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====== Track Saw, Festool TS55 FEQ ======

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Manufacturer: Festool

Model: TS55 FEQ

Owner: Bodgery

Cutting depth: 0" - 2-1/8” (0 - 55 mm)

Cutting depth at 45°: 1-11/16” (43 mm)

Angular range: -1 - 47 °

Saw blade diameter: 6-1/4" (160 mm)

Weight: 10.58 lbs (4.8 kg)

Idle engine speed: 2 000 - 5 800 RPM


{{ :equipment:woodshop:track-saw_festool_ts55-feq_manual.pdf |Festool TS55 FEQ Track Saw Manual (4.1 MB)}}

{{ :equipment:woodshop:track-saw_festool_ts55-req_earlier-model-supplemental-manual.pdf |(Older version) Festool TS55 REQ Supplemental Manual (3.9 MB) - BE AWARE manual is for an earlier model but contains useful information}}

{{ :equipment:woodshop:track-saw_festool_ts55-feq_festool-track-saw-checklist.pdf |Festool Track Saw Checklist(32.5 KB)}}

Festool Track Saw Checklist
  * Wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) & follow Track Saw manual’s safety rules.
  * With track saw unplugged, make sure there is no play between track saw and guide rail track.  Adjust track saw’s guide rail cams to eliminate play and yet allow the saw to easily move on the track.
  * With track saw unplugged, set depth of cut to 1/8” - 1/4” deeper than material thickness when the saw is on the guide rail.  Check manually to confirm.
  * Choose a guide rail length that allows you, at the beginning of the cut, to plunge without hitting the wood (& all 4 track saw cams fully contact the guide rail track) and at the end of the cut allows you finish the cut with all 4 track saw cams fully contacting the guide rail tracks.  Connect tracks together as necessary.
  * A good starting point is to position the beginning of the guide rail 10-12 inches in front of your workpiece and 4-6 inches past the end of your workpiece.
  * Place forearm directly behind the saw in line with the guide rail and direction of cut.
  * Can drape cord and hose over forearm.  Practice with motor off to perform safely.
  * Adjust the rate that the track saw is fed into wood so that the saw’s motor does not bog down (slow down). Use 14 tooth rip blade for rip cutting thick wood or 28 tooth universal wood blade (combination blade) for cross cutting thick wood.
  * Use deflector to keep hose from snagging on the end of the guide rail, if needed.
  * Use outrigger splinter guard to eliminate splinters on the off-cut side, if needed.
  * Use limit stop if plunge cutting.  Limit stop only fits Festool guide rail tracks.

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlCj43-nFSg|YouTube: 20 years of track saw tips and tricks (13:32 min)]]

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK-YtYOT6Ys|YouTube: Adjust track saw to guide rails (0.44 sec)]]

[[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZXmsC3rwD5Y|YouTube: Set track saw cutting depth (0.20 sec0]]

[[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UrJ0D1jJOTk|YouTube: Connecting track saw guide rails (0.59 sec)]]

[[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZhAPnpu1NrM|YouTube: Holding track saw to produce straight in-line cuts (0.40 sec)]]

[[http://example.com|YouTube: Cutting new staight "factory edge" (0.20 sec)]]

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-ySdTWOgnI&list=PLjhsKxIGMv5JLMWYtOciibM-e56DOGSND|YouTube: Changing track saw blade (1.07 min)]]

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0iWdbx_6Sw|YouTube: Using outside splitter guard (0.54 sec)]]

[[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Wp10dIEmAcU|YouTube: Making precise (plunge) cuts on your Festool Plunge Cut Saw TS55 FEQ (0.55 sec)]]

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GD6XOgEaes&t=34s|YouTube: Festool Clamping Essentials (35:05 min)]]