Mitre saw madness

[No skills]

Ok so nothing mad but I have now seen the mitre saw I want, shame it's not available yet...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3o1r8xQ9jc

Kinda mini Kapex mixed with a sym 70.

 

[deema]

Looks awsome,

 

[Wuffles]

I'd have one of those, dust collection looked impressive.

Metabo (like Mafell) just don't like chucking money away on marketing do they - even though they make some seriously good stuff.

 

[Nelsun]

That does look pretty good. The rotating mitre fences are a new one on me and look pretty handy. Will have another look tomorrow for sure!

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[Roughcut]

751 Euros (£588) on this website:
https://shop.layer-grosshandel.de/_werk ... 18-kw.html

 

[Steve Maskery]

I think it is excellent that we live in a time when so much superb engineering is available to us. When you think what was available 30 years ago (say a DW RAS which probably cost then what this saw does now). It's easy to bemoan lowering standards in so many products, but when you see something like this then it lifts the spirits as well as forcing everyone else to raise their game.. Superb.

 

[pcb1962]

I like that it doesn't need clearance behind for the sliding rods, definitely want that on the next one I buy

 

[Nelsun]

751 Euros (£588) on this website:
https://shop.layer-grosshandel.de/_werk ... 18-kw.html

Ouch. That's only a few bob shy of my 12" Dewalt. It'll go next to the Domino XL in my "tools I don't need and can't afford but shall covet" list.

 

[yorkshirepudding]

Looks a real challenger for the Kapex.

 

[DiscoStu]

That's interesting - thanks for sharing. I am dead keen on not having big rails out of the back of my mitre saw. My work bench is struggling for space. I also like the moving fence. I'll have to look at the specs. I'm keen on something with a decent cutting width. 315mm on a straight cut - that's ideal.


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[No skills]

That price has dropped since I first looked at that website - pretty sure it was 806 euro the other day. I'm going to have to save a while for this one

The lack of cutting depth is a bit of a bugger, BUT I'll put up with that for the features.

I don't know if any of you have looked at the festool sym 70 saw and combined the price with a Kapex, almost makes the Metabo look like a bargain.

Metabo have recently been brought lock stock and barrel by hitachi, hopefully they will now have lots of r n d money for new stuff like this.

I think Metabo and festool have some inter dealings in some way, and I think mafell's new 18v drills are Metabo based from various quips I've read on highly unreliable internet sources.

 

[No skills]

Also...

I wonder if I can bodge it onto a festool ug stand and wings

 

[Roughcut]

That price has dropped since I first looked at that website - pretty sure it was 806 euro the other day. I'm going to have to save a while for this one

The lack of cutting depth is a bit of a pipper, BUT I'll put up with that for the features.

I don't know if any of you have looked at the festool sym 70 saw and combined the price with a Kapex, almost makes the Metabo look like a bargain.

Metabo have recently been brought lock stock and barrel by hitachi, hopefully they will now have lots of r n d money for new stuff like this.

I think Metabo and festool have some inter dealings in some way, and I think mafell's new 18v drills are Metabo based from various quips I've read on highly unreliable internet sources.

I recently bought a 10.8v Metabo drill driver which as far as I can tell is the same as a Mafell A10.
Except about £100 cheaper!

 

[Wuffles]

I think Metabo and festool have some inter dealings in some way, and I think mafell's new 18v drills are Metabo based from various quips I've read on highly unreliable internet sources.

The Mafell 10.8v is a re-badged Metabo. I'm not sure Metabo and Festool have had dealings though, not with Metabo and Mafell being buddies.

 

[shed9]

Does it come complete with the funky 80's music as well?

 

[No skills]

I think Metabo and festool have some inter dealings in some way, and I think mafell's new 18v drills are Metabo based from various quips I've read on highly unreliable internet sources.

The Mafell 10.8v is a re-badged Metabo. I'm not sure Metabo and Festool have had dealings though, not with Metabo and Mafell being buddies.

I'd like to open up festools and metabos 5.2 battery's and have a look over, also the green centrotec chucks fit my Metabo 10.8 drill...
Pretty sure it will fit on the 18v combo when I get it as well...
Wouldn't surprise me if they shared a few components here and there, vaguely remember reading the head quarters or main factories were in the same area in Germany - funny the crap you read on the Internet.

 

[Alexfn]

Nice to see some new innovation with mitre saws. Clearly took some inspiration from the kapex and also put a focus on dust collection.

I have a kapex and now hate taking it out to do site work. If this saw can be had for closer to 400 and offers kapex like accuracy and dust extraction i might retire the kapex to the workshop and get one of these

 

[Wuffles]

I think Metabo and festool have some inter dealings in some way, and I think mafell's new 18v drills are Metabo based from various quips I've read on highly unreliable internet sources.

The Mafell 10.8v is a re-badged Metabo. I'm not sure Metabo and Festool have had dealings though, not with Metabo and Mafell being buddies.

I'd like to open up festools and metabos 5.2 battery's and have a look over, also the green centrotec chucks fit my Metabo 10.8 drill...
Pretty sure it will fit on the 18v combo when I get it as well...
Wouldn't surprise me if they shared a few components here and there, vaguely remember reading the head quarters or main factories were in the same area in Germany - funny the rubbish you read on the Internet.

The fast fix from the Festool does fit the metabo, but the metabo doesn't fit the Festool. They aren't the same.


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[Alexfn]

Mailed metabo about this, they got back to me saying its out in the uk in may with a rrp of £530 before vat.

 

[No skills]

Ooh.... dribble.

Hopefully there will be an interesting offer from a reliable supplier come may time.