Not sure how 'beat up' it is, but if you have a Festool ROS it can certainly help. He does buy and rebuild / refurb old Inca's so likely he may have assorted parts.Īs for the table being beat up, you could get your sander and sand it down to improve the finish. Check with Jesse because when I was in his store back in May, he had quite a few various parts for different Incas. There are a number of accessories for the table in clamps, pegs, and bits. I'm sure you can find sanding disks that would fit even if not Inca, assuming you might need one for occasional use and get more use out of the table. The mortising attachment is also great for horizontal boring. But the Inca does such a nice job with deep or wide mortises that I'd suggest you clean it up and see if you use it. It will do a 4" mortise over two inches deep - something that can be handy if you are making a bed or larger furniture where you need larger mortises. I have the domino and still use the mortising table.
That would let you pick the miter guide you like and adapt it. But a machine shop would do a better more consistent job of narrowing the slot insert on a miter guide for not much money. I run one of their sleds on my saw on occasion and they work great. I did it on some Incra aluminum sliding guides and a lot of sanding. You could do the same for a miter guide as a machine shop can take a standard miter gauge and machine down the slot insert. If you need photos, I can send them to you this weekend and they might give you some ideas to take to a machine shop to get something welded up. I have two fences for mine - one that clamps on the front of the saw, and one that clamps on the front and rear. You could get a fence fabricated to clamp on the rails of the saw for not a lot of money at a machine shop. You will really enjoy it.Īs to your questions - Jesse is a great resource as is the Yahoo group, so stay on those paths. It's a great saw, particularly in combination with a Festool and guide rail for panel cuts. I have had a 259 with the mortising attachment for 20+ years. But I sure do appreciate all you guys that take the time to pass along your knowledge. I don't contribute as much as I should to this forum and once I get my micro-shop up and running I hope to spend more time sharing. I really appreciate any advise you guys might have.
I also need to take it apart and give it a good cleaning, any advice here? Any recommend lubricants? But if its the coolest thing ever, I will get it going. But really I could use the extra real estate that that attachment takes up in my 10 x 12 shop space. I have a Domino, am I ever going to use the mortiser attached to the saw? Do you? I guess my question is if it is worth the time to get it tuned up and running or will I find that between my routers and Domino, I have easier ways to get the job done? I appreciate the cleverness, and have half a mind to get it working for the asthetic value alone. Would be harmful to rewire the motor over to 120?ĥ. The motor is 1.5 hp which is what my bandsaw runs on and it runs at 120v. Where do you guys get blades? The ts55 has a 20mm bore, would that work?Ĥ. Seems like it wouldn't be too hard to build a custom table, just have to get the motor lined up correctly. I need to put the saw on wheels and have it be short enough to store under a workbench. Has anyone built a custom table for their saw? The existing table is a beat beat up. Miter gauge? Maybe just make do with a crosscut sled?Ģ. Any advice on the fence? What about using an IncRa fence? Or maybe even one of the Kreg bandsaw fences? I have a TS75 for wide rips, so this will primarily be used for narrow pieces, so I don't need a long fence. I am assuming that I can make some riving knives, if I can manage to get the templates, or maybe just wing that. I haven't had much luck tracking down replacements. I know that a few of you guys own these, if you could share some wisdom I would really appreciate it.ġ. So, if I can get it operable, I am really looking forward to owning it. But I love it, it is a sturdy little beast. Maybe it wasn't such a good deal after all. It was a really good price, but that is because it is missing a few things. The little one, with the mortising attachment.