Festool TS 75 Track Saw Unboxing and First Cut

Today we are unboxing and setting up the Festool TS 75 Track Saw. I go over all of the adjustments and then we make a cut on a river table project. I also talk about why I chose Festool over other brands for my woodworking projects. This is not an inexpensive machine as is the case with most quality products and we discuss that too.
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[@JakeThompson]

Hello everyone!! I’m glad you stopped by to see the video. I hope you enjoyed it! 👍👍✅

[@carolinda688]

*Great saw **MyBest.Tools** and track for the price can't beat it although the blade could be better but easily switched out.*

[@JakeThompson]

110v

[@jamesrichardson5162]

Festool 75 is amazing cut and quite for saw for it size the track is amazing quality starting to think about buy this and other Festool tools as there amazing quality and warranty and good carry box

[@JakeThompson]

👍👍👍

[@DavidAdamsen]

Very cool, Jake! I’m excited to see what you produce with that tool!

[@JakeThompson]

David Adamsen So far one sweet cut with one heck of a kickback.. lol I appreciate it David!! 😄👍

[@angim8984]

I've been eyeing one of those for a while. I'm of the mindset "buy cheap. buy twice". Of course, I still have a budget to adhere to. I was happy to see your unboxing video. Now I know buying one is the right decision.

[@JakeThompson]

Angi MacLaren Buy once cry once.. yup.. that’s about it... I’m glad you enjoyed the video! 👍👍✅✅

[@CrossCutCreations]

That's an awesome addition to the shop! Great score, Jake.

[@JakeThompson]

Cross Cut Creations Right on Robert!! 👍👊

[@BearCreekWoodworking]

Congrats Buddy on your purchase! This video is very interesting to me, because someday I would like to buy a Festool Track Saw also. Your experience with it and opinion is important to me. Since we both like good quality tools, and are like minded people. I'm happy for you Jake!!!

[@JakeThompson]

Bear Creek Woodworking Right on Carl.. so far it’s awesome.. I will let you know if my mind ever changes. 👍💪

[@protect.your.digits.creations]

Happy for you Jake , Man there nothing stopping you now !!!!! Hey I'm Number1 on comments here. Stay well my friend

[@JakeThompson]

Protect your DIGITS Creations You are always number 1 buddy!! 👍👍👊✅

[@patrickgreen6222]

Awesome video! Thanks for posting 👍🏽

[@JakeThompson]

Very welcome Patrick 👍

[@LouAdzima]

Great buy. You will be happy with it. Love mine!

[@JakeThompson]

Lou Adzima Awesome!! Thank you Lou!! 👍👍

[@daveb.misc.2589]

Good name for that saw jake! I need one of those, as i couldnt cut a straight line with a circular saw if my life depended on it! That river table is gonna be awesome....i just know it!

[@JakeThompson]

dave b. Thanks Dave!! I hope it turns out pretty cool!! I’ve already changed plans on it a few times.. we will see.. lol

[@Reilingen30]

Good video Jake. I slowly learned too that buying the best tool I can afford pays off.

[@JakeThompson]

Buy once cry once.. lol Thank you

[@davescreations7793]

Glad to see you bought it congrats Jake

[@JakeThompson]

Dave’s Creations Awesome Dave!! Thank you! 👍👍👊

[@stevegronsky8904]

Well, you did it. Gotta tell you I'm GREEN with envy. 👍👊

[@JakeThompson]

Steve Gronsky 😂😂good stuff Steve!! ✅✅

[@immathug]

The kickback occurred because you didn't use the plunge stop. If you pause at 6:55, that black knob is the plunge stop. You untwist it off the saw, twist onto the track, and set the saw in front of the plunge stop. While you have the saw butted up against the plunge stop, it is now safe to plunge since theres no way to move backwards during the plunging step. Trust me I know, I had a the same experience as you did.

[@JakeThompson]

Awesome.. Thank you!👍👍👊

[@sonyhk3824]

Nice tools, have a good luck. Stay safe Jake

[@JakeThompson]

Sony H K Thank you!! You stay safe as well!

[@featherorknot]

I'm just glad I'm not the only one that names my tools... I don't feel so bad about my bandsaw being named Saul Goodman now.

