Plunge track saw options

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k1w1k1d

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#250971 3-Jun-2019 14:57

Looking at adding a track saw to my tool selection. Currently have a 30yr old 7 1/4" Skilsaw and use a board to do straight cuts.

Bunnings have the PLS-1214 Ozito plunge track saw kit for $199. Ozito

Toolshed have a saw for $399 and rail for an extra $120. Toolshed

Machinery House currently have a CS-55 package on special at $360. CS-55

Anyone have experience with any of these saws?

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#2254496 8-Jun-2019 18:56

Bought the CS55 kit from Machinery House, so Sunday will be a learning day.

I did an unblokey thing and read the whole manual from cover to cover!

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#2254506 8-Jun-2019 19:11

Disappointing amount of activity in this thread, but I've been watching.

Please let us know how you get on with the CS55 and how you feel it is compared to the Ozito, which I assume you have at least seen. I've never had an issue with an Ozito product, but the short tracks seem less practical. I have no doubt Machinery House sells excellent products, but they also sell some junk, so I'm a little weary of paying for brands I've never heard of. The sandblaster I got from there needed significant modifications to make it usable, but in fairness to MH I knew that when I purchased it.

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#2254660 8-Jun-2019 23:19

I have an 18v Ozito Power X Change drill driver and an impact driver that I am very happy with. Also have their 240v water blaster and wet/dry vacuum.

I had a good look at the Ozito saw, but the Scheppach CS55 looked like a better saw. The 1400mm track seems like a better idea than two short ones with a joiner. I can always buy another track and cut it down if I feel that I need a shorter track for some jobs.

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#2254694 9-Jun-2019 09:45

I recently grabbed an ozito plunge saw. It does the job I need so far. The main reason I bought one is to trim raw edges off some chainsaw milled planks, so precision is not a high priority 😊
I did get a 1400 track as an extra. The two short ones seemed a faff, but I have used them bolted together and that worked OK.

k1w1k1d

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#2336045 12-Oct-2019 18:59

Have been using the CS55 for a while now and very happy with it.

Only issue I had was that the rubber strip had come away at one end in the box because was longer than the track.

I have also made a table for it. Makes it easy to make repeatable cuts.

elbrownos

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#2336536 14-Oct-2019 09:29

Machineryhouse now sell the CS-55 for $283 but won't sell you any track!

What's the point of a tracksaw without track?

k1w1k1d

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#2336970 14-Oct-2019 19:03

They still list the track in Australia, so hopefully they are just out of stock.

Might ring tomorrow to see what the story is.

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#2337004 14-Oct-2019 19:32

They describe some parts as discontinued rather than out of stock. I'd guess they don't intend restocking.

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#2337005 14-Oct-2019 19:32

They describe some parts as discontinued rather than out of stock. I'd guess they don't intend restocking.

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#2337051 14-Oct-2019 22:14

Back to the ozito one, has anyone got one and used it on MDF sheets in a 5 foot wide trailer? I am open to cutting the rail down if needed - or getting the optional 1400 long one, but would there be enough clearance to run the saw across a 1200 board elevated on a couple of bits of wood but still in the trailer bed? Getting them out of the trailer is a challange, so cutting in place would be so much easier.

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#2337077 15-Oct-2019 04:18

You could elevate above the sides of the trailer. Lift each end and slide some timber across the trailer. My neighbour has a small trailer that won't take sheet products flat in the bed so he has a frame that sits on top of the sides.

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#2337214 15-Oct-2019 09:55

There's a good discussion on whirlpool about the Ozito one. I don't see the 1400 track listed on the Bunnings site.

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#2337223 15-Oct-2019 10:22

I've got the toolshed track / plunge saw. It's clearly built to a price point (e.g. the cable and plug are a bit chinzy), but works really well for home gamer use. And out of sight better than trying to manage full sheets on the table saw on your own. There is one stupid cam lock that is a pain, but removes easily. The depth gauge is a bit off on mine, so I set the depth against the stock rather than trying to measure and use the gauge.

It uses the same track and accessories as the Makita plunge saw so Makita router adapters and clamps also work. I've used the Makita too and it is nicer, but doesn't produce massively better/cleaner cuts, which has more to do with the blade than anything.

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#2337239 15-Oct-2019 10:43

mdf:
It uses the same track and accessories as the Makita plunge saw so Makita router adapters and clamps also work. I've used the Makita too and it is nicer, but doesn't produce massively better/cleaner cuts, which has more to do with the blade than anything.

That was also an observation made on the Whirlpool thread that @tieke linked to, the Ozito is fine as long as you replace the supplied blade with a better one.

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#2337356 15-Oct-2019 12:23

tieke:

There's a good discussion on whirlpool about the Ozito one. I don't see the 1400 track listed on the Bunnings site.

https://www.bunnings.co.nz/ozito-1400-x-180mm-plunge-saw-guide-rail_p06290616

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