Review of Festool table saw by Peter

[Spectric]

Here is a link to his review of this extremely expensive cordless saw.



Having watched it, for me it really promotes the tracksaw as the more cost effective option.

 

[petermillard]

Thanks Roy. It’s a ‘first impressions’ vid rather than a full review, but certainly divisive. Re the cost, it was pretty much bang in the middle of the range of saws I looked at - about a grand more than the sharpest, and about a grand less than the most expensive.

 

[porker]

Looks like something useful for trim carpenters working on site or in a home where dust is an issue. I love my tracksaw but for small work it is fiddly and not always safe. This would work for a lot of small trim type work I am currently doing in my house renovation but too costly for me as a DIY'er.

There have been some comments about the lack of sawstop. I guess it is not feasable on a battery tool as the technology relies on a ground connection and detection of the current path through the body.

 

[petermillard]

Looks like something useful for trim carpenters working on site or in a home where dust is an issue. I love my tracksaw but for small work it is fiddly and not always safe. This would work for a lot of small trim type work I am currently doing in my house renovation but too costly for me as a DIY'er.

There have been some comments about the lack of sawstop. I guess it is not feasable on a battery tool as the technology relies on a ground connection and detection of the current path through the body.

This, exactly.

 

[Spectric]

I think if you have both the space and the cash then in a workshop enviroment the sliding table saw is the one to have, cuts a full sheet into required pieces in the blink of an eye but what a footprint they require.

 

[paulrbarnard]

about a grand more than the sharpest, and about a grand less than the most expensive.

Personally I would have gone for the sharpest

 

[paulrbarnard]

I think if you have both the space and the cash then in a workshop enviroment the sliding table saw is the one to have, cuts a full sheet into required pieces in the blink of an eye but what a footprint they require.

That’s something I coveted for years after using one on a course. I’ve never had the space but I did buy a tracksaw last year and that has completely removed my desire for a panel saw. I’m waiting for Peter’s in depth review of the Festool as I still do have a slight table saw itch, for small stuff just like Peter’s Mondrian panels

 

[Spectric]

Yes space is something a lot of us wish we had in abundance, maybe one day someone will invent the technology behind the doctors Tardis .

For me the tracksaw is next best for sheet goods and no way would I part with cash for that Festool table saw as I can handle the dust and it does seem a bit on the sloppy side in places and cordless, no good to me.

 

[TRITON]

It's only really viable if you already have Festool battery kit. Otherwise for that kind of outlay the 240v with sawstop is a much more worthwhile deal.
Still nice idea it comes in a case.

 

[petermillard]

Personally I would have gone for the sharpest

I wrote ‘cheapest’ honest!