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As title
Interested in buying a plunge saw.
would like people’s views on the differences and any experience with Makita or Dewalt plunge saws and the rails
ps. Before any asks, I haven’t the budget for Festool. So please don’t go off on one about how good they are
AJB wrote:
As title
Interested in buying a plunge saw.
would like people’s views on the differences and any experience with Makita or Dewalt plunge saws and the rails
ps. Before any asks, I haven’t the budget for Festool. So please don’t go off on one about how good they are
Hold out for the flex volt tracksaw! Cordless [emoji1360][emoji1360]
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Flexvolt option is already available over here in the U.K.
Doesn’t really benefit me as I’ll be using it in my workshop and it will be hooked up to dust extraction as well
Cant speak for the dewalt one but I don’t think that anyone who owns the Makita plunge Saw regrets it. Awesome tool. Beats the Festool on a few points. More power, better bearings inside, highers rpms etc… The biggest Selling Point of the Festool would be better at dust collection.
Makita is just like the festool, but with more capacity, scoring feature, and anti tip feature. Downsides too short of a cord, more difficult blade change. The Dewalt has same capacity as Makita. I love it’s plunge action. Downside is need screwdriver to eliminate slop to rail, not tool less. The rail for 8′ sheets is oddly too short, must do a plunge to cut full length. Dewalt quick clamps for rail are awesome.
Wildroamer has the Bosch track saw, looks like a real slick machine. Check out his post on “What tools did you buy today”
Bosch was about same price as Makita. What you lose is warranty, if you are in NA.
What you gain is a sweet machine, made by Mafell, German manufacturer of the undisputed king of tracksaws.
Thanks Todd, was not aware that the Bosch Tracksaw was made by Mafell?
Well in all honesty… All cool features that make a mafell a mafell are left off with the Bosch to save money. Wasn’t that impressed honestly 🙂
Have you actually used one? The coolest feature they have in common, in my opinion, is the 1400w motor with same no-load speeds. If you watch video reviews of both, you will see many more similarities than differences.
I don’t care about slightly slower blade change, the Bosch is very simple. Also don’t care about the micro depth adjust, or scoring feature. Certainly not enough to justify the price premium.
As it sits, for $300 less than I would have paid for the Festool setup, including longer rails that I feel have a superior build and connection system, I’m VERY impressed, honestly. 🙂
wildroamer wrote:
On 12/2/2016 at 2:45 PM, wildroamer said:Have you actually used one? The coolest feature they have in common, in my opinion, is the 1400w motor with same no-load speeds. If you watch video reviews of both, you will see many more similarities than differences.
I don’t care about slightly slower blade change, the Bosch is very simple. Also don’t care about the micro depth adjust, or scoring feature. Certainly not enough to justify the price premium.
As it sits, for $300 less than I would have paid for the Festool setup, including longer rails that I feel have a superior build and connection system, I’m VERY impressed, honestly. 🙂
where did you order yours from ?
I actually have Yes 🙂 we sell them in our store 🙂 problem here in belgium that’s typically Bosch’s: they ask alot higher price then other brands. If the price would be about thesame as the makita’s/dewalts then Sure. But it’s nearing Festool price is belgium.
So it’s not a bad Saw. It IS a less interesting Saw for the money Bosch asks in belgium unfortunately :/
Ah, gotcha. For me, I saved over $300 compared to a similar Festool setup that would have given me about a foot less in rail length.
Cheers!
wildroamer wrote:
15 minutes ago, wildroamer said:Ah, gotcha. For me, I saved over $300 compared to a similar Festool setup that would have given me about a foot less in rail length.
Cheers!
Todd, where did you get it and how do you deal with Euro electrical as opposed to US standards? The Bosch is a phenomenal machine and uses a re branded Mafell rail. I love my Festool, it’s a beautiful machine but the Bosch is also quite wonderful.
All I did was swap the euro cord out for a 2-pronger. It’s 110 volt so no worries there, and since it has a universal motor, as opposed to an induction motor, the frequency difference doesn’t really matter.
I would have been all over the Festool, but really have my eyes on a domino for my first big green purchase, and felt I got a pretty screaming deal on the Bosch.
Toolstop UK.
wildroamer wrote:
1 hour ago, wildroamer said:All I did was swap the euro cord out for a 2-pronger. It’s 110 volt so no worries there, and since it has a universal motor, as opposed to an induction motor, the frequency difference doesn’t really matter.
I would have been all over the Festool, but really have my eyes on a domino for my first big green purchase, and felt I got a pretty screaming deal on the Bosch.
Toolstop UK.
Did they hit you on import fees?
Nope.
Nice bro, nice.