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Albert Lee
10-04-2013, 6:52 AM
I've always wanted an Omga chop saw in my workshop, but a brand new can cost $2000 USD upwards.

A few days ago I was browsing a local website similar to eBay, noticed this auction only had "precision chop saw" as its title, no mention of brand/model in its description and it didnt have a photo upgrade where you pay to have your photo previewed by others. The saw turn out to be an Omga T55 300 (RRP $1850 about)

it had $300 reserve on it, long story short, thats what I paid :D

Drove 180 miles today to pick up the saw, the owner is a retired Englishmen who is returning to UK. He used to make picture frame. The saw had very little use

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Also picked up a prestine Festool TS55 + guide + CT33 from him for $600 USD, in New Zealand brand new they are about $2000 USD :D
Larry Edgerton
10-04-2013, 7:10 AM
Let me be the first to say........ You Suck!

Larry
Justin Ludwig
10-04-2013, 7:58 AM
Look at the dust port on that thing! ^ What he said.
Mike Cutler
10-04-2013, 8:33 AM
Yep. You suck. In either USD's, or NSD's, that's a great deal. Of course, now you need to find a deal on the blades for the OMGA.
Jeff Duncan
10-04-2013, 10:00 AM
Yup, you did good! I have the T-50 version of that saw and it's a beast. Once you use it portable miter saws will seem like plastic toys:D

good luck,
JeffD
Rich Engelhardt
10-04-2013, 11:51 AM
Yep - a "you suck" for sure :) !

A TS55EQ and a CT22 for $600 is a gloat for sure.

Well done.
Matt Ellis
10-04-2013, 12:26 PM
How do you use that tape measure with no 1/8 or 1/16th inch graduations? ;)
Rick Potter
10-04-2013, 7:27 PM
My OMGA RAS takes 1" bore blades, nothing special, except you file notches on the bore to accept the brake. I am sure you can buy some pre-bored at Forrest.

Rick Potter
Julie Moriarty
10-04-2013, 7:50 PM
Check with Festool on that TS55 to see if it's one of the ones they are recalling. http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2013/Festool-Recalls-Plunge-Cut-Circular-Saw/
Albert Lee
10-05-2013, 3:50 AM
How do you use that tape measure with no 1/8 or 1/16th inch graduations? ;)

We use metric system here... I have to get convert 1/8 inch into mm to know the size of 1/8.... same as the 1/16...
Matt Ellis
10-05-2013, 6:47 AM
I know..it was a joke. Sorry!