lambeater
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Has anyone that owns a tracksaw noticed that the 102" rail is approx 6" too short to cut an 8ft sheet of anything? Also Im trying to figure out if it is the saw blade or me but there seems to be some chipout on melamine. Any thoughts?
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jfoster
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I've been meaning to post about my tracksaw lately. I don't have the larger fence, I'm hoping to pick one up this weekend at the woodworking show. I havn't tried melamine but everything else I've put the saw through it performed great. I must say I'm extremely impressed with the saw and don't have any complaints yet. I'll let you know when i get the larger track.
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lambeater
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thx JFoster for the comment. Just did some more testing and found that the melamine seems to chip on the bottom side with the standard dewalt blade. I then tried out a makita blade and totally different. there was no chipout whatsoever. Also when you start your saw do you notice what I think is a hamonic balance vibration in the first 1/2 second of startup? Also if you change the blade you find that it will cut the splinter strip fractionally different then the original blade. Also remember if you buy the longer track you cannot cut an 8ft sheet in one go end to end. I have emailed dewalt on the issue and will post a reply.
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BloomingtonMike
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jfoster said:
I've been meaning to post about my tracksaw lately. I don't have the larger fence, I'm hoping to pick one up this weekend at the woodworking show. I havn't tried melamine but everything else I've put the saw through it performed great. I must say I'm extremely impressed with the saw and don't have any complaints yet. I'll let you know when i get the larger track.
Good move on waiting for the show! - Dewalt had the 102" track for $135 in St.Louis (Collinsville)!!! Super cheap.
Seems like it should be 118" instead of 102"!
I have not had much chipout at all on mine with the Dewalt blade.
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lambeater
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Jerad does your saw vibrate thru what sounds like the arbor bearing momentarily on start up when the saw is getting up to speed. If you are not sure what I mean see if you can email me a sound clip, I can tell from that. Really appreciate the help
thx
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BloomingtonMike
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Mine makes that weird sound but so does my friends TS55. I was thinking it had to do with the variable speed.
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lambeater
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thanks Mike mine makes the usual ramp up noise then there seems to be a short vibration then it completes its ramp up if that makes sense. I tried a makita as well as my makita mitre saw which also has soft start but no noise.
I could verify with a sound clip.
thx
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KevinS
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Just came across this forum tonight as I am looking for a solution to the vibration that I also experience with my DeWalt Track saw. I have never used any other brand of track saw so I have nothing to compare it to. I wondered if it was the blade & if changing it to the Makita blade would help. I was cutting 3/4" birch cabinet plywood today (only second time using this saw) & noticed a fair amount of chipping on the outside of the blade when cutting across the face grain. I was wondering if the Makita blade is a better blade. Anyone find any solutions to these items?
Also, thought the same about the 102" track being too short for 8' material and was wondering what DeWalt said to those that inquired about it.
Kevin
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Rick Christopherson
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The vibration or growling sound you hear is due to the Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) speed control and the inertia of the blade, which results in lashing of the gear train. In short, the motor is getting pulses of power and this causes a slight vibration in the motor's speed, which in turn results in the gear train engaging and slacking rapidly.
Even though the sound cannot be eliminated, nor is it bad, DeWalt hides this condition on new saws by heavily packing the gear box with a very thick grease. The thicker grease reduces the inertia of the output drive (the blade) because of the viscous friction it creates. As time goes on, and the saw is used more, the dampening effect of the grease is diminished, and the sound becomes more noticeable.
A thinner grease would be more effective in lubricating the geartrain, but would result in a more pronounced sound from the gear lash.
But it is a Pretty Green color. 
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BloomingtonMike
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Welcome Kevin. I have found that I have not had much chipout at all. What depth settings are you using - make sure it is about 1/8" below the material you are cutting.
If it is still bad, you have the correct depth, and you have slowed down and tried adjusting your cut speeds, you could try using blue painters tape along your cut line and cutting through that.
I have the 102" track. I wish it was 108". Maybe I will add another 59" track and and have 118". So far it has worked good for me though. I use the dewalt tracksaw in my shop only and also have a ton of other saws so it does not a TON of worktime. I am also cutting into 2" extruded foam when I break down sheet goods. That works great.
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