Has anyone ever bought a new Table saw without a fence?, well I just paid a visit to Axminster store Sittingbourne to have a look at the Festool SawStop saw, and it did look good and solid, it had a mitre fence but no main fence, and when I asked where the fence was I was told that the fence came in the accessories pack? that this was just the basic saw for £2400, the accessories pack is another about £1240, which includes side table, rear table, sliding table and fence, but I only wanted the fence, I am not paying £1240 for the fence, I think this is stupid, it is like buying a new car only to find that the steering wheel is extra, I have some Festool tool since 2015 and they are still as good as new, but I will not be buying this saw, Rant over
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Distinterior
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Was it the TKS 80 saw that you were looking at...?
If so, I believe you can buy what Festool call a "Stopper" as an accessory......Here's a link to the item on their website.
https://www.festool.co.uk/accessory...s-and-attachments/575826---la-tks-80#Overview
If so, I believe you can buy what Festool call a "Stopper" as an accessory......Here's a link to the item on their website.
https://www.festool.co.uk/accessory...s-and-attachments/575826---la-tks-80#Overview
I expect the fences are the same as for the CS70, in which case the mitre fence used at 0 degrees makes a passable rip fence (but not as good as the dedicated rip fence per Distinterior's post above). Difference is enough for me always to swap over (bar maybe a few times for one smaller rip).
