Festool TS 75 EQ User manual

StraightTalk…AboutStraightCuts.
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.
Let’sstartwiththebasiccausesofpoorqualitycuts.Unwieldypanels,arborrun‐out,lowqualityblades,
pinchedkerfs,unsupportedmaterial,misalignedfences,poorvisibility,andbadtechniqueallleadtoless
thanoptimalresults.Toillustrate,let’sstartwiththebasicchallengeofworkingwith¾”sheetgoods.If
youdon’townalargeshopwithadedicatedpanelsaworCNC
equipment,youareprobablygoingtotrytocutthesheet
downonatablesaw.Atypicalsheetof¾”plywoodweighs
between70and100poundsandcostbetween$50and$100
ormore.Aftermakingthecut,youwillprobablybe
disappointed,becausethecutwasnotperfectlystraight,the
veneerhaschipped‐out,andtheedgeshavetoothmarksthat
requiresandingbeforeattachingtrimmaterial.
Somewoodworkerscompensatebycuttingtheparts
oversized,andthenre‐cuttingthepiecestofinalsizewhen
theyaremoremanageable.Anothersolutionistoinvestina
lotofexpensiveaccessoriesandadditionalequipmentto
minimizetheproblems.Let’sfaceit,workingthiswaywastes
bothtimeandmaterial.
Isthereabetterway?Thereis,andyouareabouttolearnthesecretthatmoreandmoreseasoned
craftsmenarediscoveringeveryyear.Thesecret,givesthemacompetitiveadvantage,whileallowing
themtoworkfaster,easier,andsmarter.Theyareabletoreducewaste,andaccomplishthesametask
moresafely,andinlesstimethanwithtraditionalmethods.Sowhatisthissecret?Thesecretis…the
plungecutsaw,andguiderailsystem.
ThePlungeCutSawandGuideRailSystem
Whatisaplungecutsawandguiderailsystem?Somepeoplewoulddescribeitasacircularsawriding
onametalrail.Thiswouldbeagrossunderstatement,andwouldoverlookthemajoradvantagesthata
plungecutsawandguiderailsystemoffer.Designedproperly,ahighqualityplungecutsawandguide
railsystemisaprecisionpieceofequipment,aswellthoughtoutasmoststationaryequipment.The
combinationofaprecisionplungecutsaw,andaguiderailwillcreateasystemthatgeneratesprecision
cutsanywhereonapanelquicklyandsafely…cutsthatshouldneverbeattemptedwithatraditional
circularsaw.
Festool’sinnovative
plungesawsbringthe
functionalityofafull‐size
panelsawtothejobsite.
Nomoreliftinga77lb.
sheetoverthetopofa
tablesaw.Myworkis
moreaccurateandsafer.”
BrandonN.,Illinois

Thesmoothpivotingaction,andminimalbladeexposureduringthecutisidealforstartingacutinthe
middleofapanel.Thisdesignallowsthebladetopivotintothematerialsmoothlyandaccurately.
Precisioncutsstartingfromanypointareeasilyaccomplished.Theplungecut/guiderailcanbeusedto
completeanumberoffamiliartasks:Rippingsheetgoods,creatingstraightedgesonroughstock,
jointingboards,cuttingtoscribelinesondoorsandcabinets,cross‐cutting,andcreatingopeningsin
panels,sectionsofflooring,andcabinets.
TypicalApplications
 SheetGoods   StraightEdges  ScribeLines
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PreciseAngles   CrossCutting   InsideCuts
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 SolidSurface   Flooring   CutOuts
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ThingstoConsider
Quality
Aswithmostpowertools…youusuallygetwhatyoupayfor.Whileeverynowandthen,youmightfind
asimpleandinexpensivesolution,rarelywillyoufindaqualitybuilttoolatadiscountprice.Howmany
timeshaveyouhadtobuyanothertool,becauseyouboughtcheapinsteadofbuyingright?Let’sface
it…aqualitytool,builtwithqualitymaterialswillcostyoumorethanyoumightwanttopayinitially.
But,thegoodnewsisthatthedifferenceinwhatyoupaidupfrontshouldendupsavingyoumore
moneyinthelong‐run.
Gooddesign,tighttolerances,useofqualitymaterials,and
uncompromisingattentiontodetailwillalmostalwayscreateatool
thatyoucanenjoyformanyyears.Sawsshouldusetopquality
motorbearingstosupporttheshaftandextendtheusefulservicelife
ofthetool.Allmovingpartsshouldoperatesmoothlyandshouldbe
adjustedeasily.Tighttolerancesandasmoothplungingactionare
goodindicatorsofthequalityofthetool.Otherthingstoconsider:
Howstrongisthewarranty?Whatdoownerssayaboutthetools?
