Bosch Track Saw Coming to Canada/US (Mafell Made)

[Steven Owen]

Long story short, 45 minutes later I realized that while the HKC has imperial markings, the detents are in metric.

Maybe I’m just a dreamer, but wouldn’t it be nice if Festool just stated up front that while the scale markings are imperial, the positioning detents are metric.

Who’d have thunk in this day & age a little bit of honesty would become a breath of fresh air?

I’m not sure why they bothered converting the saw to imperial if they were not going to change the indents.  You might as well have left it in metric if that’s the case and leave it to the user to convert.  In the Smart Phone era, metric - imperial conversions are easy enough to do on the fly. 

 

[ScotF]

This is why I never rely on tool scales for anything...always measure from the base with a rule on critical cuts or align to my marks.

 

[Steven Owen]

I’m just shocked Bosch didn’t release a cordless model too.  It’s the way things are going these days.  I don’t necessary see the Bosch being any better than the competing Makita Cordless model. 

 

[Bob D.]

I am surprised they didn't come out with ONLY a cordless model, given that almost everything portable is going to battery power it seems.

 

[Svar]

I am surprised they didn't come out with ONLY a cordless model, given that almost everything portable is going to battery power it seems.

Because they released this saw many years ago (8?), when nobody had battery powered track saws.

 

[Shane Holland]

Svar, the TS has a micro adjust knob if your scale is off.

 

[jeh]

One of the more recent reviews on this saw ... hmmmm?

Bosch Track Saw Review

Worthwhile video showing the differences between the two. I have the MT55 and would still buy it. Some the compromises I would not accept, but if I wanted a less expensive track saw with better rails than those of Festool I would definitely buy the Bosch. It is worth $600 without a doubt. I won't complain that there is going to a place to find some cheaper accessories. The Bosch rails are significantly cheaper when compared to Timberwolf Tools and longer ones are available. A few other accessories are cheaper as well.

[member=48572]Shane Holland[/member] - Any chance you could see if any of the Festool Routers fit into the Bosch FSNOFA Track Saw Guide Rail Adapter For Routers? I realize the holes won't line up, but I can fix that.

Update: It works on the OF1010 according to the manual

Now will the footprint of the OF1400 fit.

 

[Paul G]

Long story short, 45 minutes later I realized that while the HKC has imperial markings, the detents are in metric.

Maybe I’m just a dreamer, but wouldn’t it be nice if Festool just stated up front that while the scale markings are imperial, the positioning detents are metric.

Who’d have thunk in this day & age a little bit of honesty would become a breath of fresh air?

I’m not sure why they bothered converting the saw to imperial if they were not going to change the indents.  You might as well have left it in metric if that’s the case and leave it to the user to convert.  In the Smart Phone era, metric - imperial conversions are easy enough to do on the fly.

Yes, the current implementation of mixing imperial and metric is quite bad. This was discussed at length here at FOG when they started hitting the market in the US.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Svar, the TS has a micro adjust knob if your scale is off.

I think what Svar is referring to is how a notch (supposedly 1mm) syncs with it’s mark (or not) differently in one part of the range of motion than in another. It results from the difference between the arc of the pivot and the arc of the lowest point of the blade. Something [member=86]Christian A.[/member] Complained about over 10 years ago.

 

[Michael Kellough]

One of the interesting things discussed in the video was how Maffell tests everything before it leaves the factory. The warped saw base in the tested Bosch would not have left the factory but also the splinter guard would have already been trimmed to the exact factory setting. Buy a Maffell rail and put it to use right on the mark right out of the box. Buy another Maffell saw and and it not have to be re-adjusted to suit your existing rails. And like they said, that costs money.

 

[Steven Owen]

One of the interesting things discussed in the video was how Maffell tests everything before it leaves the factory. The warped saw base in the tested Bosch would not have left the factory but also the splinter guard would have already been trimmed to the exact factory setting. Buy a Maffell rail and put it to use right on the mark right out of the box. Buy another Maffell saw and and it not have to be re-adjusted to suit your existing rails. And like they said, that costs money.

It’s probably only the odd one.  I would just check it and exchange it for a new one with a flat base.  Not a big deal.

 

[Svar]

The warped saw base in the tested Bosch ...

Its likely not warped. It's been discussed and there is a video on it on youtube:
It has to do with a single set screw.
Just release knobs and re-tighten them again. Don't know why they let it out of the factory like this.

 

[Michael Kellough]

In the previous video they did release and re-tighten the bevel knobs.

The point the reviewer was making was that tools made for a competitive price point are simply assembled and apparently not tested until the end user gets hold of them.

 

[Kevin D.]

The warped saw base in the tested Bosch ...

Its likely not warped. It's been discussed and there is a video on it on youtube:
It has to do with a single set screw.
Just release knobs and re-tighten them again. Don't know why they let it out of the factory like this.

I went and looked up the owners manual, and while I kinda raced thru it and maybe missed it, I couldn't find anything on that set screw and that it is used on 'flatening' the plate show to the surface.  Now that's a shortcoming imo.  They must get tons of calls from upset people, never mind how many just simply return their perfectly good saws out of disappointment without knowing it is fixable.
https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/ocsmedia/2610051844_0918_GKT13225.pdf