A dilly of a pickle, help me decide?

[craigsalisbury75]

So reading between the lines - it seems that your mind is made up [member=72915]craigsalisbury75[/member]. Kapex + CTL26 + CT-VA-20. I don’t think there are many forum members who would tell you that you’ve made a bad decision. It sounds like a cliché I know - but you’re only going to do this once. So do it right the first time.

Enjoy.

Edit = sorry to be spending more of your money, but the 36mm hose is a significant and hugely worthwhile upgrade which will yield enhanced performance results across all of your equipment. Apologies.

Its certainly getting much clearer, 2 decisions really.

1) which to buy first, Kapex or CT
2) if i'm getting the ct-VA anyway, is it worth going M-class or AC

you helped the second decision, now im just thinking do the Kapex first as its a bigger chunk of change, sell the midi and Makita saw and have the CTL before santa drops

i was thinking about the 36 hose and was disappointed that none of the extractors bar the planex comes with a 36 AS host, but ill definitely get one for the OF22 and Kapex

 

[woodbutcherbower]

No point whatsoever in going M-class or AC - pls re-read my post above explaining why. I think that other contributors have eloquently expressed why getting the saw first is your best route.

Kevin

 

[craigsalisbury75]

No point whatsoever in going M-class or AC - pls re-read my post above explaining why. I think that other contributors have eloquently expressed why getting the saw first is your best route.

Kevin

and i completely agree, apologies, i didnt make myself clearer in my earlier reply, the 2 decisions were what i was fighting with in my initial post, then since you mentioned the CTL i agrre thats the best solution.  i plan to buy the kapex, then sell the midi and makita saw which should be halfway towards the CTL26 package.

 

[squall_line]

You can always get another vac on sale or on recon easier at some point. While I currently only have 3 festool vacs, have had up to 5, strictly for shop use, i.e. no job site travel consider looking into a Fein turbo II. They go on sale a little more often. I think they are currently on sale at tool nut.

Keep in mind that craigsalisbury75 is in the UK, so Recon and Tool Nut sales don't apply.

 

[ChuckM]

Snip. (with the exception of having to remove the fence for bevel cut, but that was true of my dewalt too).
Snip.

The fence on the left side doesn't have to come off when making bevel cuts on the Kapex. If making the bevels on the right side, the fence, yes, needs to be slid out. Anyone know why they don't make the two fences identical?

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[DeejayK]

No point whatsoever in going M-class or AC - pls re-read my post above explaining why. I think that other contributors have eloquently expressed why getting the saw first is your best route.

Kevin

and i completely agree, apologies, i didnt make myself clearer in my earlier reply, the 2 decisions were what i was fighting with in my initial post, then since you mentioned the CTL i agrre thats the best solution.  i plan to buy the kapex, then sell the midi and makita saw which should be halfway towards the CTL26 package.

Just a curveball.......
If you are worried about a new updated Kapex model, ask the folks at Festool UK in Suffolk, they are usually VERY helpful. However I wouldn't get rid of the NVD 750 so quickly..... They do a 50mm smooth internal bore hose which attaches to the front  threaded outlet (for the HEPA bag) and also a wide range of ends, which attach to my Festool Y piece on the CMS/CS70. My CT*26 doesn't get close to the suction of the NVD. IIRC the hose was

 

[craigsalisbury75]

No point whatsoever in going M-class or AC - pls re-read my post above explaining why. I think that other contributors have eloquently expressed why getting the saw first is your best route.

Kevin

and i completely agree, apologies, i didnt make myself clearer in my earlier reply, the 2 decisions were what i was fighting with in my initial post, then since you mentioned the CTL i agrre thats the best solution.  i plan to buy the kapex, then sell the midi and makita saw which should be halfway towards the CTL26 package.

Just a curveball.......
If you are worried about a new updated Kapex model, ask the folks at Festool UK in Suffolk, they are usually VERY helpful. However I wouldn't get rid of the NVD 750 so quickly..... They do a 50mm smooth internal bore hose which attaches to the front  threaded outlet (for the HEPA bag) and also a wide range of ends, which attach to my Festool Y piece on the CMS/CS70. My CT*26 doesn't get close to the suction of the NVD. IIRC the hose was

 

[Packard]

I have a DeWalt 12” miter saw, an older saw, non-sliding.  I have a well-reviewed 96 tooth Freud blade.  The cuts are accurate, but the miters are never as clean as those on my table saw or radial arm saw.  Wherever feasible, I prefer to use the table saw or radial arm saw for that reason. 

I just looked it up, and that blade is being sold at Rockler for $148.00 (US$), so not a garbage blade. 

 

[woodbutcherbower]

The Freud 96T has been updated to 100T and is my go-to blade for my DWS780 - I have six of them in a constant cycle of being used/being resharpened. So 96T vs. 100T ?

To paraphrase Nigel Tufnell from Spinal Tap = it’s 4 better.