Any Kapex 2019 buyers yet?

[jcrowe1950]

The regular 36mm hose didn’t make a visible improvement in my Kapex dust collection, but the short 36mm hose did.

Short meaning what?

I think the best answer to that is, as short as you can go, without compromising the full use or movement of the saw when in use.
I made one up at 1.5 mtrs which was fine but, because of the position of one of my extractor points, and where the saw is often used in the workshop, I was able to use a shorter hose at 1.2 mtrs.

So, get the saw as close to an extraction point as possible, or if using a Festool extractor, move it as close to the saw as possible, even raising it on a stand to cut the distance further. Then put the saw through all of it’s range of mitres, bevels and slides, allow a little slack, then cut the hose allowing for the cuffs, and away you go.

I have a 1mtr length of hose, I think that could also work. The shorter the better really.

  I concur with the shorter the better from JJ. In fact, in our classroom at work, our Kapex station has a short 50mm hose but I cannot find a 50mm hose on the USA Festool website that is shorter than 2.5 meters. With that hose, the Kapex dust collection is as good as I've seen on a miter saw. The 2.5 meter hose is part # 452888.

 

[semenza]

To get shorter hoses you need to remove the fitting, cut to length, put the fitting back on.

Most find that a short D36 works very well.

[member=39505]jcrowe1950[/member]  How is the D50 attached to the shop Kapex?

Seth

 

[jcrowe1950]

To get shorter hoses you need to remove the fitting, cut to length, put the fitting back on.

Most find that a short D36 works very well.

[member=39505]jcrowe1950[/member]  How is the D50 attached to the shop Kapex?

Seth

Not sure as I'm off work until Monday....will check it out at that time and give you a heads up. I
imagine though that the D36 works fine.....at one point somebody had attached a coiled up D27 x 3M and was complaining about the dust extraction [scared] so I had to laugh a bit. We also have a Midi attached to a Bosch miter saw and the hose being long and coiled is suboptimal. I will attempt to correct that on Monday....thanks for making me think about it.

 

[jcrowe1950]

To get shorter hoses you need to remove the fitting, cut to length, put the fitting back on.

Most find that a short D36 works very well.

[member=39505]jcrowe1950[/member]  How is the D50 attached to the shop Kapex?

Seth

Blimy, I was able to pop into work briefly today and determine that the hose on the Kapex is a D36....shame on my old, lying eyes. I also looked at the Bosch and it's outside diameter connector is 42mm so no joy there...

 

[Cheese]

Short meaning what?

There have been several "short" 36 mm hoses available commercially. I purchased one from a tool distributor in upstate NY. Bob Marino also offered one when he was in business.

They are typically 2 meters in length measured from the end of the hose connections. This allows a vacuum to be parked underneath the Kapex and permits full saw movement.

 

[timmysmalls]

So I received my two week old Kapex back from Festool. The wobble in the blade was a bent spindle shaft. They replaced it under warranty and now it's perfect.

Very strange to have a bent spindle shaft. Unless someone absolutely butchered my saw when I was having lunch, it seems to be an anomaly.

Anyone else have this problem? It was only a slight 1-2mm wobble and was only noticeable on startup.

Hopefully it's nothing major but will keep the updates coming.

Thank you for the update. I hope this is an anomaly. I'm sitting on the fence a bit longer before purchasing my next miter saw.

 

Just an update of my 2019 Kapex 120. After two weeks my blade has started to wobble on start up. I tried multiple blades to see if it was the blade itself however it seems to be the arbor. I returned the Kapex back to Sydney Tools where they will send back to Festool for inspection. Pretty disappointed really after spending the money, doesn't really give me much confidence going ahead.

 

[peter halle]

Glad to read that it was fixed.  Hope you enjoy the Kapex as much as I have for 9 years!

Peter

 

[TXFIVEO]

My new setup...

 

[nkpearson]

I just bought the 2019 Kapex.  So far, I love it!

It is way more accurate than the Dewalt saw it replaced.

 

[boardman]

So, have the new Kapex, very impressed as I have been with all my Festools.  I have been going between building a stand and, the MFT or the UG.  I am 6' 3" and would like something taller than the UG.  Are there advantages to the short height?  I would be interested in other users thoughts, both tall and not.

Thanks!

 

[pettyconstruction]

So, have the new Kapex, very impressed as I have been with all my Festools.  I have been going between building a stand and, the MFT or the UG.  I am 6' 3" and would like something taller than the UG.  Are there advantages to the short height?  I would be interested in other users thoughts, both tall and not.

Thanks!

I think that Festool makes all of the tables and ug stands the same hight for extra support .
Charlie

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[Harry1561]

I am 6'3 and have no issues with the UG. [thumbs up]

 

[ChuckM]

Too low a table/stand will force you to lower your arm further than necessary to finish a cut. In addition, it'll be harder if you need to bend down or sight down to double check the stock against the laser or cutline.

 

[Mario Turcot]

Usually and I say usually, the taller you are the longer your arms. I'm 6' with 32" reach. At 6'3" you should have 33"-34" reach. Ideally your wrists should be +/- at the same level of the working table, depending of the type of work.

 

[Laminator]

Most of the time I wish the UG was about 3" higher than it is so I wouldn't find myself having to bend over as far to see my cut marks.

 

[kevinculle]

6'5" here with 37" sleeve length...I agree with Mario that hand height falls within a narrower range because of these offsetting effects and I find my Kapex on UG stand very comfortable to use.

 

[JayStPeter]

At 6'3", I like my miter saw table a little over 42" high.  It's the hunching at the neck and shoulders that get you there, not where your wrists fall.  Try putting some blocks under your stand and see what you think.  Maybe use them on heavy use days and not when the Kapex isn't going to be your primary place to work all day.  Looks like the UG stand should be easy to block up.

 

[Jiggy Joiner]

Festool make the UG cart and Kapex MFT, MW1000 and other work tables and machines, a certain height so that all the working surfaces when set up, are the same (900mm) from the floor.
Which is a great idea for support, in feed and out feed etc.