On Fri, 8 Dec 2017 08:42:48 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:

On 12/7/2017 7:41 PM, wrote:

I took a day off work today (have more days left than there are
working days left in the year) to go to the Festool Roadshow at
Highland Woodworking. Well worth the time spent, particularly the
free battery and charger ($145 list). Nice swag!



It is a great display, we get it this coming Monday. I got a battery
last year hoping for another or a discount on something. Ha. Ha.

Looking closely and seriously at the Kapex... ;~) Nope, I don't need
one, cant justify one, but there times that it might be very helpful.
Seems I always need to make a good clean cut when my TS is set up with a
stacked dado set.

I'm looking at one, simply because it takes less room than my Bosch. I
like the Bosch but if I put it on a cabinet, it's *huge*.

IIRC you have the Bosch glide CMS. 10" or 12"? Anything to share about
that saw? I love the smoothness of the glide and up front controls but
for only 2.5 times the money, LOL, the Kapex offers a lot of perks.

Me? No, I have a 12" with the rails sticking out the back (5312, I
think). :-(

In
particular the ease of dialing in the bevel aided with counter balance
so that you don't have a lot of weight to hang on to when adjusting the
bevel. Dial laser indicating the wood that will disappear, small and
relatively lite weight, pretty good dust collection, the angle
finder/setup thingey, and lot's of good reviews. I saw a video of a 7
year old Kapex with dents and dings that gets carried to the jobsite
every day, the carpenter/owner still swears by it. Apparently it fell
out of his truck with no issues resulting.

The dust collection on my Bosch is miserable (read: useless). It
sprays splinters everywhere except into the blade safety cover and
exhaust port. If I replace it, space is my primary motivation with
dust collect a close second.