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July 29, 2016 at 9:02 am #549173
AndyG
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July 29, 2016 at 8:19 pm #549455overanalyze
ProDefinitely has to be the top 2 brands for track saws…Festool and Makita…at least in the U.S.
Doesn’t Dewalt have their own track saw? I know they came out with it years ago as a competitive alternative, no different than Makita doing such. Is it discontinued? Or is it inherently crap?
It never seemed to rank as high in tool reviews. They had a 28v model sold in the US for a while as well as an 18v model they sold in the UK for a bit. You can still get their 110v model. I have used one and the plunge action is a bit awkward vs the Festool.
There are pics of a new 60v Flexvolt model circulating around.
Andrew
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July 29, 2016 at 10:52 pm #549510MrToolJunkie
ProI tried one at IWF when they first came out, but thought the Festool was also better plunge action.
Orange County, CA
July 30, 2016 at 7:51 am #549592I tried one at IWF when they first came out, but thought the Festool was also better plunge action.
Yup I agree!
July 30, 2016 at 8:12 am #549598Somebody should make a cordless track saw then.
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Fayetteville, NCJuly 30, 2016 at 11:55 am #549722AndyG
ProI made a zero clearance guide for my fuel 6 1/2 ” cordless saw , it’s the next best thing…you stack a rip of 3/4 ” wood on a piece of 1/4 inch that’s wide then run the saw down it and it always works for that particular saw….it’s not a track saw but handy.
July 30, 2016 at 1:20 pm #549761Somebody should make a cordless track saw then.
Someone does!
https://festoolusa.com/power-tools/track-saws/tsc-55-Plus-XL-FS-561702
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InstagramJuly 30, 2016 at 1:23 pm #549762AndyG
ProYes, it’s pretty bulky. Takes 2 batteries.
July 30, 2016 at 4:58 pm #549830Yes, it’s pretty bulky. Takes 2 batteries.
Actually it can run off one battery, just with less power obviously
July 30, 2016 at 5:06 pm #549832AndyG
ProCool. I have no idea . I think an plate adapter could be made to make cordless saws run on a festool tracksaw , but likely the blade wouldn’t need to run as tight to edge in case it was out of calibration or moved some . I like the power the fuel saws have for the price .
July 30, 2016 at 5:40 pm #549850I pulled this up from the Dewalt site. I thought they made a cordless as well. For some reason this was the only picture available from the page of “track saws”.
http://www.dewalt.com/en-us/products/power-tools/saws/track-saws/612-165mm-tracksaw-kit/dws520k
Also see nothing recent as far as reviews go so maybe its not in circulation.
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Tom M
July 30, 2016 at 5:51 pm #549852I made a zero clearance guide for my fuel 6 1/2 ” cordless saw , it’s the next best thing…you stack a rip of 3/4 ” wood on a piece of 1/4 inch that’s wide then run the saw down it and it always works for that particular saw….it’s not a track saw but handy.
It’s an ol school track.
July 31, 2016 at 12:34 am #549970MrToolJunkie
ProMafell has a cordless version of its KSS saw and Festool is coming out with its version of this saw in a few months and I believe one version will be cordless too. I think cordless is getting better and has its place onsite. In a shop, it loses some appeal, but not having to fight a cord or DC hose is appealing, especially cutting sheet goods.
Orange County, CA
July 31, 2016 at 8:35 am #550080theamcguy wrote:
Somebody should make a cordless track saw then.
Someone does!
https://festoolusa.com/power-tools/track-saws/tsc-55-Plus-XL-FS-561702
I was hoping DeWalt Milwaukee or Bosch would do one soon.
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Fayetteville, NCAugust 1, 2016 at 8:50 am #550466theamcguy wrote:
Somebody should make a cordless track saw then.
Someone does!
https://festoolusa.com/power-tools/track-saws/tsc-55-Plus-XL-FS-561702
I was hoping DeWalt Milwaukee or Bosch would do one soon.
It would just be nice if Bosch would bring their saw over here, I would sell my festool and get one in a heart beat so that I only have one set of tracks to work with.
August 1, 2016 at 1:28 pm #550546It would just be nice if Bosch would bring their saw over here,
I wish they would too. The market is wide open for an entry here.
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Fayetteville, NCAugust 1, 2016 at 1:44 pm #550548Doobie
ModeratorDoes the Bosch work on the Festool tracks?
August 1, 2016 at 3:02 pm #550573overanalyze
ProI kinda think this would be nice to have. With the adapter I could use the newer Dewalt batteries and it would work on my Festool tracks….
http://www.ebay.com/itm/131892931213?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Andrew
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Member since March 26, 2014.
August 1, 2016 at 3:23 pm #550589Does the Bosch work on the Festool tracks?
Thats a good question, the bosch is a stripped down mafell and the mafell works on festool tracks.
August 4, 2016 at 8:17 am #551752The Bosch won’t work on a Festool track, the tracks are different. The Mafell is manufactured to accept both tracks. Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but I think that correct.
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