Doesthebrandhaveagoodreputationformanufacturingqualitytools?Doesthecompanyhaveagood
servicedepartmentintheunlikelyeventthatthereisaproblem?
StraightCuts
Whenusedwithaqualityguiderail,plungecutsawsarehardtobeat
forstraightcuts.Theguidestripontheedgeoftherailactsasazero
clearancesurface,andcanbeusedtoplacethesawbladeexactlyon
thecutline.Beingabletomaintainanaccuratecutlineisimportant
regardlessofthebevelangleofthesaw.Agoodsawwillusea
pivotingmechanismtoensurethatthecutlinestaysexactlyonthe
edgeoftheguiderailregardlessofthesaw’sbevelanglesetting.
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Therailsshouldbestrong,light,andeasytoadjust,andshouldcome
inawideassortmentoflengthswiththeabilitytoconnecttwoor
moretocreatecustomlengths.Thinanti‐slipbottomstrips,andan
easywaytoclamptheraildownforaddedsafetyshouldbehigh
priorities,asthiswillimprovethecuttingresultssignificantly.Base
plateadjustmentsshouldbeeasytoadjust,sothatthereiszero‐play
inthesystem,andtool‐lessadjustmentknobswillmakeset‐upeasier.

Power
Havingastrongandreliablemotorisimportanttogettinggood
results.Howmuchpowerisenoughtodothejob?Theanswer
dependsonthejob.Ifyouaregoingtorip3inchhardmapleboards
allday,thenyoushouldgetalargersawwithextrapower.If,onthe
otherhand,youwillbemakingafewcutsin¾”plywood,youmight
preferthecomfortofasmallerandlightersaw.Whilepowerratings
canbeconfusing,makesureyouarecomparingthesawscontinuous
powerratingunderload,assomemanufacturesmayonlylistthesawspeakpowerrating,whichwillnot
giveanaccuratemeasurementofthesawsperformanceinuse.
Onceyouhavedecidedyourpowerneeds,lookforasawthatoffersMultipleMaterialControl(MMC).
Thisfeaturewillprovidethefollowingbenefitsandsafetyfeaturesforyourprotection:variablespeed
selection,constantspeedcontrol,soft‐start,temperaturemonitoring,andmotoroverloadprotection.
WithMMCyoucanselecttheperfectspeedforthematerialyouarecutting.Matchingthespeedofthe
bladetothematerialbeingcutwillgreatlyimproveyourcuttingresults.
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DepthofCut
Selectingasawwithenoughcapacitytocutthroughthematerial
youareworkingwithisanimportantconsideration.Asawwithat
least1½”cutcapacityshouldmeetmostend‐usersneeds,asit
shouldeasilyhandle5/4stockorcutthroughtwosheetsofstacked
¾”plywood.However,ifyouwillbecutting8/4orgreater,alarger
sawshouldbeusedwiththetrade‐offcominginsizeandweight.
Finedepthofcutadjustmentswillallowyoutopreciselyposition
thebladesdepthofcut.Beingabletocutthroughapieceofwood
withoutdamagingtheunderlayerisvaluable,solookforasawthathasaneasytousefinedepthofcut
controlmechanism.
Splinter‐Free/Burn‐FreeCuts
Whenworkingwithexpensivematerialslikecabinetgradeveneered
plywoodorMDF,itisimportanttohavecutsthatleavesplinter‐free
edgeswithoutburnmarkstoeliminatere‐workortominimizethe
amountoftimespentcleaningupthecutline.Goodresultsdepend
onanumberoffactorsliketooldesign,choiceofblade,sawblade
speed,andmaterialsupport.Ahighqualityplungesawandrail
systemwillgiveconsistentsplinter‐freecutsyearafteryear.

Hereareafewfeaturesthatwillhelpensurehighqualitycuts.Look
foreasytool‐freesawtoguiderailadjustmentsthatensurezero‐play
betweenthetwo.Forthebestqualitycuts,useasystemthathas
splinterguardsonbothsidesoftheblade(oneontherail,andoneon
thesaw.)MMCelectronicsandavariablespeedsettingwillensure
thataconsistentandcorrectbladespeedisusedforthematerial
beingcut.Abladetobaseadjustmentgivesyoutheabilitytoadjust
thebladespositionrelativetothebase,andrivingknife.
[Tip:Adjustingthebladetobeslightlytoed‐outatthebackofthebaseplatewillhelpeliminatepotential
burnmarks.Thedifferencefromfronttobackshouldbelessthanthethicknessofabusinesscard.By
makingthisadjustment,youcanpreventtheteethatthebackofthebladefromcomingincontactwith
theinsidecutline.]
