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[mg123]

Another vote for the makita, I've owned mine for quite some time and I'm very happy with it.

 

[mc281]

You cannot compare that Erbuar to the Bosch, they are in completely different classes and upto a point you will only get what you pay for. The Bosch tracks get good reviews on track alignment when joining but are a different profile to Makita / Festool and the Bosch has many similarities to the Maefel except cost. Another good saw to consider is the Makiti SP6000 and is what I use and can be purchased for reasonable money.

https://its.co.uk/pd/makita-sp6000j...onnector-piece-2x-clamps-_maksp6000j1kit6.htm

Apart from the saw and tracks you can also get accessories to use the track on a worktop with 20mm holes from Benchdogs, just another option along with things like track squares and parallel guides.

https://benchdogs.co.uk/collections/hinge-system

https://benchdogs.co.uk/collections/rail-square

https://benchdogs.co.uk/products/33...em-festool-makita?_pos=1&_sid=e4aa78257&_ss=r

If you have a 3D printer then Thingiverse and Tinkercad have lots of MFT dog fittings files. Although not as robust as say Axminster many are a step up in useful design.

 

[themack]

Hi all
firstly, thank you very much for all your input and helping me making my mind up. I wanted to post my decision as it might help someone else and to finalise this thread. I have decided on the Makita SP6000J. The reasons are: I am not a professional and it will fulfill my hobby tasks with ease. I really like the Bosch, but does it justify the price for the things I want to do with it? With the Bosch we are moving into the Festool TS55 territory even though it would be basic . The Metabo again I liked very much, the cutting depth is amazing. But do I need it? Probably not and again, more expensive and outlay of battery and charger made me decide against it. I had the opportunity to test the Makita with the Makita rails and I really liked the feel of it. I also liked the tip lip on the rail when cutting angles. I'm going to wait as I'd like to have 2 rails as well , meaning I wait for an offer on a kit.