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Default Festool Contractor Track Saw Question

On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 18:07:11 -0500, -MIKE-
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So Festool came out with their "contractor" track saw.
http://www.woodcraft.com/product/574...track-saw.aspx

It works with all their tracks which is very cool.
This saw is priced where I am actually pretty tempted to buy one.
For you Festool track saw guys, let me ask you a question.

Is a table saw better for repetitive cuts? I have to imagine it is.
I'm making 24 cable bins for a pro sound company and I'll be cutting up
54 sheets of plywood at mostly the same dimensions. I'm guessing the
table saw is better suited to this. Am I right?


I think it depends on how big the pieces are. IME, moosing panels
around, alone, on the TS doesn't make for accurate cuts. The track saw
would be better, IMO. For pieces that are easier to handle, I use the
table saw. I cut panels down with the track saw down to an easily
manageable size, then use the table saw to cut smaller pieces.