Carvex for resawing?

On second thought...Neutechnik sells several of their jigsaw table components separately, including their Jumbo-Saw Extension-Accessory (Part #A07):

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...their Scroll Saw Adapter (A04):

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...their Saw Dust Extraction Suction Adapter (A06):

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...and, of course, their extra-long jigsaw and specialty scroll saw blades.

All of the above and more (like the regular jigsaw guide head and some other gizmos) are included in the Neutechnik Jigsaw "Super Set", from which the various needed bits I am about to expound upon could be cannibalized (possibly offering some savings over purchasing the necessary parts separately). Used (often very lightly used) examples of the "Super Set" appear on ebay.de practically weekly and sell for about half what the same set new goes for. 

Anyways, here's my thought - the first item on the above list is designed to be bolted down to a work surface (IOW it is surface mounted) and it features what amounts to a customizable-length boom arm. I see this working well in conjunction with either a Festool Crown Stop (494369) - bolt the arm to the surface of the crown stop and then attach the co-joined assembly to the extrusion on the offcut side of the table - or,  if you already have one (which I happen to), in conjunction with the Festool Extension Table VB-CMS (493822); simply bolt the Jumbo Saw Extension accessory to the extension table (or, better yet, to a piece of plywood that clamps to the ext. table, the former maybe fitted with dual t-tracks to allow the Jumbo Saw Extension to slide along the lines of Tom's recent improvement to the combination of the CMS router fence and Woodpecker's Micro adjust).

Elevating the Jumbo Saw Extension on top of a section of plywood would also compensate for the absence of the Neutechnik table (with its thick profile). And, with the overhead boom arm mounted on the off-cut side of the table, the jigsaw module could benefit from the sliding table and miter fence as well as the Festool Stopper (a.k.a. "full length rip fence") LA-CS 50/CMS (492095).

Add in the overhead portion of Neutechnik's dust extraction system (used in collaboration with Festool's under-table system) and the ability to install and use Neutechnik's extra long jigsaw and scroll saw blades and...

...that would be a proper jigsaw table!

Darn it! This has me rethinking my opposition to the combination of the CMS-PS module and PS 300 jigsaw! ;) 
 

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A jigsaw in a table is a scroll saw & you can pick up a used one of those for a lot less money & effort than a carvex is some custom table is going to run.
 
Ahhh [member=45363]Shadytree[/member]...your suggestion assumes I have space for and/or want a dedicated machine (neither of which I do). Hence my focus on coming up with a work around for the CMS that allows me to make multiple uses of a single tool (a jigsaw). As others have pointed out before me, the real utility in the CMS unit comes from exploiting its potential. Along these lines, I've got a drill stand module in mind and, thanks to inspiration from other CMS aficionados on this forum, belt sander and RO sander modules as well. To each their own, right?   
 
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