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10th December 2011, 04:35 PM #1New Member
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Festool table saws? Worth the money?
Hello all.
This is my first question in this forum. I want to buy a table saw but really can't make headway in deciding which is most suitable. It is to be used for cutting smaller pieces for sculpture, mitring picture frames, etc.
I want above all a precise, repeatable cut with good guides for fine trimming.
I have looked at all brands - Makita, Bosch, Dewatt - and I come back to the Festool. This is a very big investment. Do people think they are worth it?
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20th December 2011, 03:56 PM #2well aged but not old
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Do you mean mitre saw? I was not aware that Festool were making much in the way of table saws.
My age is still less than my number of posts
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20th December 2011, 04:59 PM #3
He's probably talking about this.
If you need the portability I suppose it can't be beat. However, we are talking about cabinet saw prices! Still Makita, DeWalt, Bosch and every other man and his dog manage to make something very similar that is nearly as good for a whole lot less!!!
Interestingly, you can buy the FESTOOL PRECISIO Trimming saw (CS 50 EB-Set) for£1,746.00 in the UK (here) (approximately $2726). The same item here is listed as $3,300.
Then again I'm not surprised. Festool sell US$27 boxes of sandpaper for AU$97. I could buy it retail in the US, make a 100% markup and still be competitive against their local retail prices.
I don't know who Festool think they are fooling anymore.
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21st December 2011, 04:31 AM #4well aged but not old
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$2700!!! for the Festool saw is way over the top. For $1700 you can go to Carbatec and buy a very good saw and keep $1000 in your pocket.
My age is still less than my number of posts
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23rd December 2011, 10:22 PM #5Novice
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I think the ryobi saws a good and they are cheep only around $300 but it is up to you what you want from your saw and how much you are willing to spend.
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26th December 2011, 02:06 PM #6
I would not pay 3k for that even after a long afternoon in the pub! Not even a table saw. I cant see that doing any better job than the Makita, Bosch or Dewalt small saws you have looked at. It is perhaps slightly better quality than the other 3 but the size of the table and weight of the machine still put limits on what it can do. You will be paying for the name. As chook pointed out a decent cast iron top table saw can be had for about half that.
Regards
John
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26th December 2011, 05:00 PM #7regards from Alberta, Canada
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26th December 2011, 05:15 PM #8
Undoubtedly the festy would do the job but its a site saw for building, but like Ian is saying you may well be better off with a bandsaw and a mitre/drop saw for sculpture work, tablesaws are for ripping along the lenght in a straight line... Id get all three but a proper cabinet saw not the festy
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26th December 2011, 10:15 PM #9SENIOR MEMBER
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I am curious why you thought the models you mentioned would not do the job that you are asking of them
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