Carvex. How tough is it?

Untidy Shop said:
DB10 said:
Listen boys no arguing, a Mclaren each should settle it. I'm sure Frank could stretch to one of these.

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Not quite settled DB as I note that the gear lever is on
the driver's right!
  [eek]  [big grin]

[member=42735]DB10[/member]

>..As is APPROPRIATE! [big grin]

Oh...and for the sake of the subject matter of this and about 400 other threads lately. I LOVE MY PSC420!! No sour grapes or buyer remorse here! [mad] Try and take it from me and you'll be staring down the barrel of my 12 Gauge. [scared]

To the naysayers..... enjoy your red, blue or yellow machines. To each, his own, and there are many paths to choose from along the journey.

Cheers,

Frank
 
orm8426 said:
Peter Halle said:
The threads regarding that video are here on the forum if you wish to search.  If you don't, then come to whatever conclusions you wish but your term "censorship" is without merit without you taking any time since my last post to research it.

If you wish to continue this conversation then I am available via PM (said for the second time).

Peter Halle - Moderator

The censorship was deleting the video in the first place. Why do so if the information already exists on the forum?  That's a little contradictory, surely?

I'd rather keep this discussion public, where it originated (said for the second time).

It is time to let it go...

The post was not deleted for censorship purposes, but to instead keep the thread from being redundant and on focus. A quick search will yield what you are looking for and the pages of posts. Leaving that video in this thread would have let to the thread being derailed and a bunch of repetition over a test video that was unfairly rigged.

All that said you will find plenty of people here and elsewhere that have the Mafell jigsaw and the only thing they are disappointed with is the price.
 
Mort said:
I have a Carvex. A little background, it's the first Festool I've bought, and the first decent jigsaw also. I'm a hobbyist woodworker, newish to the hobby.

I've used other jigsaws before, and I almost wrote off the tool as a rough demolition tool akin to a Sawzall. Unrefined, inaccurate, a necessary evil.

Then I saved up for a Carvex because I thought if this doesn't change my mind nothing will. It did.

It is precise, lightweight (in my opinion, Festool is missing the boat by not emphasizing how light it is, even compared to the Trion), dust collection is superb, the strobe light thing is just as cool as they say it is. I have nothing but good things to say about it.

Is it worth three times the money of the DeWalt I used before? Without a doubt. Is a Mafell worth twice the money of a Festool? I can't imagine it would be.

The Mafell and Carvex are both jigsaws and that is where the comparison ends. I owned a Trion and was happy with it (as posted to this thread earlier) and moved to the Carvex for the interchangeable bases, which are very well done with the exception of the angle base, which leaves a lot to be desired. I ditched the Carvex and moved to the Mafell and have not looked back (like many other Carvex owners on the forum). I will also say that I am all in on Festool less the jigsaw (and soon the tracksaw) less my stationary tools. I am more than satisfied with the rest of Festools.

EDIT> thread split
 
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