"Andrew Barss" wrote in message
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Leon wrote:

: With that in mind I have both tracks. The TS 55 comes with the 55"
track,
: the TS 75 comes with the 75" track. If you think you will end up with
both
: tracks the price difference between the TS 55 and TS 75 becomes much
: smaller. The 75" track is much more pricey per inch than the 55" track.

: Getting both tracks and the TS 75 saw at 10% off, IIRC there was less
than a
: $50 difference over the TS 55 and both tracks.


Thanks for the advice. Is it really useful, or just kinda useful?
I can manhandle sheets of plywood onto my cabinet saw, but the cuts aren't
always totally straight (I have yet to build a proper outfeed table), and
given that my shop is small, if I could restrict the cutting of 8' stuff
mostly to the Festool that would make it a LOT easier to position the TS
where it doesn't completely dominate the shop.

-- Andy

To tell you the truth I have not used it much but business is kinda slow.
I, like you, bought mine for cutting up sheet goods. It does a stellar job
at that and the cuts equal those from my cabinetsaw. After making a cut it
is dfficult to find any thing wrong. I am not getting any younger and do
have a 15 roller out feed on my TS but that does not help with getting the
material up on the TS and pushing in a straight line if you are ripping a
sheet of plywood. I have built a cutting grid that I set on top of 2 saw
horses. I lay the plywood up there and make the cuts with the TS75. Much
easier than crawling around on the ground. You "will" get totally straight
cuts.

All in all you can still make a crooked cut on a TS even with outfeed
support With long enough tracks the track saw cuts very straight lines
efforlessly.
I believe that after cutting a few dozen sheets of plywood the tool will
have paid for it self just from the comfort and ease factor.
AND if you get the Festool vac with it, there is a greater discount than
just the 10% AND dust from the saw is relatively non existant AND the with
the combination of the saw and vac both are much quieter than the typical
circular saw.

All in all it is hard to justify spending that much money for a circular saw
but over time you probably will not think back. The saw is a joy to use.