OO1 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Track saws are great but if you're cutting full sheets or large panels a good table saw is essential Track saws are great but if you're cutting full sheets or large panels a good table saw is essential. I couldn't disagree more. Building cabinets 30+ years and never had a problem. Any good straightedge and circular saw can replace a tracksaw. cant be more right than that -but it does require one to be skilled - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Scrappy, are you looking to buy this tool and use it a lot? Or just for your 4 boxes? You might consider renting a track saw. Rent it for a day and make all your long cuts. well i have 6 total boxes to build. 4 to replicate what i already have and then 2 very special boxes but then i plan on using the saw for any future products. more shelving for my blu rays. a new entertainment center. might look into building my own dining table as i have a bunch of friends that have built their own lately and i love them. so this will be a tool i will use a lot hopefully. If you have all that to build, and continually have more projects, buying would be better, we all love to but good tools correct? Just curious…..what are the two "special boxes"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Scrappy, are you looking to buy this tool and use it a lot? Or just for your 4 boxes? You might consider renting a track saw. Rent it for a day and make all your long cuts. well i have 6 total boxes to build. 4 to replicate what i already have and then 2 very special boxes but then i plan on using the saw for any future products. more shelving for my blu rays. a new entertainment center. might look into building my own dining table as i have a bunch of friends that have built their own lately and i love them. so this will be a tool i will use a lot hopefully. If you have all that to build, and continually have more projects, buying would be better, we all love to but good tools correct? Just curious…..what are the two "special boxes"? Jubilees maybe - or Palladium -he aint saying 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Scrappy, are you looking to buy this tool and use it a lot? Or just for your 4 boxes? You might consider renting a track saw. Rent it for a day and make all your long cuts. well i have 6 total boxes to build. 4 to replicate what i already have and then 2 very special boxes but then i plan on using the saw for any future products. more shelving for my blu rays. a new entertainment center. might look into building my own dining table as i have a bunch of friends that have built their own lately and i love them. so this will be a tool i will use a lot hopefully. If you have all that to build, and continually have more projects, buying would be better, we all love to but good tools correct? Just curious…..what are the two "special boxes"? Jubilees maybe - or Palladium -he aint saying That's a good one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 yeah jub, not happening. palladiums, not happening either. lol just couple different sub boxes is all. nothing that special. they will be shallow, wide, angled boxes for placement behind my couch. so ill have the two stacks of 4 up front a then 2 right behind the couch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 I'm sure I'll leave some out but I own Dewalt, Craftsman, Hitachi, Bosh, Skill and Festool power tools. They all work well. Best bang for the buck might be the Dewalt stuff. They're well made and do a good job. None of them are the caliber of tool that the Festool is. Are they overpriced, yes. Are they better and more accurate, absolutely, without a question. There's a lot I never even touched on like the soft start, the ability to plunge cut, the motor that keeps constant rmp regardless of load, the ease of changing saw depth, etc. I once checked the bevel gauge with a protractor and it's dead on, set it where you want it and it makes a perfect angle. It was great building the BFM stuff with it as he has a lot of weird angles in his designs. I strongly Disagree with the Dac comment Joe, you have to admit, they both change digital to analog, which was my point. Of course, the DAC is the better tool for the job hey carl, so the 55 req is 640 and comes with a TS 55" rail. the TS 75 is 750 and comes with the 75" rail. is there any benefit in your opinion of the bigger saw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) I believe the bigger saw has a little more power, and can cut deeper, 2 3/4" deep cut versus a 2" cut. 6" blade versus an 8 1/4" blade Edited September 21, 2015 by Ceptorman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 is there any benefit in your opinion of the bigger saw? I've never once said to my self "I wish I got the bigger saw". I've cut 3 sheets of 1/2" Baltic birch with mine at once with no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 little update to this thread. i have bought all the tools needed to build some boxes very soon. i am the new owner of a festool track saw, festool orbital sander, and a festool dust extractor. also grabbed me a jasper jig, dewalt fixed and plunge routers and a few bits to get me started. also ordered 12 30" clamps just now too. so i have 4 to build for a friend before i start on mine. excited about this. after this i may be starting on a special project in my living room. something that will contain 3 lcr speakers and still have room for a rack or two in between. just have to worry about boxes first, then i will start looking into hardwoods for entertainment centers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 also ordered 12 30" clamps just now too. I thought you were supposed to use concrete blocks and ratchet straps? Who knew? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 You're all set. Great choices on the tools, you'll love them. Now we want pics of all those boxes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 ^^YEP^^ pics would be nice. Practice on your buddies boxes first I love buying nice tools that will last. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 (edited) Checkout Harbor Frieght. They have some good prices uhhh no lol not a junk collector lmao I have a family member that buys all his power tools there , he says it has a warranty and he don't mind making 100 trips a year to exchange the crap . I have a buddy who uses the HF stuff exactly the same way and he swears by it! He says its a new, free saw (or whatever) every year! +++ EDIT: My post ^^^ is a little late, sorry about that. Congrats on the Festool choices. Anytime I get in on a power tool talk all the guys who have the Festools just rave about them. Edited October 13, 2015 by wvu80 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Practice on your buddies boxes first Funny how this stuff actually does take some practice. You can do it right the first time but it takes forever and you'll second guess yourself pretty often and probably wish you did it a different way afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Funny how this stuff actually does take some practice. I've built a ton of boxes and still haven't built one that was perfect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Jeeze, wish I had a full set of Palladiums to sell LOL! Enjoy the new tools. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted October 14, 2015 Author Share Posted October 14, 2015 Jeeze, wish I had a full set of Palladiums to sell LOL! Enjoy the new tools.you prolly have some stuff you could sell. Lol. Hope to one day learn to build palladium status cabinets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Festool routers and their Domino joiners are nice, too. 118" track is what you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 118" track is what you want. Getting the 55 and the 75 with connectors is much more practical. Sometimes it's convenient to have a small guide like when you're ripping off of a 3 ft piece. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 55" came with the saw. Will probably buy another 55 but won't need it for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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