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Anti‐Kickback
Anti‐Kickbackprotectionisimportant.Onesourceofkickbackis
createdwhentheteethatthebackofthebladecomeincontactwith
thematerialbeingcut,causingthematerialtorideupontheblade,
forcingthematerialtobethrowninthedirectionthatthebladeis
rotating.Welldesignedsolutionscanbothprotectagainstkickback,
andofferadditionaladvantages.Theuseofarivingknifecanhelp
preventkickbackbykeepingthesawkerfopen,andthetopofthebackteethcovered,whichgreatly
reducesthepotentialforkickback.Therivingknifeshouldmovewiththebladetokeepthedistance,or
gap,betweentheknifeandtheteethconstantovertheentirerangeofcuttingdepths.
Anotheranti‐kickbackdeviceistheadjustablelimitstop.Thisdeviceworkstoholdthebackofthesaw
baseagainsttherailduringaplungecut.Byplacingthestopontheguiderailinsteadofthebaseofthe
machine,thesawcanbepushedforwardunrestrictedthroughtherestofthecutaftertheinitialplunge
cuthasbeenmade,andthesawcanbeeasilyremovedfromtherailatanypoint.Anaddedbenefitof
thisdesignisthattwoseparatestopscanbeplacedontherailtocreatepositivestopsatboththe
beginningandendofcutmakingrepeatcutsofexactlythesamelengthbotheasyandfast.
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Theinclusionofaslipclutchonlargerplungecutsawsisoneofthemost
innovativefeaturesintroducedtothisclassofsaw.Thisdesignallowsthe
bladetodisengagewiththearborifthebladebindsinthematerialbeingcut.
Thiscanhelpreducepotentialinjuries,andpreventdamagetothesaw,
eliminatingunnecessaryrepairscausedbyburntmotorwindingsordamaged
arborshafts.(Note:Usingbladesthathavenotbeentestedandapprovedby
themanufacturercandamagethesaw,andwillvoidthewarranty.)

DustExtraction
Whenmakinganycut,asawisgoingtogeneratealotofsawdust.Finedustthatisejectedintotheair
canmakeyousneeze,cough,andexperienceotherallergy‐likesymptoms.It’ssmall,landson
everythinginsight,andgetsinsideyourtools.Expertsagreethatlimitingourexposureisthebest
protection.Gooddustextractionextendsthelifeofyourtoolsbyreducingdust‐inducedtoolfatigue.It
improvesyouraccuracybygivingyouaclearerviewofyourcutlines,andhelpscreateahealthier
environment.Dustextractionshouldnotbeanafterthought,andisshouldbeincludedinthedesignof
thetool.
Gooddustextractionshouldcapturemorethan92%ofthesawdust
beingcreated,anditshouldnothindertheuserwhenmakingacut.
Featureslike360degreerotatingdustports,whichallowyoutoadjust
thehoseexittotheleftorrightsideofthecut,andguideraildeflectors
thatpreventthehosefrombindingontheendoftheguiderailareall
nicefeaturestoconsider.Beingabletouselargerhosesandhigherair
flow(cfm)willimprovedustextractionconsiderably.
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Blades
Professionalsknowthatyouneedtomatchthedesignofthesaw
bladetothematerialbeingcut,andtheoperationbeingperformed.
Bladesshouldbedesignedforcuttingefficiency,long‐life,andsuperior
cuttingresults.Variabletoothspacing,laserexpansionslots,large
arborholes,andproperlytensionedbladeblanksallreducevibration
andresultincleanercuts.
Forbestresults,usebladesthatincorporatefine‐graintungsten
carbidetips,astheyarerobust,sharpennicely,andwearwellunderthetoughestconditions.Some
manufacturerscolorcodetheirbladestomakechoosingtherightbladeforthejobeasier.Whilea
combinationbladeisusefulforgeneralwork,don’tcompromisebybuyingasawwithalimitedselection
ofsawblades.Makesurethatyoucanpurchasebladesforbothrippingandcross‐cuttinginvarious
materialsincludinghardwoods,softwoods,plywood,melamine,andsoftmetalslikealuminum.Owning
awideselectionofbladeswillimproveresultsandexpandthecapabilitiesofthesaw.
