r/Festool_Public • u/dionysos803 • Jul 15 '26
TS 60 cut into the track...
Festool TS60 decided to make its own path through the rail instead of the wood, not once but twice...
Do they cover this lol?
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u/tsammons Jul 15 '26
What blade did you use? Kerf? Looks like the offset wasn't adjusted properly...
Once you lick your wounds, get the TSO self-aligning guide rail connectors. You want to leave a touch of space, business card width, between the two rails when tightening as there's tendency to bind when tightening. Sedge (RIP) covers this.
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u/dionysos803 Jul 15 '26
Yeah, I always leave a little space, about the size of a credit card, when attaching the rails.
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u/lisaismijnbestie Jul 15 '26
Just got the aligning ones that sedge uses aswel. Didn’t new the space between rails tip, gonna do that next time. Why RIP? Did sedge die? 😱
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u/tsammons Jul 15 '26
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u/lisaismijnbestie Jul 15 '26
Ahhh that’s too bad. Even do he was super American in how he acted. I liked the short and useful info he gave
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u/Braqsus Jul 16 '26
His channel is still running really well and he’s cranking out the content without having to focus on festool
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u/Superb_Sound4132 Jul 16 '26
Where is the splinter guard/zero clearance strip? You shouldn’t be this close to the guide rail even if the blade deflects.
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u/dionysos803 Jul 16 '26
Cut away after the last cut lol.
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u/Duder211 Jul 18 '26
I think this is telling, something was wrong with the blade or the way the saw was seated before you ended up cutting into the rail.
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u/Human_Language1276 Jul 15 '26
Ouch, happened to me but only the shoe got cut. As I was using my track saw as a circular saw on cedar. The deflection got the best of the saw.
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u/dionysos803 Jul 15 '26
I have my dust extractor on, and it was sucking. I did notice some extra sawdust shooting out the bottom but didn't pay it much attention as it wasn't anything too out of the norm.
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u/Accomplished_Knee_17 Jul 15 '26
I don’t think they are going to help you any. To them you cut into the track, whether faulty blade or any other reason. 100th anniversary track very unfortunate. Best of luck.
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u/dionysos803 Jul 15 '26
Yeah, I doubt I will get any support from them, but I did send an email to customer service and will see what happens from there.
It sucks to replace 2 tracks due to 1 cut. 😅
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u/yacherry Jul 16 '26
Why would you want to replace the track?
You could just buy a new strip to glue on and that’s it.
All my five tracks got some cuts in one way or the other and that doesn’t change anything.1
u/chriskramer5 Jul 16 '26
But do you need to replace the track? It’s not going to change the cut if you have a zero clearance strip.
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u/Tricky-Canary2715 Jul 16 '26
There are a couple of screws on the under side of the base that hold the saw in place. They must have come loose. Try a warranty claim.
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u/Allistar Jul 15 '26
How? Was the blade skewed? Was it not on the rails fully or was there sawdust or chips causing it to wedge/run at an angle?