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Post by jonathan on Sept 30, 2013 14:35:09 GMT -5
Well, I finally did it! I managed to drop my MT55cc from a 1m high stack of systainers onto the floor today I have a boom arm attached to my vacuum, to suspend hose and power cable overhead. After I make a cut, I put the saw aside on a stack of systainers. Whilst flipping around my workpiece (a sheet of OSB3) I got it to bump or snag with my hose causing it to pull my still connected MT55cc to the floor. I guess it landed nose down, as a piece broke off the base plate. After some excessive yelling and swearing I calmed down and checked if the blade is still aligned properly. Still seems to be ok... I glued the piece that broke off back on with superglue. We'll see how it holds up... Moral of the story: don't drop your saw to the floor!
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Post by woodie on Sept 30, 2013 16:20:12 GMT -5
Ouch! I've had a near miss or two with my TS75. I'm sure Mafell sells just the base for replacement purposes. Although being magnesium, it's probably not cheap.
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Post by GhostFist on Sept 30, 2013 17:18:22 GMT -5
I feel your pain here. is the base bent, or did that piece just break off?
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Post by jalvis on Sept 30, 2013 20:16:57 GMT -5
You don't need that piece anyway!
I know how much it hurts to damage an expensive tool, but if you're using them like there intended then damaged is inevitable......or worse it gets stolen!
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Post by 7 on Oct 1, 2013 0:09:40 GMT -5
Yeah that sucks. Not comparable in cost but I melted a portion of my Festool Syslite screen today while soldering some copper with the light in a tight wall cavity shining on the pipe.
Jalvis has a totally valid point but I still get a bit bummed out for a few minutes. My light was slightly funny because the job was already not going smooth at all. Also, putting it close to where a butane torch will be blowing is just begging for a dumb looking light.
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Post by jonathan on Oct 1, 2013 1:43:06 GMT -5
I feel your pain here. is the base bent, or did that piece just break off? Luckily the base is still completely flat. So yeah it's just that little piece at the front left that broke off. Sorry to hear about your syslite as well 7, I've been there myself, melting things because I was soldering with too much heat.
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Post by 7 on Oct 1, 2013 21:32:47 GMT -5
If you know of anyone that has a tig welder you could likely have them weld that little piece back on and sand it out flat again so you won't risk losing it. Not sure how much you care at this point but I think welding would work. Might mark the powder coat finish a little bit but would be a solid fix.
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Post by GhostFist on Oct 1, 2013 21:49:29 GMT -5
Bright side, a non vital chunk is better than a warped plate
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Post by stofke72 on Oct 11, 2013 18:34:49 GMT -5
I think using a strong epoxy might be better than superglue as soon as you hit the saw against something the superglue will probably crack. I used epoxy with a miter saw casing but eventually it broke off (after many months of use) but I used a cheap epoxy product from a DIY-shop. Maybe something more high end would do better. You could contact belzona.nl for advice on what to use, they have some more high end epoxy products for metal.
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Post by stofke72 on Oct 25, 2013 6:36:26 GMT -5
I'm gonna use J-B Weld for a similar repair, it supposedly has a tensile strength of 3960 PSI a lot less than the magnesium or aluminum alloy but should be stronger than super glue on porous surfaces. Belzona is supposed to be stronger and used in the space and aircraft industry but I heard it's expensive.
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Post by neth27 on Nov 30, 2013 16:18:06 GMT -5
I dropped mine a while back and smashed the corner off....oooppps. What is happening now is its not cutting at 90 degrees. It there a way to dial it in to 90? Im guessing there some adjustment screws somewhere.
Cheers John..
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Post by GhostFist on Nov 30, 2013 17:20:35 GMT -5
There is. There are two adjustment screws on the baseplate if it is cutting at a negative degree and one around the button you push to go greater than 45. I don't have my saw here or I would snap some pics. Hope that helps for now.
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Post by jacko on May 6, 2015 18:44:44 GMT -5
I know that this is an old post but, repair wise other than welding.. There is West Systems G-Flex epoxy with some ductile properties. www.westsystem.com/ss/g-flex-epoxy/I have used this stuff to repair cracks in some brazilian rosewood and it held pretty good. Jack
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