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OtherConsiderations
Aqualitytoolshouldbecomfortabletouse,andfeelbalancedinyour
hand.Theuseofsoftgripmaterials,colorcodedswitchesandcontrols,
andtheuseoftool‐lessadjustmentscombinetomaketheuserexperience
muchbetter.Detachablepowercordscanbeconvenient,astheyallow
youtodisconnectfromthepowersourceatthesawinsteadofthe
receptacle.Antistatichosesandattachmentswillreducetheamountof
dustbeingdistributedaroundtheworkarea,andareconsideredsaferby
manyusers.Lookforconvenienttimesavingfeatureslikelockingarbor
spindlesandonehandedbladechangestomakeitfasterandeasiertoswitchtotheproperbladewhen
makingdifferentcuts.
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Faster.Easier.Smarter
Considerthevalueofknowledgehandeddownthroughgenerationsofprofessionals.Foroverthree
generations,Festoolhascreatedsolutionsfortheseindividuals.Thepassionthatdrivesthese
professionalstodeliverthebestfinishedproductisthesamepassionthatdrivesourengineersand
designerstoproducetoolsthatstandoutintheirabilitytoexceedyourexpectations.Inyourtrade,
attentiontodetailiscritical;sowhyworkwithsomethingthathasn’tbeendesignedwiththesame
amountofcare?
Fromthesystem,tothetool,totheaccessoriesandconsumables;Festoolproductsworkhard,sothat
youcandeliveryourhighestqualitywork.Withanobsessiveapproachtodeliveringproductsthatwork
togetherasaseamlesssystem,Festooloffersabroadrangeofproductsthatworktogetherasan
extensionofthetradespersonfromthefirst‐cuttoclean‐up.
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FestoolTSSawKeyFeatures
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FestoolTSsawsdeliverpanelsawprecisioninaversatile,portabledesign.Weinventedtheguiderail
over40yearsago,andhavecontinuouslysetnewandhigherstandardsforprecisioncuttingwithour
plungecutsaws.
Accuracyandsplinter‐freecutsonbothsidesoftheblade
Theguiderailandsawsplinterguardcreateazeroclearancecutting
surfacethatyoucanplacedirectlyonthematerialtobecut.Thisset‐
upiseasierandfasterthantraditionalmethods,andresultsincuts
thatarestraightandclean.Unlikeothersaws,thiscombinationof
splinterguardscreateschip‐freesurfacesonbothsidesofthecutina
singlepass,sothatyoucanusetheoff‐cutsidewithoutneedingto
makeaclean‐upcut.
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Powerandprecisioninthepalmofyourhand
Withthemostpowerinitsclass,theTS75EQputsincrediblepowerat
yourdisposal.1600wattsofpower,andacuttingdepthof2¾”make
thisthepreferredchoiceforproductionrunsandthickmaterials.
Weighinginatlessthan10pounds,theTS55EQhasenoughpowerto
meetall,butthemostdemandingrequirements.Iteasilycuts5/4
materialortwosheetsof¾”plywoodstacked.Withmorecontroland
theabilitytotakethetooltothework,yourtablesawissuretoseeless
use.BothsawshaveavariablespeedcontrolandMMCelectronicsfor
superiorperformanceinallmaterials.
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Safety
TheTSplungecutsawshaveanumberofsafetyfeaturesthatmake
themsuperiortotraditionalcircularsawsandotherplungetypesaws.
Arivingknifehelpspreventthebackofthebladefromcreating
kickback.Innovativelimitstopscanbeusedtokeepthesawbase
fromrisingduringaplungecut,andcanalsobeusedasboth
beginningandendingstopguides.Thepivotingplungeactionismore
naturalandeasiertocontrolthantheplungeactionfoundontrack
saws,andthebladeremainscoveredabovethecutlinewhen
performingaplungecut.Upto96%ofsawdustiscapturedwhenusedwithaFestooldustextractor.

SettingthestandardforPrecision
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Thequickerwayforacleanercut
TS55EQ
NothingbeatstheconvenienceoftheTS55forcuttingdownpanels.Bigonpower,smallinsize,theTS
55makesquickworkofsheetgoodswithgreateraccuracyandfarmoreversatilitythanapanelsaw.
WhenmatedtoaMFT/3(Festool’smultifunctiontable),itrivalstheprecisionandcapabilityofmost
tablesawsandmitersaws.
TS75EQ
TurntotheTS75whenyouneedmorecapacity.MMCelectronicsmeanthatyourcutswillbeburn‐free
andglue‐ready,eveninthickerorstackedmaterial.With1600wattsofpowerandalmost2¾”of
cuttingcapacity,cuttingthreeorfoursheetsofplyatonetimeisabreeze.
