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  1. 10-04-2013, 6:52 AM #1
    Albert Lee
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    Omga gloat (and possibly Festool)?

    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

    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


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  3. 10-04-2013, 7:10 AM #2
    Larry Edgerton
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    Let me be the first to say........ You Suck!

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  4. 10-04-2013, 7:58 AM #3
    Justin Ludwig
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    Look at the dust port on that thing! ^ What he said.
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  5. 10-04-2013, 8:33 AM #4
    Mike Cutler
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    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.
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  6. 10-04-2013, 10:00 AM #5
    Jeff Duncan
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    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

    good luck,
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  7. 10-04-2013, 11:51 AM #6
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    Yep - a "you suck" for sure !

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

    Well done.
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  8. 10-04-2013, 12:26 PM #7
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    How do you use that tape measure with no 1/8 or 1/16th inch graduations?
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  9. 10-04-2013, 7:27 PM #8
    Rick Potter
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    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.

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  10. 10-04-2013, 7:50 PM #9
    Julie Moriarty
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    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/...-Circular-Saw/
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  11. 10-05-2013, 3:50 AM #10
    Albert Lee
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt Ellis View Post
    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...
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  12. 10-05-2013, 6:47 AM #11
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    I know..it was a joke. Sorry!
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