Since the first time I used a “festool ts 55″ track saw I knew I wanted one, it wasnt untill I found out the price of the tool that I decided it was going to have to wait or find an alternative.
Being impatient I decided against waiting for a festool saw and started looking at other options, Makita’s sp6000kt was still too expensive to justify, just as the Bosch GKT55 and DeWalt DWK520k were.
It wasnt until I discovered the Schappach CS55 (same as the Woodstar Divar 55) that I decided it was time to bite the bullet.
The price-tag certainly helped my decision in buying this saw being just a fraction of the price of the others, and the quality seemed to be up there with the others.
In this video I review the Sheppach CS55/Woodstar Divar 55 and give you a quick break down of the
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meikou
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#1 posted 264 days ago
I looked at the one after seeing it on UK sites. Unfortunately, Scheppach has a pretty dismal distribution setup in the US and finding out simple bits of information on it were very hard. It’s a shame really as they seem to have a nice range of machines available in the UK.. The other thing that was silly was it came supplied with the normal length track cut in half??
In the end I bought the makita but had there been some better info available I probably would have bought the scheppach.
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#2 posted 264 days ago
Good review, however wattage isn’t such a great gauge of actual power. More relevant is the amperage at a particular wattage. TS55 is 10 amps, Scheppach 9, Dewalt 12, Makita 12. Just FYI :)
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#3 posted 261 days ago
Thanks for the review. Do the rubber floor mats cause your saw blades to become dull quicker?
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