope.

None of the variants of the TS 55 will mate properly with the FSK rails.

Oh, welcome to FOG!

 

[wpz]

The new TS 60 is, so maybe in the near future there might be a TSC 60 which can use the FSK rail?
But my crystal ball is quite cloudy, so don't take my word for it  [big grin]

 

[SurfnSun]

Well that's surprising. Glad I asked. Thanks for the info!

Looking like the TS60 is the saw I'm looking for!

 

[woodbutcherbower]

Where are you? The TS60 is currently only available in Europe - there’s no 110-volt version.

 

[SurfnSun]

I'm in the US. Figures... Mafell is the same. Their MT55 also isn't compatible with their crosscut guide rails.

 

[petar73]

The fsk rail is not very accurate and I would not recommend it for repeated precision cuts. It is very useful rail, but with ts tracksaw I would prefer FS-WA/90° or FS-WA angle stop.

 

[wpz]

The fsk rail is not very accurate and I would not recommend it for repeated precision cuts. It is very useful rail, but with ts tracksaw I would prefer FS-WA/90° or FS-WA angle stop.

Indeed, the FSK rail is designed for construction lumber (roofers, builders, carpenters etc...) not for making furniture or other precise stuff.
The K in FSK actually stands for that (FührungsSchiene - Konstruktion, translates to: guide rail - construction)

For making precise cuts you will indeed be much happier with one of the many guide rail squares and or parallel guide systems on the market.
I can recommend the TSO parallel guide system: it's expensive, but very accurate and a joy to use.
If you need to make a lot of angled cuts, it might be better to get the new FS-WA and FS-WA-VL from festool, but I have no personal experience with that system.

Hope this helps,
wpz

PS: The TS60 is really lovely by the way [tongue] might be worth waiting for it to come to the US.