[@JakeThompson]

Hunter Pridgen 😂😂😂 Good Stuff!👍👍

[@TurningsbyTurner]

Great presentation. Stimulus....lmao! 🤣. 👍

[@RatedRWoodturning]

😉😘

[@JakeThompson]

Turnings by Turner Thanks Buddy!! It’s the most appropriate name I could think of! 👍✅

[@outerbanksproductions_videos]

Digging the video. Im at 4:41. I saw that you were checking square and had a typical hardware store square. I know a little and I know that someone watching a video on a Festool TS 75 track saw is probably pretty motivated to be accurate. It's expensive and people spend the money to improve their job with high quality tools. With that being said, my tone of this comment is instructional and not accusatory or mean spirited. I'm a fact guy. I use KZbin all the time to find out things I never learned or to find new ways for something I have been doing wrong forever. So, what I've personally learned about truing blades is that the square needs to be 100 percent accurate if you are making persuasion cuts. Most inexpensive squares are off. I learned this with me truing my table saw. I had a really nice $10.00 square from Ace Hardware. I went through the process and thought I was golden! Then I did the 4 cut test with some plywood and found out that I was off. I checked again with my square and it was dead on. I said to myself, "My square must be off!" I started reading more and more about this and found out there is a general consensus of fine woodworking professionals that you need to pay big buck for an accurate square to true up your tools. I was looking at Starrett and Woodpeckers squares and the cost hundreds of dollars. Well, if you are cutting wood for cabinets, etc. then you need to spend the money. I almost bit the bullet and got some, and I still want one, but I found that the cheapest solution is to purchase a plastic drafting square from a place like Stapes. It's maybe 5 or 6 bucks. I accurately re-calibrated my table saw blade using this cheap square and did my test cuts. It was dead on perfect and no doubt 100 percent true. It was a lesson learned and I took the time to type all this to help someone else in my position. Also, don't trust cheap levels. Also, on my miter saw, I found that the platform on both sides was off by a 32nd to 64th. I used blue painters tape to cover the top and I was dead on. I hope this helps someone who is struggling to true up one of your saws. I do LOVE the video!!!

[@JakeThompson]

Outer Banks Productions Haber This is one of the best constructive criticism comments I’ve ever received on my channel.. I have been wanting some woodpeckers squares but I will go get a square like you talked about and see the difference.. Thank you and I appreciate you taking the time to watch my video and leave this awesome comment. 👍👍👊

[@outerbanksproductions_videos]

@@JakeThompson So happy to be of service! Thanks for the complement. The technical term for the plastic squares I'm talking about is an engineering square. I ran into a video today from the Canadian youtube guy and he echo's what I was saying. I sent this link up to the perfect spot in the video. Hope everyone watches and tries this. 90 degrees is awesome but 89.9 degrees can suck, depending on your project. Enjoy! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioDZlmmli7V-jNk

[@nywoodworx]

Awesome saw !!! I need to do review on mine, theres a lot of differences in it 👍🏻👍🏻 thanks for the shout out brother!! Domino and sanders next 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[@JakeThompson]

NYWoodworX Do a video brother!! I like the way you talk!! Lol

[@dsdragoon]

You have a great track saw! Keeping the vacuum hose and power cord out of the way will be one of your biggest challenges. I suggest making a mock cut full length in order to work out you hose/cord management before you make the actual cut. You'll be surprised how often you run out of hose before you run out of cut.

[@JakeThompson]

D Scott I noticed I was pretty clumsy on my first cuts.. that’s great advise. 👍👍

[@Mike--K]

That little black thing next to the rear track adjustment wheel on the saw at 6:44 is the kickback stop. Remove the kickback stop from its storage place on the saw and attach it to the rail behind the saw at the starting point of the cut.

[@JakeThompson]

Mike K 👍👍👍Thank you!!

[@dimensionswoodworks]

Great addition to the shop! Be careful of being bitten by the Green Bug 🐜I hear it’s addictive 😉

[@JakeThompson]

Dimensionswoodworks I’m afraid of it, but if that’s my biggest problem.. I’m doing pretty good! 😂😂

[@BrainFizz]

Totally agree, they’re great saws! Make sure you get a lesser tooth blade if you’re gonna be ripping 2” plus planks the stick blades a bit too fine, and it’ll feel underpowered....24T maximum

[@JakeThompson]

BrainFizz Thanks Buddy.. I will do it for sure!! It’s a beast!! Very nice!!

[@CarlJacobson]

Looks like you know what to do with your hands...talk with them LOL Great looking saw man!

[@JakeThompson]

Carl Jacobson 😂😂😂✅✅ I’m definitely good at talking with my hands.. lol Thanks Buddy!!

[@PohlBarnProductions]

Nice Review Jake, at least you got a stimulus, LOL

[@JakeThompson]

The Pohl Barn Productions That check didn’t last long.. lol

[@DeadriseWoodCrafts]

Nice review brother.

[@JakeThompson]

Deadrise Wood Crafts Thanks Emmett!! 👍👍💪💪

[@bugmantim]

I wish I could afford one and maybe I will. My stimulus is a Grizzly dust collection. I bought a cheap Wen system for now and honestly it does a really nice job. I watched Izzy Swan do a review on it. I’ve got a few tools I’ll switch out later on.

[@JakeThompson]

Tim Wise I’ve done it in the past.. and sometimes the cheaper tools work out just fine and I keep them forever.. lol

[@buckeye44wbg]

Lol love the name you gave for it, Stimulus (alluding to the COVID19 Stimulus check I imagine).

