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    Hi guys , been awhile but i hope someone can tell me ,how good or bad the scheppach PL 75 plunge cut saw & guide is ? Thanks Sheriff

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    I have it’s baby brother - the CS55 with 2 tracks and fittings. It’s been excellent for breaking down ply sheets and trimming doors, window shutters etc.

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    Thanks Lappa appreciate the info sheriff

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    Like Lappa, I have the 55 and two tracks. Only thing I have found concerning is the tracks were not cut off square, (abt 3 deg off) and the track joiner has a lot of slop in its housing in the track. Combined, they make it difficult to get a straight fill length rip cut on an 8x4 sheet. My set was purchased about 6mths after the 55 came to Oz, track and fittings may have improved to resolve this by now. My shop is all in storage at present and has been for some time, but once it gets back to its home shed, I figure on making new joiners (2 x close fitting rather than 1 sloppy) and milling the track ends square. I have tried to trim them, but could not really improve them as they tended to move away from mitre fences during the cut.
    I used to be an engineer, I'm not an engineer any more, but on the really good days I can remember when I was.

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    Thanks Malb Seen the PL75 in a hare & forbes catalogue today ,for the price ,i'm thinking i might give it a go. If all else fails ,i can still use the saw with a straight edge . thanks again

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    To add to Malb’s post, I was fortunate that my track ends are square but the one joiner rod allowed some movement. I have since made another out of key steel (from Blackwoods) which is nice and snug. The two together make it solid and straight.

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    That's about par for the course with Scheppach gear - it can be made to work satisfactorily with a bit of time and effort, but rarely does so out of the box.

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    There isn't a given that the ends of tracks have square edges, plus the slightest bump will put them out of alignment which is why they need to be verified with a straight edge before use and setup properly.

    If you really want a low cost track saw invest in a circular saw and make your own edge guide, may not last as long or pack down as easily as owning a pair of tracks.

    The old saying of "you get what you pay for" is true with scheppach gear, but if all you want is to do is break down sheet goods they are good enough... so are hand saws

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    thanks tonzeyd ,mr brush ,malb &lappa for your input ,i'll buy the saw & let you know how it goes

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    I bought one of these in November with 2 tracks and gave it a go over the holiday period.

    I wasn't impressed first time. In fact I ended up using it free hand in frustration. However perhaps this was partly due to not properly understanding how to clamp the track and also due to needing to make partial cuts. Which I guess is not really the intended function.

    The second time I used it to cut down a sheet of ply. On first plunge the blade shredded the rubber strip and pulled it partly away from the track. Again perhaps I did something incorrect. Not sure. I put the rubber strip back into position and this time the cut was fine. Very good actually.

    I wonder if this is partly because the blade only needs to cut a few mm deeper than the material.
    I haven't tried 2 tracks so other comments here are interesting for me.

    For me one big advantage is that I don't have to remove the circular saw from the Triton.
    I got some cheap foam camping mats which mean everything is flat and supported during the cut with the track saw. I think it's going to make cutting sheet goods much more controlled and no longer such a PIA.

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    Did you follow the instructions to do the initial trim of the rubber strip? I’ve got the smaller unit and it’s been a winner for cutting up sheets, trimming door and shutters etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lappa View Post
    Did you follow the instructions to do the initial trim of the rubber strip? I’ve got the smaller unit and it’s been a winner for cutting up sheets, trimming door and shutters etc.
    Instructions? What instructions?

    No really.
    There weren't any instructions in the box.

    Or maybe I did a super blokie thing and just imagined there were no instructions? Mmm you have me wondering now....

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    Don't have your track saw but my experience with track saws are they are not as easy as people make them out to be to use. You see in the ads that all people do is place track on top of work peice and cut.

    What I've found is that unless you've got a bench that is designed to be used with a track saw or you're not fussed about accuracy it can be quite time consuming and frustrating to set up a cut. They are designed for rough cutting so I'm probably asking more than whats expected for it to do. It is one of those things that you get better as time goes on, but not as easy as people make them out to be to use.

    In terms of the rubber strip it is unusual that it came off. The instructions says to run the saw over the track to trim the rubber back this will give you the exact kerf location similar to when you do the first cut through a table saw sled. Even if you didn't do this I wouldn't have thought it would have caused it to come off.

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    When I built my floor to ceiling laundry cupboards, all the 2440 X 1220 sheets of 18mm ply were cut to size on the back paving with lumps of timber to keep it off the paving. Accuracy was less than 0.5mm over the length using a cheap Scheppach track saw. Did not have to additionally trim any piece to size. Only the two small upper doors were cut on the table saw.
    When you fit the rubber strip, the instructions saw to trim it by setting the blades JUST below the strip then run the saw along the track with nothing under the rubber strip. I did this and have had no problems with the strip tearing or lifting off. The strip edge has to be spot on as that it what you set against the marks when cutting the sheet to size.

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    OK thanks guys. I didn't do this.
    I'll have another look at it at some stage. Right now it's just too damn hot and sticky. I'm in the middle of another project anyway in my usual glacial style..

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