_(90_x_120).gif) Whilst in Germany I had the priviledge of working in a Hundertwasser house in Bad Soden, google it, it's beautiful. We also prepared coffins and picked up their future tennants and put them to bed. Regardless of the job in hand it was carried out in a proffessional manner. I cannot fault the people I worked with. I have also had the good fortune to work with equally proffessional people here and in Crete,France and Spain. However, one has few illusions! It is not lack of pride in ones country, rather the lack of pride in one's own labour. A good friend once observed of French waiting staff "They prove that there is dignity in honest labour". Goodnight good people, Rob.
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 So much for the radial arm saws. never had use for the radial arm saws. the only true cut they had was a 90, 45's were not good on them, and ripping with them was dangerous.
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 If buying this product from over seas IE; USA, The price would be just short of £780......that includes taxes/shipping! Merchandise Total: $1,300.00 Shipping and Handling (for orders over $150.01): $16.75 Subtotal: $1,316.75 Sales Tax: $0.00 Shipping Upgrade - USPS Priority Mail International Mail: $232.26 Total: $1,549.01 Would it be cheaper than from this country if you want it? I still think its over priced wherever you buy it...........get a good second hand car for that!
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 Your warrenty would be invalid if bought from the states, also it would not have a CE number. Two important things to consider when buying something of this value from America. Baz
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Hi Baz Why would the warrenty be invalid if they sell the machines abroad and whats the difference with non CE and with CE number?........not genned up on these things!  Marc
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Sparky. First off :- I`ve just been talking to my local Festool dealer & for the basic saw he wants £856.58. The saw with its kit is £1408.83. Just in case you had won the lottery & wanted to treat me   !!!!!!!!!!!!!! The CE number is the European standard, like the kitemark. As i have found out, buy something on the internet from America, that doesn`t have a CE number, & you`ve more chance of winning that lottery than getting warrenty work done on it. Unless like Makita, they will honour the warrenty, but you have to deal with the parent company, as no service dealers want to know. As for festool warrenties, i have been told that they only apply in the country the tool was bought in. So if you buy a tool in America the tool has to go back to America if warrenty work is needed. Unless things have changed recently. Cheers Baz
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Ah, right I just wondered if it was bought from a large and well know company that the warranty would still be honoured..........I suppose you should contact the dealer first hey! So, when is your birthday? Thanks for clearing that up for me...appreciated. Marc
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No problem Marc. What i didn`t say to you (or the wife) is the dealer invited me for a demostration tomorrow. I will report back, if swmbo doesn`t find out first. Baz
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Wicked!.............there's no one local that even has machines out on display so its a gamble really... You could tell wifey that you need to get a price for me! Cheers again Marc
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 Sparky Have you seen the RAGE3 mitre saw from Evolution@£153inc vat, more in our price range www.evolutionpowertools.co.uk it gets a good write up in the Router&Power Woodworking mag.Issue80 Also in the same mag a beltless pillar drill By Ryobi@£229.99 inc vat www.ryobipower.co.uk It was a magazine I must have bought when I was visiting my daughter in May for something to pass away time, there is alot of information on routers in the articles. George
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 I have used this saw and don't like it myself. I found that the position of the handle grip is difficult to use for my small hands. I found my wrist was at a tight angle to pull down on the saw and it was very uncomfortable to use. I have the DW 718 and find my hand just falls naturally into place with this machine. Now that siad I do find the saw very accurate, solid, smooth slide, and an ample depth and width of cut. Very worthy of note too is the dust extraction which in my opinion is second to none as far as SCMS go. Cutting a 6 x1" piece of Oak twice hardly produced enough dust to sprinkle on my hand! I also found the twin laser a good idea but couldn't find where to adjust it? It does also have an angle guage supplied with the machine which although handy is uneccesary and no doubt puts up the cost. A very good feature I found was the tooth drive on the left right tilt of the blade enabling it to be precisely set to either side. In my opinion it is a very well made saw but which like all of the Festool range is way overpriced.
