Obviously the guide rail is one of the main components of the Festool system. As such, we would like to share some things about our guide rails that you may not know.
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There are a lot of people who still believe you can only get straight, splinter-free cuts in a shop using expensive panel saws, table saws, and CNC equipment. Getting quality cuts with portable power tools doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. The truth is…that with the right tools, anyone can get great results in the shop or on the jobsite. Straight, splinter-free cuts are easy, once you know the secret.
We patented our innovative guide rail system in 1964, and have continuously set new and higher standards for precision cutting with plunge cut saws. Learn why professionals continue to turn to Festool when they need perfectly straight, splinter-free cuts on both sides of the blade in our new Festool TS Plunge Cut Saw brochure.
Download a PDF version of the "Festool TS Plunge Cut Saw Brochure." (1MB).
Did you know that several inconspicuous features on the TS Series Plunge Cut Saws are actually designed to aid in dust extraction, prolonging the life of the tool and creating a cleaner, healthier work environment?
The rectangular opening in the side blade cover is not only for removing the blade, it also serves as an air intake port. The opening allows air to flow into the center of the spinning blade and forced out of the dust port by centrifugal force along with the sawdust. Dust extraction for the TS saws works best if that opening is NOT covered.
To find accessories for your TS Plunge Cut Saw, visit the Festool USA website.
Did You Know The "Rattling Sound" From Your TS-Series Saw Means It's Working, Not Broken?
The "strange noise", often described as a rattling sound, is caused by the MMC electronics in the tachometer regulated speed control sending power to the motor in a stream of various sized bits.The motor is constantly being turned on and off to keep the saw blade rotating at a constant speed.
Most of the sound is being produced by "gear backlash" between the small pinion gear on the rotor and the larger gear that drives the saw blade. The saw blade behaves like a flywheel and has inertia that keeps it rotating while the small gear has slowed down. The opposite sides of the gear teeth tap against the mating teeth of the large gear and the vibration conducts to the saw blade, where it becomes sound which radiates from the blade like a speaker. Some of the noise is created by the field coil wires and plates vibrating from the pulsing magnetism as they energize and de-energize. These pulses get longer and longer as the saw is put under load.If the machine is run without a blade installed, there are no unusual sounds. In this case, the pulses are short, but there is no inertial resistance from the blade flywheel.
The "strange noises" heard from a Festool circular saw are normal... I would be more concerned about a saw that did not make these noises. It might be an indication that it's speed control is malfunctioning. The Festool saw is unique. If other manufacturers used similar Pulse width modulation speed control in their saws, customers would come to expect such "strange noises", and they would not be so strange. The noises would be the "familiar Festool sound".
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Faster. Easier. Smarter.
