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Old 10-14-2008, 09:28 PM   #1
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Now This Looks Good


Has anyone seen this yet??

http://www.dewalt.com/us/tracksaw/

I think this would be a great tool to have... but I am a tool whore anyway.

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Old 10-14-2008, 09:59 PM   #2
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looks like the festool, hopefully this will be under 700.
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Old 10-14-2008, 11:21 PM   #3
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Yea, my father was looking into the festool one, but Ill let him know about this if its cheaper

Also, once dewalt comes out with it, YOU KNOW everyone else will come out with a version, so I will probably wait a year or so and wait for a good selection, and the price to drop
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DeWalt is 499.00 for the saw, 999.00 for cordless version. Festool TS-55 475.00 TS-75 575.00. There is a good review some where out there vs. TS-55.
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I WANT,I WANT,I WANT!!!!!

My guess is 399.99 street price.
They also make it in a cordless version.
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DeWalt is 499.00 for the saw, 999.00 for cordless version. Festool TS-55 475.00 TS-75 575.00. There is a good review some where out there vs. TS-55.
Is that retail price?
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Old 10-15-2008, 12:12 AM   #7
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That plus tax. Makita is making one too, along with mafell and metabo. I think they are all going to be a little more than the Festool, and lacking in the system that Festool lives by. They show something kinda scary with the Dewalt cutting a door off while still on the hinges.
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Old 10-15-2008, 08:50 PM   #8
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That plus tax. Makita is making one too, along with mafell and metabo. I think they are all going to be a little more than the Festool, and lacking in the system that Festool lives by. They show something kinda scary with the Dewalt cutting a door off while still on the hinges.
yeah holy crap that is not something i would ever do with it. i cut doors all the time and it takes like 2 mins to pop the hinge and carry it to my bench. there really is no reason to ever cut a door that way.

the mafell was my first pick but i wound up with the festool for availablity of accessories. i liked mafell's roll up straight edge.
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the makita's are out, was looking at one a week ago at the local paslode shop, they carry all the specialty tools by the big names in power tools, except festool
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Old 10-15-2008, 11:29 PM   #10
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The array of gadgets for the Festool puts it leaps and bounds before the others, with mafell a close second. The new Mafell vacs are made by the same company that makes Bosch's. The old model of the Duo-Dowel machine is 50% off on Mafell's US site.
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