Got the saw last week. and set it up on Friday. Took advantage of the Ebay 15% off, a seller was initially selling it for $509. I got it for $447
The saw arrived very well packaged, it had "protective" box edges and shrink wrapped really well. I Got the saw out and set up in 10 minutes. It was deadnuts accurate out of the box. Checked with my woodpecker squares and triangles. A few cuts on a jointed board and couldnt see any light, and of course 45's made for perfect 90's. I have NEVER had any tool come out of the box so perfect before.
The laser is weird, but I dont use one anyway. The blade that came with the saw is surprisingly good, however I get a weird vibration on some cuts. Put my indicators on it and the blade isnt co planar (cant expect perfection on a provided blade) I ordered a forest chopmaster that should be delivered any day now.
I cannot believe im about to say this, especially on the FOG.....But IMO, It outperforms the kapex. I spent all weekend cutting crown and little detail moldings for a room I'm redoing and its phenomenal. The safety switch is actually really nice, I love how I can just shift my palm over to activate it and make the cut.
My only concern with it is the switch to move the saw to the detents feels a bit chintzy and I dont care for the way the bevel lock works to tilt it to the right. Kapex definitely has that down. overall I could not be happier with it, especially for the price point. Dust collection is fantastic, especially paired to my MIDI. Honestly given the choice, I think I would choose this over the Kapex. I didnt want to like it but man, Im glad I gave it a shot...
Thanks for the help guys!