Festool TS 75 EQ Manual

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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easi ly.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.