clev1066 said:
Anthony, sorry to be off-topic here; but what is the value of the "CS" saw systems? They appear completely out of price range for the function or quality of tooling. In the States, a good product is the Bosch 4100 portable saw. A great tool at a reasonable price with all the functions of those particular Festools. Are the Bosch saws not offered abroad?
OT but good question - The CS saws are a site saw, but with features not many other site saws bother with, which makes them better than most site saws, and excellent workshop saws. Obviously being a Festool product, the CS are part of a system, therefore there are many interchangeable components with other Festool products. Plus many add-ons to make it more functional and efficient.
Additionally, they have the following features:
Variable speed.
MMC electronics.
Electronic blade brake.
Plenty of power.
Can operate at ground level or at 900mm when legs folded down.
FastFix blade change (CS50).
Blade change above the table due to easily removable top panel.
Motor air-intake pleated filter (CS70).
Lightweight extruded and cast aluminium.
Very nice Festool blade as standard.
Nice blade tilt and height controls.
Pull-saw function.
Three lockable blade positions (distance from operator).
Excellent dust extraction.
Riving knife that can be quickly locked down when needing to trench work piece.
Side extension table (CS50 table can be used with CMS).
Rear extension table (CS50 table can be used with CMS).
Sliding tables (CS50 table can be used with CMS).
Nice rip fence with micro adjust (CS50 rip fence can be used with CMS, CS70 rip fence can be used with MFT3).
Sufficient precision that many users don't use them as site saws but as workshop saws for fine craftsmanship.