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.jpg) In my opinion it is a very well made saw but which like all of the Festool range is way overpriced. But surely that's where eBay's "factory recon's" come in to play!
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Oh I agree OPJ and is in fact where I got my DW 718. It is lucky for us that there are these available otherwise I would never have purchased the DW at £1200! or indeed the Kapex around the same figure.
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I was lucky enough to first see this saw around two years ago whilst it was still under initial development. I work as a nine to five joiner and we had a German Festool rep come to our firm looking for feedback on the saw and learning what end users found were the good and bad points of it. In general, the saw is very accurate and easy to use but the two main points of a saw that is going to be used professionally are the weight for transportability and the build quality. The saw is very light in comparison to other 300mm versions which is what most tradesmen notice when using on site and having to carry day after day. But the area that we felt let the saw down was the overall build ridgidity, it has a casing made of the lightweight plastic that would no way stand up to the daily abuse associated with tradesmen use of throwing into the back of a van each day. The price also let the saw down which seems to be par for the course with Festool. All in all, good saw, good features, overpriced, some areas could be easily broken with site use but it's easy to carry and transport between the van and jobsite. jonathan.
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 I have had this saw since Febuary and I use it every day. I think it is the best tool I have ever bought, so much so that I'm going to get another one. I have used alot of the SCMS on the market and none of them can compare with the Kapex. It is in my opinion simply the best saw there is. I did think it was a bit plastiky at first but thats not the case it is extermely well made and as rugged as any saw I've used. There are so many great features on this but the one I like the best is the way the saw head is balenced, you can tip the saw left or right and it won't just fall all the way down witch makes it very easy to set a compound angle. You can also adjust the angle on the right front rail at the front witch has proved invaluable. It is very smooth and super accurate and the angle finder included is a god send. I could go on and on about this saw but if anybody is really considering a new SCMS and you would be using it for long periods on a daily basis then look no further than the Kapex, it will pay for itself in no time. I would suggest looking at a few of the videos on you tube and then trying it out at a festool dealer first, but I know four other people who bought this saw after seeing me use it and they are as a happy with it as I am. Good Luck Paul
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Mailee, you mentioned Festool factory recons on ebay? Can you shed any more light on that? I have a Kapex and several other Festool pieces, the problem is though, its an addiction, and sometimes you just gotta have it!! Sad I know but it really is satisfying to turn up on site with festool packed, unpack it, use it, see some envious eyes, have a chat, using festool kit day in and out is a real pleasure - makes life so easy. Pack the tools away at the end of the day, put them in their own bays in the van, then transport them to the workshop. They are easy to manover, easy to store, great to work with and when you are using them everyday - justifyable expenses!! Missus is never too happy when i buy more!! Luke floorwalker ...may the floors be with you...
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No Luke, it was the De Walt recons on e-bay. I bought the DW718 from them. I haven't seen any Festool recons on there, sorry.
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I have seen and used the festool saw.it is a good saw.if you do site work and will be transporting it from job 2 job the chances are its going 2 get knocked or damaged as is usually the case.some people may tend 2 keep this saw in the workshop so that it doesnt get abused on site.the saw is expensive and if it were to be kept in the workshop it would remain accurate but i feel its a lot of money to pay when the cheaper models will do the same job.I own 2 dewalt 712 saws,which i cannot fault.one is 110volt,the other is 24volt.I also recently purchased an evolution chopsaw which cuts wood and metal(£115 in b+q)its ok for rough work but not as accurate as my dewalts.The first dewalt i bought cost£400 then i bought the cordless one second hand for £100 which had a knackered battery but also came with the dewalt folding legstand!So my 3 saws have cost a total of £615 plus £85 for a new battery,which still doesnt come near the price of the festool.The minute i seem to buy a new tool another newer or better model comes out,Festool tools are good but if you end up having every power tool festool then you will have an expensive kit which may not be cost effective.if i owned a saw at the price it is i would be too scared to use it incase it got damaged!
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Sparky that is a very impressive saw seen the video on it, i might add very expencive.
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