[@JakeThompson]

buckeye44wbg lol.. yeah.. that’s how I bought it 👍👍

[@jsilvidi9490]

Good job Bud TY

[@JakeThompson]

Thank you Buddy.. 👍👍👊

[@peterm85]

Really liked that you also showed the kickback part. I'm looking to buy this one soon too and it will be my first decent track saw. Good review. I think I saw a video where the splinter guard (the green one on the side of the saw) had to be cut too (like you did with the track). Did you have to do that too?

[@JakeThompson]

peterm85 I’m glad you enjoyed it.. that green splinter guard just slides up and down.. no cutting

[@dylanm3519]

Something to think about the next time you use the saw. Although I'm sure you've used it a ton more since. That black piece attached to the back of the saw is meant to come off and mount on the track. It has a lip that the back of your saw fits under to prevent kick back when you're plunging.

[@JakeThompson]

Awesome. Thank you!!

[@trees2treasureswoodworking921]

Jake, best investment as far as Festool goes. Absolutely love mine use it almost every day. Really give it a work out when preparing rough stock. Using the melamine blade first edge looks like it came straight from the jointer, in less than two minutes. Some of Festool tools I’m not as impressed with but the Festool track saws earn money back fast.

[@JakeThompson]

Trees 2 Treasures Woodworking Awesome!! I’m excited to see how it helps me in the shop.. probably more than I expected 👍👍

[@charlesreicks648]

I did see the track raze up a bit and move but when you got closer it seem to go back. Not sure.

[@JakeThompson]

Charles Reicks There was a bit of editing in there also.. I wanted to show the kickback but wanted the video to move along

[@THEAPRILFOOL-1983]

Nice video

[@JakeThompson]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@THEAPRILFOOL-1983]

@@JakeThompson always. in my last video I made a prune juice bottle shoot up about 30 feet in the air but I can't wait to finish my lamp project I'm kind of a little stuck on some of the parts shaping wise and I'm having to go get more tools from Ace Hardware like sanding heads and stuff like that

[@johnfithian-franks8276]

Hi, I have a Parkside track saw which is one of the cheapest options, I don’t use it every day or even every week, but when I use it, it works and I am very happy with it. I have not anything against Festool, but I am a weekend hobbyist and as such, this tool is the one I decided to get,

[@JakeThompson]

John Fithian-Franks Awesome!! I have some tools like that.. overachievers .. I love it when they do that. 👍👍✅

[@olivepressdesign]

Jake what are your thoughts on choosing between the TS 75 and the TS 55? Did you have to make that decision? Would appreciate your thoughts, thanks.

[@JakeThompson]

The price difference between the two isn’t that much.. if I’m going to be doing slabs, I wanted the extra cut depth the 75 provides.. if I was going to be doing plywood or thinner materials. I would definitely get the 55

[@olivepressdesign]

Jake. Makes sense. Thank you.

[@55chevy327]

The only Track Saw Dale Earnhardt ever needed was his front bumper.

[@JakeThompson]

55chevy327 Going crazy huh John-Boy!!😂😂👀🏎

[@pineywoods4021]

Where do you find one? I'm reading that you have to preorder for 2 months from now...they have been building these for years so what gives? Is it a new model only where can I find an older model 75

[@JakeThompson]

I got mine a couple years ago before the shortage.

[@martinbreece]

Love the name lol

[@JakeThompson]

martin Breece 😄😄😄👍👍✅✅

[@garyfretwell3869]

Jake went over to the Dark side lol

[@JakeThompson]

Gary Fretwell Yes sir Gary!! Lol I’ve been wanting to for a long time!! 😂👍👊

[@saeedtarkashvand6655]

Are you going to make a video of the table as well?

[@JakeThompson]

saeed tarkashvand I’m working on the table as we speak.. it will probably be a few weeks before the video will be out.

[@RatedRWoodturning]

Imo if you want it and you can afford it, go for it.

[@JakeThompson]

Rated R Woodturning Right on!! 👍👍👊

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[@JakeThompson]

Donald Trabeaux Awesome!! 👍👍👍

[@lanekokoruda7076]

Did the box come with the saw???

[@JakeThompson]

Yes.. the box comes with it

[@lanekokoruda7076]

Okay because everywhere I look to buy the saw it only comes with the guide rail and not the box

[@JakeThompson]

@@lanekokoruda7076 think to amazon says the saw is unavailable on Amazon where I ordered mine.. I guess you will have to call the places and ask if they come with a box

[@lanekokoruda7076]

@@JakeThompson okay awesome thank you!!

[@KIIJJY6969]

People who hate festool, most of the time, haven't even used any of their tools.

[@JakeThompson]

Kijjjy right!!👍👍

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Wer ist der Nächste.....?

[@robertbrown8317]

Get to the damn point!!!!!!!!

[@JakeThompson]

Get a profile pic !!!!!!