GhostFist said:Track saws are really starting to take off here. It's quite often the first FESTOOL people come into contact with. Bosch, Makita and Dewalt are all making them now. Of course there's Mafell in Europe which is IMO the only true competition to FESTOOL's saws though I've never used one or even seen on in person. I FESTOOL plans to update any of their hardware I would have to assume the track saw line would be first on the list. Not that I think any of the cheaper models come close to FESTOOL's quality, I just see the track saw line as a flag ship piece of kit for FESTOOL and now that there is some competition on the market I'd like them to take a good shot at remaining dominant by outdoing the competition. Backwards compatible of course!
EWTHeckman said:That just screams "COPY!" or "CHEAP KNOCKOFF!" to me. It looks so much like a TS55, including the name, that I have to wonder if they're going to get sued.
Vindingo said:I would imagine a low end track saw will now pop up at Harbor Freight in the US sometime soon. People who were hesitant to jump on the track saw wagon will see the benefits, AND when the cheapie craps out they may finally jump on board with Festool.
I wouldn't consider this a "rival" per se, maybe a cheaper alternative.
GhostFist said:To be honest right now I would probably go with a Mafell saw if they were even sold here. FESTOOL's customer service tips the odds in their favour here
Jonhilgen said:My god, at least throw a dust bag on that thing! That dust going everywhere make me nuts.
Jon
honeydokreg said:its 128.52 L in the UK including VAT so explain laddies what is that in american dollars... thanks blokes !!! lol