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I had this issue, i use a plywood ring inside the container and a release valve from amazon. Works fine, I think it would be fine without the valve tbh as the ring makes the biggest difference...

Works perfectly with my TS55 have done both straight and 45 degree cuts. read the posts by myself and Peter Millard in this thread and You’ll see links to video r.e the track

I know i keep plugging it but the excel 1500 rail is less than half the price of all of the offerings being discussed (£35) and gives you the extra 100mm on top of the 1400...

Yes this was something I found out after purchasing - I had expected to be able to add my single 1500 to the two 700s I have but alas it is not something they are designed to do. Both the 700s and 1500s work perfectly with the Festool TS55 though, just have to be aware if you want to join them...

I'm a DIY user so I don't think I put the saw through its paces. I mostly use it to cut 12 or 18mm birch ply. Have used it to cut 40mm walnut and 45mm oak and that was fine. I just use the normal 48T blade it came with which i've had sharpened once when I bought it (used), and it gives excellent...

I really like my corded TS55. I always have extraction attached to it when I use it so it doesn't make any difference to me having to plug it in as well. Plus I like that I don't have to worry about whether it's charged or not, always just have full power avaliable. I've never used a battery...

The other thing I had considered was putting an MFT style top on the other side of the flip table. Dimensions of the top are likely to be around 82cm x 55cm, I have never used an MFT type top or bench dogs, but people seem to use them for all sorts and they look like they come in quite handy...

I like the internal power but I am really limited by the overall width of the unit, so in the same way I will need to mount the bearings on the inside, I wouldn't be able to have a power cord coming out of side. If I can come up with a way of routing it out the front or back though then I will...

Ahh yes I see, and you find the single clamp to be sufficient? I am wondering if I would be able to use the same system but with the clamps on the inside of the unit (obviously I would need to make a cut out in the top to allow passage past the clamp when being flipped). R.e the drawer, I am...

Thanks for this, it looks great! I like how you have made a drawer space in the top as well (although I imagine it's use is limited by the fact it has to be turned upside down every now and again!) I can see your locking system for when the planer is stowed upside down, how do you secure it...

Do you have a photo or a link to an example of the 'captive locking pins' that you mention? thanks

I think i was mostly interested as to whether there was a reason that the machine itself could not be inverted for prolonged periods. Nobody seems to have mentioned any concerns around this, so I will go on to research a sensible design that would work for my situation. I have looked at a...

That is really helpful to see - so to lock it in place you simply insert the 4 the coach bolts at the front and back of the unit?

I like the idea of the bearing & associated rod being internal, it looks like I could do that with such a set of bearings (other units I’ve looked at have the rod simply protruding through a hole on the plywood side of the unit. R.e the idea of a 12mm rod running through the ply, are you...

I usually take my table saw outside the workshop to use it as the shop is small and I need room around the saw to manoeuvre panels etc, so wouldn’t be mounted to the top. I would need to think about counterweight etc. how did you mount the gas struts?

Hello, I have a Titan Planer Thicknesser which currently sits on the floor of my VERY small workshop/shed. I don't use it that often, when I do I put it on my workbench to use it. It is akward to pick up as it is a bit heavy, and I dont like that I have to pick it up by the tables. I've been...

Was that on a bandsaw with an aluminium table?

I just purchased some from here as it was the cheapest + Postage I could find: https://www.homecareessentials.co.uk/product/liberon-lubricating-wax-500ml?gclid=Cj0KCQjwwJuVBhCAARIsAOPwGASQuZzX8UD7Tvgzu8v8_0zd8KrWmFBEZ2kGisE9xTR9sGhw6RXWkD4aAoHPEALw_wcB

Annoyingly I took the bark off and threw it away at the start, I would say from the photo above that it does look more like the cherry on the left. It has a very fine grain.

I have one of these titan planer thicknessers. So far touch wood its actually been pretty good. I only use it occasionally, but have used on oak, iroko, chestnut, douglas fir so far. I think these tools are very hit and miss - as you experienced a lot of them seem to come wonky or badly adjusted...