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Hi All,
Well it’s that time of year again and down at Just Tools were getting ready for our annual two day Festool Sale.
As always there will be bargains and the Festool reps will be on site to demonstrate the tools and hopefully answer any questions.
I’ll be around the whole time so be sure to come over and say hello,
As always, be safe and have fun
Cheers
Bryan
Just Tools are at 180 Clarendon Street Sth Melbourne Vic
Sale Times
Friday 3/5 10 am to 5 pm
Saturday 4/5 8.30 am to 1 pm
Hand sanding pad
For those occasions when an electric sander is too aggressive or when you’re sanding delicate materials such as small mouldings, the hand sanding pad, (Festool part # 495966) is an absolute gem.
The pad features a Velcro backing which wraps around the piece and easily accepts all styles of 150mm diameter abrasives. I’ve teamed it up with the new series of Granat papers to sand small timber mouldings up to 1500 grit for a project I’m working on and have been extremely satisfied with the results to date.
Available as either a hard or soft pad and selling for under $40.00 they’re a worthwhile addition to your sanding kit.
As always, your questions and comments are appreciated
Be safe and have fun,
Cheers
Bryan
Hi All,
Well the new TS55R is here and I’ve finally had a chance to have a bit of a play with one. Mechanically, it’s the same as the old TS55 with no changes to either the motor size or electronic components.
The major changes are to the body of the saw with the new flat side design enabling you to cut within 12mm of a wall, or, by laying the saw on its side you easily and quickly undercut skirting boards and door frames to allow for floating floors.
You’ll also notice the change to the riving knife with the new rounded tip fitting into the saw cut more easily. The riving knife is also now in a sealed compartment of its own so you don’t have to worry about it getting clogged with swarf.
There is now a clear viewing port at the front of the blade so you can clearly see where you’re cutting. The clear port is removed and replaced with the newly designed splinter guard for splinter free offcuts.
The measuring scale has been completely revised with a dual scale and pointer showing the cutting depth both with,(FS), and without the guide rail.
The black knob to the right of the scale is another new feature. It’s use to calibrate the blade depth. When you put a re-sharpened blade blade on the saw, set the scale to zero and plunge the saw, (without the power on), then turn the turn the knob until the tip of the place touches the work surface.
One important point to remember with the new TS55R is that owing to the body changes it will no longer fit the CMS saw table. There is a new plate on the way as well as an adapter kit to retrofit existing CMS, TS55 modules.
I’ll post more info as it comes to hand.
That’s all for now, remember to be safe and have fun.
Cheers
Bryan
I have a real passion for hand planes and have quite a good collection, but when It comes down to it the two planes pictures here are the ones I reach for 90% of the time.
The larger of the two is an antique smoothing plane made by Stewart Spiers, from Ayr Scotland.
The smaller of the two is a Lie Nielsen skew angle block plane.
Cheers,
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Bryan
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