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TS55EQTS75EQ
Item#561174561188
IncludedinPackage  
HighQualityCarbideBlade48tooth(491952)36tooth(493198)
GuideRailIncluded55”(1400mm)75”(1900mm)
SlipclutchNoYes
SplinterGuardYesYes
LimitStopYesYes
Plug‐itPowerCordYesYes
SystainerSYS4SYS5
Specifications  
PowerConsumption1200watts/10amps120vAC1600watts/13amps120vAC
SawBladeSpeed2,000‐5,000rpm1,350–3,550rpm
SawBladeDiameter6¼”(160mm)8¼”(210mm)
BevelCuts0‐45degrees0–45degrees
CuttingDepthonRail115/16”(55mm)@90degrees
17/16”(37mm)@45degrees
2¾”(70mm)@90degrees
21/8”(55mm)@45degrees
CuttingDepthwithoutRail21/8”(55mm)@90degrees215/16”(75mm)@90degrees
ArborSize.787”(20mm)1.101”(30mm)
Weight9.92lbs.(4.5kg)13.6lbs.(6.2kg)

Accessoriesthathelpyouworkfaster,easier,smarter
Parallelguide
Forguidedcutsthatrunparalleltotheedgeoftheboard.Thissturdy,andwell
designedattachmentisamusthaveaccessory.Useittoquicklytrimtheedgesof
boardstotherightwidth.
Splinterguard
Thesedisposablesplinterguards,whenusedwithaguiderail,createazeroclearance
basefortheTSsaws.Bysupportingthefibersonbothsidesoftheblade,youcanget
splinter‐freecutsinthemostdifficultmaterials.Keepasplinterguardforeachsaw
bladetoensureaperfectmatchwiththeblade’skerf.
LimitStop
Thiswelldesignedstop,helpsreducetheriskofkickbacksbysecuringthebackplate
oftheTSsawwhenmakingaplungecutonaguiderail.Whenusedinpairs,these
limitstopscanbeusedtomarkthebeginningandendofanycutmadewithguiderail.
Plug‐Itcord
ThesereplaceablepowercordscanbeusedwithmostFestoolportabletools.Ifyouworkinan
environmentwherethepowercordisatriskofbeingdamaged,keepingaspareonhandcanpreventa
triptotheshop.Easytouse,andnowiringorsolderingisrequiredwhenreplacingtheoriginalcord.
Guiderails
GuiderailsaretheheartoftheTScuttingsystem.Perfectlystraightcutsareeasy
withtheseengineeringmarvels.Festooloffersthewidestselectionofguiderails
withninesizes,andtwospecialrailsforusewiththeFestoolRouterPinHoleKit.
Multipleguiderailscanbeconnectedtomakelongerrailsquicklyandeasily.
Guiderailaccessorykit
ThiskitincludeseverythingtomakeusingyourTSsawandguiderailmoreproductive.Theangleunit
makescuttingperfectangleseasy,andthedeflectorpreventsthecordordustextractorhosefrom
catchingontheendoftheguiderail.Connectorsallowyoutojoin2guiderailstogethertomakea
longerrail.Thekitcomespackedinanawardwinningsystainer1,withthefollowingitems:
•AngleUnit
•LimitStop&Splinterguard
•Deflector
•2connectors&steelclamps

PlungeCutSawBlades
AnatomyofaFestoolsawblade
Festoolplungecutsawbladesareengineeredanddesignedforcuttingefficiency,long‐life,andsuperior
cuttingresults.Festoolofferssevendifferentbladesforvariousapplications.
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StandardSawBlade–Tungsten‐carbide,ATBsawbladeforcoarsecutsinwood,
buildingpanels,andsoftplastics
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PantherSawBlade‐Tungsten‐carbide,ATBripbladewithradicalhookangleanddeep
gulletsforfastandeasyripcuts
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FineToothSawBlade–Tungsten‐carbide,ATBsawbladeforfinecrosscutsinsheet
goods,melamine,hardandsoftwoods.
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UniversalSawBlade–Tungsten‐carbide,ATBsawbladeforcleancutsinwood,
constructionpanelsandsoftplastics.Fineripbladeforgluereadycuts.
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Aluminum/PlasticSawBlade–Tungsten‐carbidetriple‐chipsawbladewithnegativehook
forcuttingaluminumandnonferrousmetals,acrylicsandhardplastics.
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SolidSurface/LaminateSawBlade–Tungsten‐carbidetriple‐chipsawbladewith
positivehookspecificallydesignedforcuttinglaminateflooringandsolidsurface
countertopmaterials.
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Steel/MultilayeredBoardSawBlade–Tungsten‐carbide,ATBsawbladespeciallydesignedfor
cuttingsteelcableductsandmildsteelupto1/8”.